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Health reform bills could improve quality and efficiency, but fall short of national plan
August 18th, 2007
Several health reform bills before Congress could lead to significant improvements in health care quality and efficiency, but they fall short of an overarching, coordinated plan that would create a better overall health care system for the country, according to an analysis released today by the Commonwealth Fund and prepared for the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System. The report, Congressional Health Care Bills, 2005-2007: Part II, Quality and Efficiency, is the second installment in a two-part series assessing major health care proposals before Congress. The analysis indicates that bills seeking to change Medicare’s payment structure hold...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2007-08-18)
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