This working paper examines how value-added models of performance measurement used in education can apply to health care when measuring and rewarding physician performance, particularly in the Medicare system. The paper finds that value-added models used to measure teacher effects on student...

This article reports on a study that exploits cross-sectional variation on copayment structures among firms with a self-insured retiree health plan to measure the impact of the number of copayment tiers on total and enrollee drug payments, number of prescriptions filled, and generic...

Previous efforts by Congress to expand the role of private plans in Medicare have met with limited success. Although the same fate may befall Medicare Advantage, the political environment has changed, and powerful political interests now support Medicare privatization. Only time will tell...

This study randomly assigned Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who had chronic illnesses and volunteered to participate in 15 care coordination programs to treatment or control status. Nurses provided patient education (mostly by telephone) to improve adherence and ability to communicate...