
Results
• For all payers across all procedure types, we found significantly greater
reduction in post-discharge and total episode payments for procedures
performed in ASPIRE hospitals compared to non-ASPIRE control hospitals
• Trends in specific components of total episode payments -- index,
readmission, and professional fee payments -- were not significantly different
between the 2 groups, but all trended lower in the ASPIRE hospitals.
Payment Type Difference-in-differences estimate ($) p-value Standard error
Index Episode -346.05 0.1103 216.69
Post Discharge -354.30 0.0023 116.44
Readmission 45.57 0.5803 82.41
Professional Fee -54.22 0.1918 41.54
Total Episode -718.62 0.0234 316.94