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The Effect of Prospective Payment on Admission and Treatment Policy: Evidence from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities.

We examine provider responses to the Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS), which simultaneously reduced marginal reimbursement and increased average

Consumers’ Misunderstanding of Health Insurance

We report results from two surveys of representative samples of Americans with private health insurance.

Can We Afford More Health Care?

Effect of Electronic Health Records on Health Care Costs: Longitudinal Comparative Evidence From Community Practices

Background: The United States is aiming to achieve nationwide adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) but lacks robust empirical evidence to anticipate the effect on health care costs.

Medicare Beneficiaries More Likely To Receive Appropriate Ambulatory Services In HMOs Than In Traditional Medicare

With quality-of-care bonus payments now available for Medicare Advantage health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and for accountable care organizations in traditional Medicare, the need to under

Adverse Clinical Events Among Medicare Beneficiaries Using Antipsychotic Drugs: Linking Health Insurance Benefits and Clinical Needs

Objective: Medicare Part D provides formulary protections for antipsychotics but does not exempt these drugs from cost-sharing.

Physician Agency and Competition: Evidence from a Major Change to Medicare Chemotherapy Reimbursement Policy

We investigate the role of physician agency and competition in determining health care supply and patient outcomes.

Variation in Health Care Spending: Target Decision-Making, Not Geography

Health care in the United States is more expensive than in other developed countries, costing $2.7 trillion in 2011, or 17.9 percent of the national gross domestic product.

Large Increases In Spending On Postacute Care In Medicare Point To The Potential For Cost Savings In These Settings

Identifying policies that will cut or constrain US health care spending and spending growth dominates reform efforts, yet little is known about whether the drivers of spending levels and of spending g

The Oregon Experiment -- Effects of Medicaid on Clinical Outcomes

The article focuses on a study which examined the effects of the expanding Medicaid coverage for low-income adults in the U.S. using the 2008 Medicaid expansion in Oregon.