title: Pilot crashes. Lawsuit by four N.J. hospitals shuts down experimental gain-sharing program designed to reward docs for controlling costs.
abstract: When Robert Wood Johnson Health System challenged a CMS gain-sharing demonstration project, its complaint was that it was excluded. But now a judge has shut down the experiment. The ruling could have ripple effects on other hospitals seeking creative ways to enlist doctors in containing costs. Hunterdon Medical Center had already recruited 75 physicians, says Robert Pickoff, left, chief medical officer.
authors.forename: Cinda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003363:Cost Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009515:New Jersey; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012954:Societies, Hospital; D014481:United States