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=== Pioneer Program Results ===
=== Pioneer Program Results ===
An early pilot program, called the "Pioneer Program." was largely unsuccessful for the participants, with a substantial percentage dropping out and several prestigious programs owing multi-million-dollar penalties for not meeting goals in reducing patient expenses, in addition to their own extra costs required to participate.
An early pilot program, called the "Pioneer Program." was largely unsuccessful for the participants, with a substantial percentage dropping out and several prestigious programs owing multimillion-dollar penalties for not meeting goals in reducing patient expenses, in addition to their own extra costs required to participate.
Specifically, only 13 out of the original 32 Pioneers saved enough in health care costs to receive any of the incentive benefits from Medicare, and those benefits probably did not cover additional administrative and technology costs necessary to participate in the program.
Specifically, only 13 out of the original 32 Pioneers saved enough in health care costs to receive any of the incentive benefits from Medicare, and those benefits probably did not cover additional administrative and technology costs necessary to participate in the program.