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Health Care Financing | RAND Health care systems may be financed in various ways, including through government funding, taxation, out-of-pocket payments, private insurance, and donations or voluntary aid RAND research explores the effects of corporate and government health care financing policies on such groups as patients, businesses, hospitals, and physician-providers
The Creation of HCFA | RAND - RAND Corporation The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) was created in 1977 by then Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Joseph Califano This Paper applies organizational theory to this event and its consequences Califano's action was largely motivated and defended on the basis of rational concepts of efficient structure and clear lines of
Health Care Spending and Efficiency in the U. S. Department of Veterans . . . To improve health care spending and efficiency, the Department of Veterans Affairs should reduce dual use of both Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and non-VHA care, coordinate care between both systems, integrate electronic information, and consider a pilot program through which to test these recommendations
Toward a Global Budget for the U. S. Health System Such projection models exist For example, the Census Bureau projects population growth, and the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has developed projection models of health care spending by type of service and payer However, national health reform will have other effects that need to be factored into setting the baseline level
Health Risk Appraisals and Medicare - RAND Corporation PREPARED FOR: U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION 7500 Security Blvd Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 PREPARED BY: RAND CONTRACT NUMBER: 500-98-0281 CONTRACT PERIOD: October 30, 1998 to September 29, 2003 Santa Monica Los Angeles San Diego Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center Santa Monica Los
Health, Health Care, and Aging | RAND - RAND Corporation RAND advances understanding of health and health behaviors, and examines how the organization and financing of care affect costs, quality, and access Our body of research includes innovative studies of health insurance, health care reform, and health information technology, as well as obesity, substance use disorders, and PTSD
Effects of Medicares Prospective Payment System on the Quality of . . . The governing agency, the Health Care Financing Administration, switched from a retrospective fee-for-service system to a prospective payment system (PPS) Under PPS, hospitals receive a fixed amount for treating patients diagnosed with a given illness, regardless of the length of stay or type of care received
The Future of Health Care in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq Focusing on primary care, experts conducted a year-long analysis of the health care system of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Recommendations for implementation and financing, as well as utilization of resources to improve the quality, access, effectiveness, and efficiency of primary care are included
Analysis of Bundled Payment | RAND - RAND Corporation Most of the literature on bundled payment comes from the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) Medicare Participating Heart Bypass Center Demonstration, which ran from 1991 to 1996 Four hospitals were chosen for the demonstration, and each hospital was paid a single fee for all inpatient and physician services for heart bypass patients
The Rise and Fall of Seguro Popular: Mexicos Health Care Odyssey By publicly financing health care with innovative programs and building new hospitals and clinics, Mexico dramatically improved the health and economic well-being of the entire country In the years since, Seguro Popular has become a widely studied model for evidence-driven health reforms across the globe