AHLA Annual Meeting: Quality, Value, and Geographic Variation - the Institute of Medicine Responds to Congress

Doug Hastings, Member of the Firm and Chair of the Board of Directors of Epstein Becker Green, copresents "Quality, Value, and Geographic Variation - the Institute of Medicine Responds to Congress" at the AHLA Annual Meeting, which runs from June 30 to July 3.

Topics include:

• Congressional origins of the IOM's study on geographic variation in healthcare spending and promotion of high-value care
• New IOM research on geographic variation in healthcare spending
• Influence of the utilization of post-acute care on variation in Medicare spending
• Assessing a "value index" for Medicare payment that would modify provider payments based on geographic area performance
• Targeting the appropriate level of healthcare decision-making through payment reforms

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