Nov. 11, 2016 Americas Publication

Changes in Low-Value Services in Year 1 of the Medicare Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Program

Wasteful practices are widespread in the US health care system. It is unclear if payment models intended to improve health care efficiency, such as the Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) programs, discourage the provision of low-value services. So the objective in this study is to assess whether the first year of the Medicare Pioneer ACO program was associated with a reduction in use of low-value services. 

July 14, 2020 Europe Publication

Integrated Care for Older Adults: A Struggle for Sustained Implementation in Northern Netherlands

Integrated care has been suggested as a promising solution to the disparities in access and sustained high quality long-term care emerging in Europe’s ageing population. The Dutch integrated person-centred health service for older adults was based on two evidence-based models (the Chronic Care Model and the Kaiser Permanente Triangle). In this case study we assess the impact of the programme based on past evaluations, reflect on why it ended, lessons learned and ideas to take forward.