Historically, Medicare has operated under the assumption that health care providers respond to reductions in reimbursement through increased provision of services in an effort to offset declining practice revenue; however, recent empirical work examining fee reductions has found either small...

In this paper, we explore the effects of primary care physician (PCP) practice competition on five distinct quality metrics directly tied to screening, follow-up care, and prescribing behavior under Medicare Part B. Controlling for physician, practice, and area characteristics as well as zip...

Using data on office visits for Medicare-treating physicians, this study examines the effects of several policy changes that reduced real reimbursement for some, but not all physicians, from 2012-2017. Using genetic propensity score weighted Difference- in-Differences (DID) models that include...

Policymakers have historically attempted to influence quality in nursing homes through the imposition of minimum staffing standards (MSS) and through the public dissemination of quality on websites like Care Compare. Current Federal MSS require a registered nurse (RN) on duty for at least eight...

Using 2008 physician survey data, we estimate the relationship between the generosity of fees paid to primary care physicians under Medicaid and Medicare and his/her willingness to accept new patients covered by Medicaid, Medicare, or both programs (i.e., dually enrolled patients). Findings...

All payments to physicians under Medicare Part B are adjusted to reflect geographic differences in practice costs. The methods used for this adjustment, and temporary price floors imposed by Congress, have created longstanding systematic under and overpayment across physicians, whereby some are...