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WEBThis post originally appeared on July 7, 2023. Having recently sat at the controls and flown a plane for the first time, this post will explore the intersection of healthcare regulation …

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Precision Policy: How Big Data is Reshaping U.S. Healthcare

WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a key player in this transformative movement, actively leveraging the capabilities of big data through …

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Public Health Must Rebuild Trust. Quickly.

WEBIt has fallen further during the pandemic. Social engineers, embedded in public health, see the field as a tool for correcting many social policy failures. Health …

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The Disappearance of Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending

WEBt spending made up only 10% of health spending in 2020. The pervasiveness of third-party payments disconnects American patients from the true cost …

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Medicaid and CHIP: A Tale of Two Funding Structures

WEBAlthough Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are both designed to provide a health care safety net for low-income individuals, their …

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Best of Open Health: Section 361, CDC Overreach, and Congress

WEBCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky recently made headlines for admitting the agency’s performance during the …

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Recessions Affect Mortality — Just Not in the Way You Think

WEBthe last 25 years, solid evidence has emerged showing that economic downturns in the U.S. tend to be accompanied by declines in mortality — such that, …

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It’s Not Just the Private Sector: International Spending …

WEBFigure 2 reveals a startling fact: Even after adjusting for the OECD’s inflated compulsory spending in the US, most countries’ total health spending falls below the …

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Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in U.S. Adults Remain Elevated

WEBIn April/May 2020, 36% of U.S. adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression, according to the Household Pulse Survey (HPS), an initiative launched by the Census …

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How Zero-Harm Policies Hurt Patients and Clinicians

WEBHow Zero-Harm Policies Hurt Patients and Clinicians. CMS’s single-metric goals have unintended consequences. Elise Amez-Droz. May 12, 2023. 1. 1. Share. The …

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Controlling Healthcare Costs: Will Shaming and Coercing Hospitals …

WEBhospital prices for the same services vary so widely, and the wave of consolidation, particularly the acquisition of small physician practices by larger hospitals, …

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Medicaid Expansion and the Opioid Overdose Crisis

WEBThe opioid overdose epidemic in the U.S. continues unabated. In 2021, more than 80,000 deaths were recorded involving opioids — nearly four times more than in …

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A Flight Plan for Healthcare: Diagnosing Why We Need More …

WEBHaving recently sat at the controls and flown a plane for the first time, this post will explore the intersection of healthcare regulation and my newfound personal …

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Why Average Income Isn’t A Good Way to Distribute Federal …

WEBMedicaid, the largest health insurer in the U.S., is financed jointly by the federal government and the states. Overall, of the $728 billion in total Medicaid spending …

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The Myth of American Free-Market Healthcare

WEBA popular talking point among admirers of single-payer health systems is that the American experiment with free market healthcare has failed. Skyrocketing costs, …

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Precision Policy: How Big Data is Reshaping U.S. Healthcare

WEBEditor's Note: This week's blog post is a guest contribution from Ali Melad, who brings us his perspective on the role of big data in U.S. health policy. The introduction of big data in …

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Another Pathway to Reduce Medical Professional Shortage: Tap …

WEBSeveral months ago, my former colleague Justin Leventhal made several interesting proposals in this blog to remedy the shortage of medical professionals, …

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The long CON: Are certificate-of-need laws helping or hurting …

WEBRural Americans fare worse than their urban counterparts on many indicators of health, including mortality, chronic disease, and behavioral risk factors. A long …

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