http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/03/26/can-this-marriage-be-saved-medpac-pays-matchmaker/ The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:23:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/03/26/can-this-marriage-be-saved-medpac-pays-matchmaker/comment-page-1/#comment-17078 Farmanux News Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:01:09 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/03/26/can-this-marriage-be-saved-medpac-pays-matchmaker/#comment-17078 [...] A lot of pipe dreams have been stoked by the seductive notion of aligning incentives — a catchphrase of the managed care era that promised better quality and lower costs in one magical bubble. But the divergent interests of patients, payers, and providers are in reality more likely to collide than align, a circumstance that […] Read more [...] [...] A lot of pipe dreams have been stoked by the seductive notion of aligning incentives — a catchphrase of the managed care era that promised better quality and lower costs in one magical bubble. But the divergent interests of patients, payers, and providers are in reality more likely to collide than align, a circumstance that […] Read more [...]

]]> http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/03/26/can-this-marriage-be-saved-medpac-pays-matchmaker/comment-page-1/#comment-17060 Farmanux News Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:01:08 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/03/26/can-this-marriage-be-saved-medpac-pays-matchmaker/#comment-17060 [...] Can This Marriage Be Saved?: MedPAC Plays Matchmaker A lot of pipe dreams have been stoked by the seductive notion of aligning incentives — a catchphrase of the managed care era that promised better quality and lower costs in one magical bubble. But the divergent interests of patients, payers, and providers are in reality more likely to collide than align, a circumstance that […] [...] [...] Can This Marriage Be Saved?: MedPAC Plays Matchmaker A lot of pipe dreams have been stoked by the seductive notion of aligning incentives — a catchphrase of the managed care era that promised better quality and lower costs in one magical bubble. But the divergent interests of patients, payers, and providers are in reality more likely to collide than align, a circumstance that […] [...]

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