Bryan E. Dowd, PhD
Articles
Use of Voluntary Alignment in the Next Generation ACO Model
Use of voluntary alignment attribution by Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) participants was limited. The authors highlight the reasons and describe organizational use cases via a mixed-methods approach.
Searching for the Policy-Relevant Treatment Effect in Medicare’s ACO Evaluations
The authors discuss multiple challenges to the production of policy-relevant results from evaluation of Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs).
Cost-Sharing Payments for Out-of-Network Care in Commercially Insured Adults
This study of claims among adults covered by employer-sponsored plans revealed substantial variations in out-of-network cost-sharing payments. The growth of cost sharing for nonemergent hospitalizations is concerning.
