Analysis raises questions on whether pay-for-performance in Medicaid can efficiently reduce racial and ethnic disparities

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1165-1175

  Blustein, Jan ^a   Weissman, Joel S ^b   Ryan, Andrew M ^c   Doran, Tim ^d   Hasnain Wynia, Romana ^e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINORITY GROUP; PAY FOR PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RACISM; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAID; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959507277     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.1022     Document Type: Article

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