The hospital readmission reduction program and social risk.

The article discusses a study which examines the impact of value-based purchasing programs which aim to reduce hospital readmission. Topics include the incorporation of social risk dimensions into the hospital readmissions reduction program (HRRP) models, the differences in risk of readmission between safety-net hospitals and nonsafety-net hospitals and the conflicting evidence on the extent of HRRP in reducing readmission rates.