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| 5/21/2013 | Health Care Payment Reform and Cost Control in Massachusetts
Brown Bag Seminar Series |
Robert Mechanic
Senior Fellow, Heller School for Social Policy
Executive Director, The Health Industry Forum
Brandeis University
| Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 12:00 pm-1:30 pm
112 Paterson Street, 1st floor conference room | | | Robert E. Mechanic, MBA, is Senior Fellow at the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University and Executive Director of the Health Industry Forum, a national program established to develop practical strategies for improving the quality and effectiveness of the U.S. health care system. His research focuses on health care payment systems and the adaptation of organizations to new payment models. Rob was the lead author on a report, “Payment Reform and Cost Control in Massachusetts” that offered the first in-depth analysis of the effectiveness of cost containment measures in Massachusetts since near-universal health coverage was achieved in that state. The report looks at the rise of Accountable Care Organizations, setting annual state spending targets and the creation of an independent commission to oversee health care system performance and a framework for increased regulation if spending trends fail to moderate. He is co-investigator of the evaluation of the Blue Cross of Massachusetts Alternative Quality Contract and has worked with numerous organizations preparing for Medicare’s Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Initiative. | | |
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