Starting on the path to a high performance health system: analysis of the payment and system reform provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Davis, Karen, author Guterman, Stuart, author Collins, Sara R., author Stremikis, Kristof, author Rustgi, Sheila, author Nuzum, Rachel, author
- Contributor(s):
- Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, September 2010
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Health Care Reform -- legislation & jurisprudence Insurance Coverage -- legislation & jurisprudence Insurance, Health -- legislation & jurisprudence Quality Assurance, Health Care -- organization & administration Reimbursement, Incentive United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- This report, originally published in December 2009 and since updated to reflect the March 2010 passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, analyzes the provisions in the new law that will affect providers' financial incentives, the organization and delivery of health care services, investment in prevention and population health, and the capacity to achieve the best health care and health outcomes for all. Major initiatives include establishment of health insurance exchanges and new market rules, creation of an Independent Payment Advisory Board and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and introduction of payment policies designed to reward hospitals and physicians for value rather than volume. Recent analysis shows that these provisions have the potential to reduce administrative expenses and lead to significant modernization of the health care system, lowering the rate of cost growth and returning total national savings of $590 billion or more in the coming decade.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xv, 41 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101541461 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101541461