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Eleaonr D. Kinney

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Affordable Care Act Changes In The Medicare Program: More Of The Same But Better, Eleaonr D. Kinney Dec 2012

Affordable Care Act Changes In The Medicare Program: More Of The Same But Better, Eleaonr D. Kinney

Eleaonr D. Kinney

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, has made many changes in the Medicare program as part of comprehensive health reform for the US health care sector. This article reviews the changes that ACA is making and will make in the Medicare program in the years to come. Described in detail are the changes to improve the quality and efficiency of Medicare services as well as to improve program integrity and transparency. The article evaluates the past and current efforts of the Medicare program to reduce Medicare …


Affordable Care Act Changes In The Medicare Program: More Of The Same But Better, Eleaonr D. Kinney Nov 2012

Affordable Care Act Changes In The Medicare Program: More Of The Same But Better, Eleaonr D. Kinney

Eleaonr D. Kinney

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, has made many changes in the Medicare program as part of comprehensive health reform for the US health care sector. This article reviews the changes that ACA is making and will make in the Medicare program in the years to come. Described in detail are the changes to improve the quality and efficiency of Medicare services as well as to improve program integrity and transparency. The article evaluates the past and current efforts of the Medicare program to reduce Medicare …


Affordable Care Act Changes In The Medicare Program: More Of The Same But Better, Eleaonr D. Kinney Nov 2012

Affordable Care Act Changes In The Medicare Program: More Of The Same But Better, Eleaonr D. Kinney

Eleaonr D. Kinney

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, has made many changes in the Medicare program as part of comprehensive health reform for the US health care sector. This article reviews the changes that ACA is making and will make in the Medicare program in the years to come. Described in detail are the changes to improve the quality and efficiency of Medicare services as well as to improve program integrity and transparency. The article evaluates the past and current efforts of the Medicare program to reduce Medicare …


Comparative Effectiveness Research Under The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act: Can New Bottles Accommodate Old Wine?, Eleaonr D. Kinney May 2011

Comparative Effectiveness Research Under The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act: Can New Bottles Accommodate Old Wine?, Eleaonr D. Kinney

Eleaonr D. Kinney

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, initiated comprehensive health reform for the health care sector of the United States. PPACA has some strategies for the American health care sector to make health care more efficient and effective. PPACA’s comparative effectiveness initiative and the establishment of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute are major strategies in this regard. This initiative is one of a long line of federal initiatives to address the rising costs of health care as well as obtain better value for health care expenditures. The …