title: Should hospital readmissions be reduced through payment penalties: a response to Dr Pizer.
authors.forename: Jason M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hockenberry
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kaboli
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000191:economics*