The United States is not the only country experimenting with pay-for-performance. England has had a large program for physicians for a decade and a New England Journal of Medicine commentary describes the experience with that program.
A study from the westhealth policy center and the Center for Studying Health System Change analyzes the effect of the health care price transparency movement.
A brief from the American Academy of Actuaries discuss major factors influencing the exchange insurance premium rates for 2015.
An article in Health Affairs finds that when hospitals buy physician practices, prices go higher.
Workers’ Compensation increasingly pays as much for health care services as it does for loss of income. One technique to control those costs is fee schedules, but a new report from NCCI suggests they are not always working as intended.
The latest ChangeHealthcare Healthcare Transparency Index for fourth quarter 2013 reveals continued large variation in provider pricing.
A report from ReviveHealth gives the results of its 8th annual survey of hospital systems regarding their perceptions of payers, which as expected, aren’t great.
An excellent paper from the Engelberg Center at the Brookings Institute explores determinants of health spending growth, finding a clear link to GDP trends.
The case of the non-existent link between certain fats in the diet and heart disease reminds us again how poorly designed and executed much research is, and how dangerous dissemination of the results of such research can be.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsors the ABIM Foundation which runs the Choosing Wisely initiative to reduce unnecessary care and which has released a survey of physicians regarding the subject.