A cancer diagnosis is one of the most feared events. Rarely diagnosed before the late
twentieth century, cancer now competes with cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of …

We estimate an insurer-specific preference function which rationalizes hospital referrals for
privately insured births in California. The function is additively separable in: a hospital price …

Disparities in health care have been targeted for elimination by federal agencies and
professional organizations, including the American Public Health Association. Although the …

A historically fragmented US health care system, where care has been delivered by multiple
providers with little or no coordination, has led to increasing issues with access, cost, and …

Earlier patient access to beneficial therapeutics that addresses unmet need is one of the
main requirements of innovation in global healthcare systems already burdened by …

Early evidence suggested that accountable care organizations (ACOs) could improve health
care quality while constraining costs, and ACOs are expanding throughout the United …

As health care organizations create larger networks, better coordination of primary and
specialty care is paramount. Attention has focused on strengthening primary care by …

Major economic, political, demographic, social, and operational system factors are
prompting evolutionary changes in health care delivery. Of particular significance, the …

Lessons from community-oriented primary care in the United States can offer insights into
how we could improve population health by integrating the public health, social service, and …

Background ACOs consist of healthcare providers that accept responsibility for the cost and
quality outcomes of a defined population. The defining characteristic of an ACO is the …