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The Response to Medicare [PDF]

open access: yesPublic Health Reports (1896-1970), 1968
I MPLEMENTATION of title XVIII of Public Law 89-97 (Medicare) presented a unique opportunity to study several facets of social cha,nge because Medicare is a large-scale innovation in the philosophy and method olf payment for health and medical care services for the aged.
R M, Coe   +4 more
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The Geography of Medicare [PDF]

open access: yesFinance and Economics Discussion Series, 1999
There is a great deal of geographic variation in Medicare spending. For example, while the average Medicare cost per beneficiary was around $5200 in 1996, Medicare spending, adjusted for differences in regional prices and demographic composition, was about $8000 per person in Miami, but only $3500 in Minneapolis. In this paper, we explore the source of
David M. Cutler, Louise Sheiner
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Moneyball in Medicare

open access: yesJournal of Health Economics, 2018
US policymakers place high priority on tying Medicare payments to the value of care delivered. A critical part of this effort is the Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program (HVBP), which rewards or penalizes hospitals based on their quality and episode-based costs of care and incentivizes integration between hospitals and post-acute care providers ...
Edward C, Norton   +3 more
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A Medicare primer [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Vascular Surgery, 2009
Medicare is a massive and essential safety healthcare net for the elderly in the United States. It covers 45 million people in 2009 (almost one-sixth of the population) and projected to cover an increasing number of aged beneficiaries with a decreasing number of workers paying into the system.
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Gender differences in provider practice characteristics and medicare payment & services among diagnostic radiologists. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Malhotra A   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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