The lessons of medicare's prospective payment system show that the bundled payment program faces challenges

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1923-1930

  Altman, Stuart H ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ACT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RURAL AREA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; VALUE-BASED PURCHASING;

EID: 84871886202     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0323     Document Type: Article

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