Bryn Nelson, PhD
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The Medicaid Gap
December 2, 2010
States face daunting financial shortfalls as patients endure substandard care
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BCBS of North Carolina’s refund to customers due to changes in health reform legislation
November 30, 2010
Bryn Nelson in the October issue of The Hospitalist (see “A Taxing Future for HM?,” p. 16) incorrectly states that Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s refund to customers was a result of an overcharge.
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Payment Reform Proposals Take Shape
November 17, 2010
Bundling episodes might not solve the problem; new ideas to fairly divide payment emerge
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A Bundle of Nerves
November 2, 2010
Early returns on payment reform demonstration projects show successes, but skeptics question why alternatives aren’t explored
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A Taxing Future for HM?
November 1, 2010
Washington is poised to take a bite out of your paycheck
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Healthcare policy experts discuss pros and cons of bundling
November 1, 2010
Stuart Guterman, vice president of the Washington, D.C.-based Commonwealth Fund's Program on Payment and System Reform, and Robert Berenson, MD, a senior fellow in the Urban Institute's Health Policy Center and vice chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC), discuss payment reform models, rural hospitals, and the challenges of a capitated system
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Trial by Error: An Oklahoma Hospital’s Bundling Experience
November 1, 2010
Hillcrest Medical Center’s first-year experience with bundled payments provides an illuminating window into what other hospitals might encounter as the payment reform concept expands beyond the first few pilot sites.
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Endangered Species?
October 1, 2010
Primary care faces myriad challenges, but help is on the way
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Playground Politics
September 1, 2010
Congress continues to meddle with Medicare’s reimbursement formula
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Raise the ‘Red Flags’
August 2, 2010
Congressional inaction puts medical practices at risk
