Large variations in medicare payments for surgery highlight savings potential from bundled payment programs

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2107-2115

  Miller, David C ^a   Gust, Cathryn ^b   Dimick, Justin B ^a   Birkmeyer, Nancy ^a   Skinner, Jonathan ^c   Birkmeyer, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; MEDICARE;

COST SAVINGS; GENERAL SURGERY; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862907754     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0783     Document Type: Article

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