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The end of an era? Activity-based funding based on diagnosis-related groups: A review of payment reforms in the inpatient sector in 10 high-income countries

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  • Milstein, Ricarda
  • Schreyögg, Jonas

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Across the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, policy makers are searching for new ways to pay hospitals for inpatient care to move from volume to value. This paper offers an overview of the latest reforms and their evidence to date.

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  • Milstein, Ricarda & Schreyögg, Jonas, 2024. "The end of an era? Activity-based funding based on diagnosis-related groups: A review of payment reforms in the inpatient sector in 10 high-income countries," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 141(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:141:y:2024:i:c:s0168851023002750
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104990
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