Paying for New Medical Technologies: What Options Might Medicare Consider. Meeting Held in Washington, DC. on September 11, 2002

摘要

There is continual tension between ensuring Medicare beneficiaries access to the latest technology and providing an affordable public program that maintains the integrity of Medicares trust funds. The design of a payment system critically affects incentives for the pace of adoption of new medical technology. For instance, there is broad agreement that cost-based reimbursement promoted a near maximum rate of growth and demand for new technology while bundled, prospective payment systems can provide incentives for more selective use of expensive treatment options.