An important area of research concerns primary care financing and the impact of primary care transformation or innovation on health care financing.

Value-Based Payment and Vanishing Small Independent Practices

Rooke-Ley, H., Song, Z., Zhu, J.M. Value-Based Payment and Vanishing Small Independent Practices. JAMA. 2024;332(11):871-872. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.12900

Protecting Patients And Society In An Era Of Private Equity Provider Ownership: Challenges And Opportunities For Policy

Cai, C., Song, Z., Protecting Patients And Society In An Era Of Private Equity Provider Ownership: Challenges And Opportunities For Policy. Health Affairs. Published May 2024. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00942 

Who Gets Mental Health Care?—The Role of Burden and Cash-Paying Markets

Julie M. Donohue, Jennifer Leah Goetz, Zirui Song. Who Gets Mental Health Care?—The Role of Burden and Cash-Paying Markets. Published March 22, 2024. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2816755

Private Equity and Cardiovascular Health Care

Sardar P, Chatterjee S, Song Z. Private Equity and Cardiovascular Health Care. JAMA Cardiol. Published online January 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2023.5127

Changes in Hospital Adverse Events and Patient Outcomes Associated With Private Equity Acquisition

Kannan, S., Bruch, J.D., Song, Z. Changes in Hospital Adverse Events and Patient Outcomes Associated With Private Equity Acquisition. JAMA. 2023;330(24):2365-2375. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23147

The Consequences and Future of Prior-Authorization Reform

Kyle, M.A., Song, Z. The Consequences and Future of Prior-Authorization Reform. N Engl J Med. 2023;389(4):291-293. doi:10.1056/NEJMp2304447

What Will Cuts to Medicare Advantage Payments Do to Enrollment?

Song Z. What Will Cuts to Medicare Advantage Payments Do to Enrollment?. JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231693. Published 2023 Jun 2. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1693

Changes in Prescription Drug and Health Care Use Over 9 Years After the Large Drug Price Increase for Colchicine

Ly DP, Giuriato MA, Song Z. Changes in Prescription Drug and Health Care Use Over 9 Years After the Large Drug Price Increase for Colchicine [published online ahead of print, 2023 May 8]. JAMA Intern Med. 2023;e230898. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.0898

A Policy Framework for the Growing Influence of Private Equity in Health Care Delivery

Cai C, Song Z. A Policy Framework for the Growing Influence of Private Equity in Health Care Delivery. JAMA. 2023;329(18):1545-1546. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.2801

A Policy Framework for the Growing Influence of Private Equity in Health Care Delivery

Cai C, Song Z. A Policy Framework for the Growing Influence of Private Equity in Health Care Delivery [published online ahead of print, 2023 Apr 13]. JAMA. 2023;10.1001/jama.2023.2801. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.2801

Primary Care and Financial Risk — Navigating the Crossroads

Song, Z., Chokshi, D.A., and Press, M.J. (2022). Primary Care and Financial Risk — Navigating the Crossroads. New England Journal of Medicine.

Health care spending slowed following state regulation of commercial insurers through Rhode Island’s affordability standards

Baum, A., Song, Z., Landon, B.E., Phillips, R.S., Bitton, A., & Basu, S. (2019). Health care spending slowed following state regulation of commercial insurers through Rhode Island’s affordability standards. Health Affairs, 38, 237-245.

Finance and time use implications of team documentation for primary care practices under alternative payment systems: A microsimulation model.

Basu, S., Phillips, R.S., Song, Z., Bitton, A., & Landon, B.E. (2018) Finance and time use implications of team documentation for primary care practices under alternative payment systems: A microsimulation model. The Annals of Family Medicine, 16, 308-313. PMID 29987078.

Behavioral health integration into primary care: A microsimulation of financial implications for practices

Basu, S., Landon, B.E., Williams, J.W. Jr, Bitton, A., Song, Z., & Phillips, R.S. (2017) Behavioral health integration into primary care: A microsimulation of financial implications for practices. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 32, 1330-1342.

High Levels of Capitation Payments Needed to Shift Primary Care Toward Proactive Team and Nonvisit Care

Basu, S., Phillips, R.S., Song, Z., Bitton, A., & Landon, B.E. (2017). High Levels of Capitation Payments Needed to Shift Primary Care Toward Proactive Team and Nonvisit Care. Health Affairs, 36(9), 1599-1605.

Investment in primary care is needed to achieve the triple aim

Phillips, R. (2017). Investment in primary care is needed to achieve the triple aim. Health Affairs Blog.

Effects of new funding models for patient-centered medical homes on primary care practice finances and services: Results of a Microsimulation Model

Basu, S., Phillips, R. S., Song, Z., Landon, B. E., & Bitton, A. (2016). Effects of new funding models for patient-centered medical homes on primary care practice finances and services: Results of a Microsimulation Model. The Annals of Family Medicine, 14(5), 404-414.

Medicare chronic care management payments and financial returns to primary care practices: a modeling study.

Basu, S., Phillips, R., Bitton, A., Song, Z., & Landon, B. (2015). Medicare chronic care management payments and financial returns to primary care practices: a modeling study. Annals of Internal Medicine, 163(8), 580-8.

Implications of workforce and financing changes for primary care practice utilization, revenue, and cost: A generalizable mathematical model for practice management.

Basu, S. E., Landon, B. S., Song, Z., Bitton, A., & Phillips, R. (2015). Implications of workforce and financing changes for primary care practice utilization, revenue, and cost: A generalizable mathematical model for practice management. Medical Care, 53(2), 125-132.