RAND: Peter J. Huckfeldt 2013-05-22T17:31:35Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/h/huckfeldt_peter_j.html Provider-Level Risk-Adjusted Quality Measurement for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1183.html 2012-07-31T10:45:00Z 2012-07-31T10:45:00Z Develops risk-adjusted quality metrics at the provider level for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) and uses these metrics to estimate national trends in IRF quality from 2004 to 2009. Medicare's Bundled Payment Pilot for Acute and Postacute Care http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100216.html 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z Medicare's National Pilot Program on Payment Bundling should use hip fracture and joint replacement as the conditions to include and use longer episodes, capturing a higher percentage of costs and hospital readmissions but adding little financial risk. Medicare Payment Reform and Provider Entry and Exit in the Post-Acute Care Market http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51408.html 2013-01-01T12:00:00Z 2013-01-01T12:00:00Z Payment reform affects market entry and exit, which in turn may affect market structure, access to care, quality and cost of care, and patient outcomes. Price Shopping in Consumer-Directed Health Plans http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51397.html 2013-01-01T12:00:00Z 2013-01-01T12:00:00Z With the exception of office visits, prices for most common health services don't differ between consumer-directed health plans and traditional plans. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51064.html 2012-09-01T12:00:00Z 2012-09-01T12:00:00Z ACA-mandated payment reforms need to achieve more than a one-time cost saving.