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The Next Steps to Universal Health Care – Policy Prescriptions

WEBBarring any massive upheaval to the political forces currently in Washington, DC, the Affordable Care Act is set to become part of the nation’s social fabric. But the …

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The Marketplace vs Medicaid – Policy Prescriptions

WEBHowever, States cannot use the Marketplace as a substitute for Medicaid expansion. States that adopted Medicaid expansion showed a higher level of uptake of …

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Gender differences in health costs – Policy Prescriptions

WEBAlthough past studies have shown that the differences in personal health care spending between men and women are minimal, a new analysis shows that if the …

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ACA Increased Emergency Department Use – Policy Prescriptions

WEBAs the Affordable Care Act was being implemented, many politicians and health policy experts predicted a decline in ED use, as newly-insured patients would …

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A Classic: The RAND Health Insurance Experiment

WEBThe RAND Health Insurance Experiment represent the best evidence available to determine the behavior of patients based on cost sharing in health plans. …

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Medicaid Expansion’s Impact on Poverty – Policy Prescriptions

WEBThis is the research I’ve been waiting for – a study that meaningfully demonstrates the impact of Medicaid expansion on poverty. Zewde and Wimer analyze …

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#PolicyRx18 – Policy Prescriptions

WEB1:00pm – 1:25pm “Repeal, Replace, Repeat” Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP 1:25pm – 1:50pm “Universal Coverage: Getting There from Here” Alison …

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Individual Health Insurance Mandates – Pros & Cons

WEBIndividual Health Insurance Mandates – Pros & Cons. Several universal insurance coverage models incorporate an individual mandate which requires every …

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Maryland sets hospital rates – Policy Prescriptions

WEBThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the most sweeping piece of healthcare legislation passed in decades. While authorized at the federal level, much of the …

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The Swiss Health Care System – Policy Prescriptions

WEBThe Swiss system incorporates several of the key pieces of America’s health reform contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (community rating, …

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Non-financial barriers to care – Policy Prescriptions

WEBThis model categorizes barriers to access to care into 5 dimensions: Affordability – Relationship between prices and ability to pay. Accommodation – …

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[Anecdotes] Plan B – Got Another Option

WEB“ Is there a place for evidence-based health policy in repropreventive services?” The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made history last …

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“The arc of the health care universe is long, but it bends toward

WEBThe World War II era wage freezes that the federal government instituted, forbidding salary increases but allowing for fringe benefits like health care, aided the growth of ESHI.

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The Problem with ACOs & Vulnerable Patients – Policy Prescriptions

WEBDespite the rapid expansion of ACOs, a recent Health Affairs article highlighted the unintended consequence of greater ACO uptake by providers serving …

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Japan’s Tragedy of the Commons – Policy Prescriptions

WEBHealth costs in Japan amount to approximately 8 percent of GDP. Although this figure is growing, it remains far less than the 16 percent of GDP the United States …

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Less is More: HIE Prevents Repeat Tests – Policy Prescriptions

WEBSource: Flickr/CC. This study determined if HIE decreased repeat imaging tests (X-rays, ultrasounds, and CT scans) in an 11-county region in New York. They …

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Trimming the Fat – Policy Prescriptions

WEBTrimming the Fat. March 31, 2018 Ryan Jacobs. The use of costly, unnecessary medical tests that provide little benefit to the patient, known as low-value healthcare services, is …

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Estimating Operating Room Time Improves Medicare Billing

WEBPRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Using 3.0 million observations of anesthesia and OR times, we estimated surgical time for 921 procedures. Correlation between these time …

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Crisis Becomes Opportunity – Policy Prescriptions

WEBIncreased liability premiums, lax court requirements for evidence of fault, and the threat of insurers pulling out of the medical liability market culminated in France’s …

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