Disparities Reduction and Minority Health Improvement Under the ACA
March 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This brief developed by the Legal Barriers team reviews provisions in the Affordable Care Act that address the issue of disparities reduction.
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Talking About Quality Part 3: How We Get There-Payment Reform
June 30, 2009 | Presentation Material
This slideshow presents several case studies about payment reform that rely on measuring and reporting performance information and rewarding health care providers for quality improvement efforts.
An Emerging Middle Ground?
July 6, 2009 | Report
The report identifies and explores eight areas in which diverse business, medical and consumer interests are beginning to find middle ground and earn the support of bipartisan lawmakers.
Studying Maine's Pathways to Excellence Program
May 20, 2011 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine studied the state's Pathways to Excellence system of reporting on health care quality. Practices that filed reports had higher scores on six indicators of health care quality than those that did not.
Spotlight on Payment Reform
September 23, 2009 | Story
The result is the U.S. pays far more for health care than any other nation and is on a path of unsustainable spending growth.