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Transition to Diagnosis-Related Group Payments for Health : Lessons from Case Studies

Created Jan 06 2021, 1:26 PM by Jennifer Rae Anderson
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December 2020.  This book from the World Bank examines how nine different health systems--U.S. Medicare, Australia, Thailand, Kyrgyz Republic, Germany, Estonia, Croatia, China (Beijing) and the Russian Federation--have transitioned to using case-based payments, and especially diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), as part of their provider payment mix for hospital care. It sheds light on why particular technical design choices were made, what enabling investments were pertinent, and what broader political and institutional issues needed to be considered. 

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