Another misfire for CMS’ quality efforts, as one such program actually rewards low-quality hospitals.
A study in JAMA finds that small, generally rural hospitals, seem to provide generally similar surgical outcomes to more urban facilities.
Research in Health Affairs describes factors associated with hospital profitability.
Many very ill and expensive patients have surrogate decision-makers, who often struggle in interactions with doctors around what is best for the patient.
A survey reported in Health Affairs finds that most Americans don’t see the relationship between quality and price in health care.
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association explores the relationship between income and life expectancy.
A report from the Rand Corporation examines whether higher social spending in a nation is correlated with better health outcomes.
The Milliman annual Medical Medical Index indicates continued financial pain for families from medical spending.
A Commonwealth Fund report examines trends in consumer cost-sharing for exchange plans.
A Milliman article discusses how the “long-tail” problem applies to health care services and how telemedicine may ameliorate it.