Comment: Innovation? Hahahahaha ho ho ho hee hee hee! (Sorry, did we write that out loud?) Is this clown show a health program, or a comedy act?
“The CPC initiative cut costs by $168 per participating Medicare beneficiary, thanks largely to declines in hospital admissions and emergency visits, compared with results of practices not part of the initiative. Results were “more favorable than might be expected” in the test’s first year, said a report by Mathematica Policy Research.”
“But that wasn’t enough to cover the extra $240 per patient that HHS paid practices to hire extra nurses, improve electronic records, set up 24-hour call lines and make other adjustments.”
Mixed Results For Obamacare Tests In Primary-Care Innovation
By Jay Hancock January 30, 2015