Payment Reform Demands Faster Demo Project Timetable, Policy Experts Say
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The slow pace of designing and implementing Medicare demonstration projects is hindering efforts at much-needed payment reform, according to speakers at the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference Feb. 8-9 in Washington, D.C
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