One goal of the Affordable Care Act is to improve patients’ access to primary care and the coordination of that care.

Summary for publication Considerations in Performance Measurement and ValueBased Purchasing for Providers Treating Vulnerable Patients

Dramatic and sustainable payment reform may require reforming decision making in Medicare.

This new policy analysis examines how determining what treatments work best for which patients in real-world settings—known as comparative effectiveness research—can help foster beneficial medical innovation.

A new policy analysis funded by the National Institute for Health Care Reform examines the appeal of episode-based payments as an alternative to the current fee-for-service model. The method bundles payment for some or all services for a specific health condition or event over a certain period...

This issue brief summarizes findings from a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), on behalf of the National Institute for Health Care Reform, to evaluate how health care is organized, financed, and delivered in the Detroit metropolitan area.

This issue brief summarizes findings from a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), on behalf of the National Institute for Health Care Reform, to evaluate how health care is organized, financed, and delivered in the Detroit metropolitan area.