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Why such a hurry?

B S Bloom1

  • 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Physician Executive
|August 7, 1990
PubMed
Summary
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Federal health policy struggles to control escalating healthcare costs, despite interventions like Medicare/Medicaid. New physician payment reforms may prove ineffective, potentially worsening the situation.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Policy
  • Healthcare Economics

Background:

  • Federal intervention, including Medicare and Medicaid, has contributed to escalating healthcare costs.
  • Previous attempts to control costs through prospective pricing systems for providers have had limited success.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the potential effectiveness of a new resource-based relative value system for physicians.
  • To assess the impact of federal health policy on controlling healthcare costs.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of federal health policy interventions.
  • Examination of prospective pricing systems for institutional providers.
  • Review of the resource-based relative value system for physicians.

Main Results:

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  • Past federal interventions, including prospective pricing, have not curbed healthcare cost growth.
  • The new resource-based relative value system for physicians faces uncertain outcomes.

    • Conclusions:

    • Current federal health policy approaches to cost control may be insufficient.
    • The resource-based relative value system could potentially exacerbate healthcare cost issues.