A simulation shows limited savings from meeting quality targets under the medicare shared savings program

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2554-2562

  Eddy, David M ^a   Shah, Roshan ^a  

^a Archimedes   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SIMULATION; SMOKING CESSATION;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST SAVINGS; COST SHARING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870687282     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0385     Document Type: Article

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