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May 15, 2019New England Journal of Medicine120 citationsOpen Access

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program — Time for a Reboot

RWRishi K. WadheraRYRobert W. YehKMKaren E. Joynt Maddox

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Some policymakers have pushed for the HRRP to be expanded to cover all conditions treated in inpatient settings. Others, including many clinicians and researchers, have expressed skepticism regarding the program’s effects and concerns about unintended consequences.

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