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- August 2003 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
HealthSouth Corporation
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ivan Cheung
Delineates how a for-profit health services business was created. Focuses on sources of financing, the impact of Medicare reimbursement, and Stark laws against fraud and abuse.
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ivan Cheung. "HealthSouth Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 304-006, August 2003. (Revised August 2006.)
- 19 Feb 2013
- News
The Coming Failure of 'Accountable Care'
- March 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Tufts Health Plan
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Nancy D. Beaulieu
Describes the introduction of capitation by a managed care company and the challenges of managing financial risk in the Medicare population. Focuses on the relationship between the health plan and physicians.
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Keywords:
Health;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Insurance;
Health Industry;
Insurance Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Nancy D. Beaulieu. "Tufts Health Plan." Harvard Business School Case 699-160, March 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- 04 Mar 2020
- News
Medicarried Away?
- 28 Jun 2012
- News
Health-Care Insiders Brace for Drastic Change
- November 2019
- Article
A Review of Bundled Payments in Total Joint Replacement
By: Olivia Manickas-Hill, Kevin J. Bozic and Thomas W. Feeley
The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative, developed by the U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, aims to reduce health care expenditures while maintaining or improving patient outcomes.
Several published reports evaluating the impact... View Details
Several published reports evaluating the impact... View Details
Manickas-Hill, Olivia, Kevin J. Bozic, and Thomas W. Feeley. "A Review of Bundled Payments in Total Joint Replacement." Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Reviews 7, no. 11 (November 2019).
How Do Drug Copayment Coupons Affect Branded Drug Prices and Quantities Purchased?
Drug copayment coupons to reduce patient cost-sharing have become nearly ubiquitous for high-priced brand-name prescription drugs. Medicare bans such coupons on the grounds that they are kickbacks that induce utilization, but they are commonly used by...
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- 05 Aug 2014
- News
Filling the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Gap
- 09 Mar 2009
- News
2009, Not 1992
- 14 Aug 2012
- News
New Medical Devices Get Smart
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
forthcoming Management Science Evidence of Upcoding in Pay-for-Performance Programs By: Bastani, Hamsa, Joel Goh, and Mohsen Bayati Abstract—Recent Medicare legislation seeks to improve patient care quality by financially penalizing...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2014
- News
Shifting toward Defined Contributions — Predicting the Effects
- 13 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative
from a 4/27/09 opinion on The Huffington Post coauthored with U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), M.D. Some Democrats view Medicare as a successful cost controller, pointing to its low administrative overhead, which they peg at 3 percent. But...
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- April 2017
- Supplement
Imprimis (B)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karen Elterman and Marc Appel
This case is a supplement to Imprimis (A). It describes the company’s decision to enter into the pharmaceutical compounding business in 2013–2014. Imprimis purchased a compounded ophthalmological medication called Dropless Therapy, which was injected into patients’...
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Keywords:
Healthcare;
Drug Compounding;
Drug Development;
Pharmaceuticals;
Small Business;
Decision-making, Business Model;
Mark Baum;
Imprimis;
Decision Making;
Strategy;
Health Care and Treatment;
Policy;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karen Elterman, and Marc Appel. "Imprimis (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-496, April 2017.
- 26 Aug 2013
- News
Are Hospitals Already Saving Money for Medicare?
Bohan Li
Bohan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018 with a double major in Chemistry and Economics. At Penn, she worked as a physical chemistry research assistant, served as CEO of the UPenn Student Federal Credit Union and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa....
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A Public Option Can Be a Triple Win for U.S. Healthcare
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard Boxer
The United States needs to control healthcare costs and quality while reaching universal coverage. The strongest choice is a public option that allows people to choose between Medicare and private payers. But a public option needs sustainable financing mechanisms that...
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Keywords:
Healthcare;
Public Option;
Universal Health Coverage;
Health Care and Treatment;
Cost Management;
Quality;
United States
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Richard Boxer. "A Public Option Can Be a Triple Win for U.S. Healthcare." Health Management, Policy and Innovation 4, no. 3 (December 2019).
- 12 Jan 2010
- News
The Corporate Confessional
- 2020
- Working Paper
Vertical Integration of Healthcare Providers Increases Self-Referrals and Can Reduce Downstream Competition: The Case of Hospital-Owned Skilled Nursing Facilities
By: David Cutler, Leemore S. Dafny, David Grabowski, Steven S. Lee and Christopher Ody
The landscape of the U.S. healthcare industry is changing dramatically as healthcare providers expand both within and across markets. While federal antitrust agencies have mounted several challenges to same-market combinations, they have not challenged any...
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Keywords:
Antitrust;
Health Care and Treatment;
Vertical Integration;
Organizational Structure;
Competition;
Health Industry;
United States
Cutler, David, Leemore S. Dafny, David Grabowski, Steven S. Lee, and Christopher Ody. "Vertical Integration of Healthcare Providers Increases Self-Referrals and Can Reduce Downstream Competition: The Case of Hospital-Owned Skilled Nursing Facilities." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 28305, December 2020.
- November 2016 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Radial Analytics Probes Post-Acute Care
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Olivia Hull
Thaddeus Fulford-Jones and Eric Weiss, founders of healthcare technology startup Radial Analytics, have been busy developing a software program designed to save hospitals money and improve patient outcomes by producing customized care plans for patients leaving the...
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Keywords:
Electronic Medical Records;
Electronic Health Records;
Data Science;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Science-Based Business;
Business Strategy;
Health Industry;
Technology Industry;
Cambridge;
Massachusetts
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Olivia Hull. "Radial Analytics Probes Post-Acute Care." Harvard Business School Case 817-029, November 2016. (Revised November 2016.)