Day: October 6, 2014

Healthcare Triage: Pay for Performance

Aaron Carroll October 6, 2014

“Pay for performance” is one of those slogans that seem to upset no one. But as with so many things in health care, it’s much

Treatment for substance use disorders may pay for itself through reduced crime rates

Adrianna McIntyre October 6, 2014

A new NBER working paper by Hefei Wen and colleagues finds that public insurance expansions increases substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and that treatment may

Fixing the risk corridor program

Nicholas Bagley October 6, 2014

Last week, the Government Accountability Office released a letter that sets up a potential congressional battle over the future of the risk corridor program. Contrary

Day: October 6, 2014

Healthcare Triage: Pay for Performance

Treatment for substance use disorders may pay for itself through reduced crime rates

Fixing the risk corridor program

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