Interview with Robb Cohen on Proposed Changes to Maryland's Hospital All Payer System (October 17th)
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Listen Now For nearly four decades, Maryland's “all payer” system has set hospital prices for the state's 53 hospitals. The state regulates prices for every insurer including Medicaid, Medicare and patients who pay their own bills. Last week the state proposed to substantially alter how it pays state hospitals by creating over time a capitated payment system (a hard cap) that would increase overall spending using a ten year rolling average. Maryland would save a minimum projected $300 million over the first three years of the program if the state managed to keep the pace of hospital costs commensurate with the state's economic growth. If successful, Maryland would join one other state, Massachusetts, in tying hospital spending to the growth of the state's economy.
Interview with Robb Cohen on Proposed Changes to Maryland's Hospital All Payer System (October 17th)
Interview with Robb Cohen on Proposed Changes…
Interview with Robb Cohen on Proposed Changes to Maryland's Hospital All Payer System (October 17th)
Listen Now For nearly four decades, Maryland's “all payer” system has set hospital prices for the state's 53 hospitals. The state regulates prices for every insurer including Medicaid, Medicare and patients who pay their own bills. Last week the state proposed to substantially alter how it pays state hospitals by creating over time a capitated payment system (a hard cap) that would increase overall spending using a ten year rolling average. Maryland would save a minimum projected $300 million over the first three years of the program if the state managed to keep the pace of hospital costs commensurate with the state's economic growth. If successful, Maryland would join one other state, Massachusetts, in tying hospital spending to the growth of the state's economy.