Research Grants
Funding For:
Evaluation of Affordable Care Act Policies to Encourage Accurate Prices for Medicare Services
Health Care Reform
Recipient:
Miriam Laugesen, Columbia University
Grant Period:
Feb 01, 2016 - Jul 31, 2017
AMOUNT:
$43,999.00
Summary of the Project:
This study will examine (1) whether policies enacted as part of the ACA have affected the process and outcomes for updating Medicare physician fees and (2) whether the methods used to determine the fiscal impact of these changes are sound. Results will be relevant to efforts to improve the accuracy of fees for physician services.
Media Coverage
May 02, 2019
A Response To Berenson And Ginsburg: Good Governance Is Essential For Payment Transformation
Learn MoreAuthor: Miriam J. Laugesen, Health Affairs Blog
December 01, 2018
"No Permanent Fix: MACRA, MIPS, and the Politics of Physician Payment Reform"
Learn MoreAuthor: Spivack SB, Laugesen MJ, Oberlander J., Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law