Importance Differences in the organization and financing of health systems may produce
more or less equitable outcomes for advantaged vs disadvantaged populations. We …

Objective: To systematically review how safety-net hospitals' status is identified and defined,
discuss current definitions' limitations, and provide recommendations for a new classification …

The year 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Perhaps the greatest overhaul of the US health care system in the past 50 y, the ACA sought …

Importance Medicare's Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) program will provide a
health equity adjustment (HEA) to hospitals that have greater proportions of patients dually …

Objective To determine any changes in total hospital revisits within 30 days of discharge
after a hospital stay for medical conditions targeted by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction …

Importance Medicare beneficiaries who are also enrolled in Medicaid (dually enrolled
beneficiaries) have drawn the attention of policy makers because they comprise the poorest …

Reassessing Quality Assessment — The Flawed System for Fixing a Flawed System | New
England Journal of Medicine Skip to main content The New England Journal of Medicine …

Introduction Hospital readmissions have been associated with adverse outcomes and
elevated financial costs to patients, families, and hospitals across the United States …

Abstract Background The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Hospital Value-
Based Purchasing program uses 30-day mortality rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart …

While social characteristics are well-known predictors of mortality, prediction models rely
almost exclusively on demographics, medical comorbidities, and function. Lacking an …