News
National Journal | NIH Releases Conflict Rules for Researchers
The Department of Health and Human Services issued final rules on Tuesday on how National Institutes of Health researchers must report and manage potential conflicts of interest—a rule meant to reassure taxpayers that federally funded scientists are not getting rich on the side.
National Journal | Medicare to Offer Bundled Payments
The voluntary plan should lower costs and help doctors and hospitals better coordinate care, the Health and Human Services Department said.
Econ Comments
Washington Times | LEHRER: Medicare bidding process will hurt doctors, patients
New rules leave out doctors’ views, won’t save money.
Reports
NBER | Has the Shift to Managed Care Reduced Medicaid Expenditures? Evidence from State and Local-Level Mandates
From 1991 to 2003, the fraction of Medicaid recipients enrolled in HMOs and other forms of Medicaid managed care (MMC) increased from 11 percent to 58 percent. This increase was largely driven by state and local mandates that required most Medicaid recipients to enroll in an MMC plan.
