Health Affairs Study Projects Little Impact From Value-Based Purchasing, Suggests Alternatives
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Study finds that CMS' program will have a small financial impact on hospitals and questions whether it will work to incentivize better performance.
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