For all the debate over PPACA, few talk about the law's effort to improve care delivery, whether it's rolling out entirely new delivery models or revamping existing ones.

(Maybe it's because these common sense incremental fixes are hard to argue with – right up there with pre-existing conditions and covering kids until they're 26.)

Another front on this quality-driven offensive tackled hospital readmissions, attacking the revolving door of Medicare patients. And from what I've seen, hospitals are taking this seriously.

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