Evaluation of Affordable Care Act Policies to Encourage Accurate Prices for Medicare Services
Miriam Laugesen, Columbia University
February 01, 2016
July 31, 2017
$43,999
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.