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American Medical Home Runs
Published: September/October 2009
Four primary care sites in the United States constitute "medical home runs" because their patients incur 15–20 percent less (risk-adjusted) total health care spending per year than patients treated by regional peers, without evidence of reduced quality. The sites achieved this result in a U.S. payment environment that usually penalizes physicians who invest to prevent costly near-term health crises. If the ingredients and accomplishments of these four sites spread, under- and uninsured lower-income Americans could be fully covered in the foreseeable future without increased health spending or lower quality of care. In exchange, sponsors of health benefits would gladly support additional primary care physician payment.
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Listed below is one grant that supported this project.
| Grant | Awarded to | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting on health care customers' efforts to accelerate the pace of performance improvement |
Mercer Human Resource Consulting LLC (San Francisco, CA) ID#: 053345 Arnold Milstein, M.D., M.P.H. 415-743-8803 Arnold.milstein@mercer.com http://www.mercer.com |
Actual award: $86,995 September 2005 to April 2008 This grant is closed. |
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