Three Essays in Health Economics
<p> This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay examines the unintended consequence of Medicare pay-for-performance programs. I find evidence that the CMS case mix adjustment formula for patient experience measures in the Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program (HVBP) over-corr...
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Lehigh University
2015
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| Online Access: | http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3712809 |