Findings from a study led by James Reschovsky, Ph.D., senior health researcher, Center for Studying Health System Change, were highlighted in the February 12, 2010, TS-SI News Service press release, “Do Lower Medicare Fees Increase Patient Care Volumes [1]?” The press release highlights findings from Reschovsky’s HCFO-funded research that examined how physicians’ provision of specific medical services to Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries responds to variations in Medicare physician fees in terms of those services, physician characteristics, and local market factors.
Links:
[1] http://ts-si.org/healthcare/22937-do-lower-medicare-fees-increase-patient-care-volumes
[2] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/costs-and-cost-containment
[3] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/medicare
[4] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/organization-and-supply-care
[5] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/provider-payment-and-behavior