Image: Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Amanda Mills A father walks his children to school. Will … More
Author: Dorkina Myrick, MD, PhD, JD, LLM, MPP (Oxon)
Dorkina Myrick, MD, PhD, JD, LLM, MPP (Oxon) is an experienced physician, scientific researcher, and administrator. She has provided program leadership for national and international academic medical centers and biomedical research institutions. During her tenure as a Department of Health and Human Services Brookings Institution Legislative Fellow in the Senate and the House of Representatives, she advised congressional staff and managed legislative issues in health care and biomedical research.
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The Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012: Phased Testing and Incorporation of Delivery and Payment Models
New payment and delivery models will be tested and implemented in phases. Health care providers will be allowed to participation … More
Political and Practical Considerations for The Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012: Managing Expectations for Success
It is unlikely that additional action will be taken on The Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 (H.R. 5707) … More
A Brief History of Health Care Reimbursement in the United States
Pre-Civil War Beginnings Through Reconstruction Prior to the Civil War, options for health care insurance were all but non-existent. Insurance … More
Analysis of the Proposed Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012
Modifying the Approach to SGR Payments Effectively stopping sustainable growth rate (SGR) payments by inserting the endpoint year of 2012 … More
Reflections and Analysis in Law, Policy and Medicine 