Costs & Payments

Understanding the factors that increase or reduce costs and the ways that payments affect the choices people make can help improve health and health care decision making.

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The performance of integrated delivery systems

Posted Jul 20, 2016 By The Incidental Economist, Austin Frakt, Ph.D.

Topics Quality Improvement Costs & Payments Hospitals & Health Systems TIE

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Reducing Low Value Care: Research Questions Identified by Researchers, Patients, Physicians, and Stakeholders

Posted Apr 12, 2016

Topics Delivering Better Care Quality Improvement Costs & Payments Paying for Care

Past Event

Payment Reform: Honing the Models and Pushing the Boundaries

Date & Time October 23-24, 2014 Location Chicago, IL

Topics Costs & Payments Paying for Care

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Promoting the Appropriate Use of Health Care Services: Research and Policy Priorities

Posted Jun 29, 2014

Topics Delivering Better Care Quality Improvement Paying for Care Costs & Payments

Past Event

What Needs to Happen "Under the Hood" for Payment and Delivery System Reforms to Be Successful

Date & Time February 27-28, 2014 Location Washington, D.C.

Topics Paying for Care Costs & Payments

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The Demand Side: Consumer-Focused Strategies to Improve Health System Outcomes

This report reviews strategies that aim to improve value in health care by helping consumers and purchasers differentiate between high- and low-value services and by making consumers more cost-conscious shoppers for services and insurance coverage.

Posted Sep 19, 2013

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Costs & Payments

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