Fostering accountable health care: moving forward in medicare.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

To succeed, health care reform must slow spending growth while improving quality. We propose a new approach to help achieve more integrated and efficient care by fostering local organizational accountability for quality and costs through performance measurement and "shared savings" payment reform. The approach is practical and feasible: it is voluntary for providers, builds on current referral patterns, requires no change in benefits or lock-in for beneficiaries, and offers the possibility of sustained provider incomes even as total costs are constrained. We simulate the potential expenditure impact and show that significant Medicare savings are possible.

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Duke Authors

McClellan, Mark B

Cited Authors

Fisher, ES; McClellan, MB; Bertko, J; Lieberman, SM; Lee, JJ; Lewis, JL; Skinner, JS

Published Date

March 2009

Published In

Health Affairs

Volume / Issue

28 / 2

Start / End Page

w219 - w231

PubMed ID

19174383

Pubmed Central ID

PMC2656392

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1544-5208

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0278-2715

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1377/hlthaff.28.2.w219

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