Redirecting innovation in U.S. health care : options to decrease spending and increase value /

New medical technologies are a leading driver of U.S. health care spending. This report identifies promising policy options to change which medical technologies are created, with two related policy goals: (1) Reduce total health care spending with the smallest possible loss of health benefits, and (...

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Main Author:	Garber, Steven, 1950-
Corporate Authors:	Rand Corporation, JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Gates, Susan M., Keeler, Emmett B., Vaiana, Mary E., Mulcahy, Andrew W., Lau, Christopher, Kellermann, Arthur L.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, 2014.
Series:	RAND Corporation research report series ; RR-308.
Subjects:	Medical care > United States. Medical care, Cost of > United States. Medical innovations. Biomedical Technology. Health Care Costs. Delivery of Health Care. Cost-Benefit Analysis. Health Policy. Inventions. United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare. MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Medical Technology. Medical care. Medical care, Cost of. Electronic books.
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Summary:	New medical technologies are a leading driver of U.S. health care spending. This report identifies promising policy options to change which medical technologies are created, with two related policy goals: (1) Reduce total health care spending with the smallest possible loss of health benefits, and (2) ensure that new medical products that increase spending are accompanied by health benefits that are worth the spending increases.
Item Description:	"RR-308"--Page 4 of cover. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxvii, 105 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-105).
ISBN:	9780833085474 0833085476