title: Quality incentives for Medicare+Choice plans.
abstract: The Medicare program should be a leader in national efforts to improve quality of care. This paper proposes a new system of quality bonuses for Medicare+Choice plans and lays out a framework of key issues and options to promote discussion about such an initiative.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Etheredge
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berenson
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ebeler
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020398:Medicare Part C / Q000191:economics*; D017149:Private Sector; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States