In Maryland, A Change In How Hospitals Are Paid Boosts Public Health

Think for a moment about what would happen if you upended the whole system of financial incentives for hospitals.

What if you said goodbye to what's known as fee-for-service, where hospitals are paid for each procedure, each visit to the emergency room, each overnight stay? What if, instead, hospitals got a fixed pot of money for the whole year, no matter how many people came through the door?

Story Date:

October 23, 2015

News Author:

Audie Cornish

Andrea Hsu

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