In a Penn LDI blog post, "Just How Sensitive Are Hospital Treatment Decisions to Medicare Payment Policies?," PARC Research Associate Guy David shares the results of his latest study in American Journal of Managed Care and suggested that a well-intentioned policy can also have unintended effects that impact patient care options.
Citations:
- "Just How Sensitive Are Hospital Treatment Decisions to Medicare Payment Policies?," Penn LDI, D Grande and C Dadvidson, May 26, 2022.
- David, G, et al. 2022. "The Unintended Consequences of Medicare's Wage Index Adjustment on Device-Intensive Hospital Procedures," American Journal of Managed Care 2022;28(3):e96-e102