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What's a Public Option Insurance Plan? An example from Washington State
In a new VSSL Issue Brief, VSSL members Anna Morenz and Joshua Liao describe key elements of "public option" health plans in Cascade...

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Key Features Underlying Low-Value Care Recommendations
In an article published in the American Journal of Medical Quality, VSSL members Leah Marcotte and Joshua Liao analyze the features...


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VSSL Voices: Working on Primary Care Investment in Washington State
In this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series, we heard from Dr. Jonathan Staloff, a family medicine resident at the University of...

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Who Do Physicians Believe Will Benefit from MIPS?
This is one question posed and evaluated by VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao and colleague in a recent paper published in the Journal of...

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When It Comes to ACO Strategy, One Size Won't Fit All
In a paper published in the American Journal of Accountable Care, VSSL members Drs. Leah Marcotte and Joshua Liao describe how one size...


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NEWS: VSSL Collaborates with the Washington State Health Care Authority
In a new collaboration between VSSL and the Washington State Health Care Authority, lab members will work with a team at the HCA to...


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What Many Providers Talk About with "Covid Recovery Strategy" is not Strategy
In an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao makes the case for...


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VSSL Director Appointed to National Payment Model Committee
Congrats to VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao for his recent appointment to the national Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory...


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Leah Marcotte Selected as a CATALyST K12 Scholar
Congratulations to VSSL member, Dr. Leah Marcotte, who was recently accepted into the CATALyST K12 program, which "brings together four...

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Year-in-Review at VSSL
Dear Friends and Colleagues, There’s no way around it: this has been a challenging year on many fronts, complicating the ability to focus...

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New: Bundled Payments Save Money for Medical Condition Episodes (Not Just Surgery)
In a recent article in the British Journal of Medicine, VSSL's Dr. Joshua Liao and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania...

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Payment Model Brief: Direct Contracting
In the latest VSSL brief, a group of Lab team members provided an overview of Direct Contracting, a set of forthcoming payment models...

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New Insights About Episode Spending Among US Hospitals
In a recent publication in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, VSSL members Dr. Joshua Liao and Lingmei Zhou reported results from an...

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Psychology -- Not Science or Politics -- Will Determine a Successful Reopening after COVID
VSSL's Dr. Joshua Liao recently wrote an article for Forbes arguing that while "recovery requires reliable data and strong public health...

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How Did Group Practices Perform in the First Year of Medicare's MIPS program?
VSSL director Joshua Liao and colleagues recently published an analysis of performance among group practices in the first year of...

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With More SARS-CoV-2 Tests, More Focus on Test Characteristics Also Needed
In a recent Insights article published in JAMA Health Forum, Drs. Leah Marcotte and Joshua Liao argue for greater focus on, and...


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To Beat COVID-19, Address Primary Care Payment
In an article published in Medpage Today, VSSL Director Joshua Liao wrote about the need to address primary care payment as part of our...

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Payment Model Brief: Primary Care First
In the newest installment of the VSSL Brief series, Drs. Jonathan Staloff, Joshua Liao, Ashok Reddy, and Leah Marcotte provide an...


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VSSL Voices: Experience of a VSSL Fellow
In this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series, we heard from Dr. Catherine Hwang, an internal medicine resident at Virginia Mason...


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Upcoming Event: VSSL To Hold Session at Faculty Development Bootcamp
Want to learn more about VSSL and it's approach to creating impact? On May 14th, VSSL members Dr. Leah Marcotte and Dr. Joshua Liao will...
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