Author Frequently asked questions. 525 items Posts navigation Newer 1 … 22 23 24 25 26 … 53 Older Hannity’s downplaying of COVID-19 threat increased deaths June 22, 2020 By Leonardo Bursztyn, Aakaash Rao, Christopher P. Roth, David H. Yanagizawa-Drott National Bureau of Economic Research, June 2020 Abstract We study the effects of COVID-19 coverage early in the pandemic by the two most widely-viewed cable news shows in the United States – Hannity and Tucker Carlson Tonight, both on Fox News – on downstream […] Quote of the Day Let’s take money transactions out of the health care delivery setting June 19, 2020 By Douglas Barthold, Anirban Basu Health Affairs Blog, June 18, 2020 High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) covered more than 30 percent of enrollees in employer-sponsored plans in the United States in 2019, up from 4 percent in 2006. The growth of HDHPs is driven by the pursuit of reduced health care spending and premiums for both […] Quote of the Day Himmelstein and Himmelstein on capital investments and socioeconomic and racial inequities June 18, 2020 By Gracie Himmelstein, M.A., Kathryn EW Himmelstein, M.S.Ed., M.D. International Journal of Health Services, In Press (Posted June 18, 2020) Abstract Racial inequities in health outcomes are widely acknowledged. This study seeks to determine whether hospitals serving people of color in the United States have lesser physical assets than other hospitals. With data on 4,476 […] Quote of the Day What will be the legacy of Barbara Starfield? June 17, 2020 By James M. Perrin The Milbank Quarterly, June 2020 Barbara Starfield built the field of primary care research and galvanized research and policy documenting the central importance of primary care in health and health care delivery. Her work spanned decades, showing how primary care improves population health and lowers health care expenditures. It guided many […] Quote of the Day MedPAC recognizes system is not working but wants to go further down same path June 16, 2020 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), June 2020 As part of its mandate from the Congress, each June the Commission reports on refinements to Medicare payment systems and issues affecting the Medicare program, including broader changes in health care delivery and the market for health care services. Realizing the promise of value-based payment in Medicare: An […] Quote of the Day V. Fuchs: We may now have the dynamic for political change in health reform June 15, 2020 By Victor R. Fuchs, Ph.D. JAMA, June 12, 2020 To simply return to the prepandemic health care system during a presidential election year would be a mistake. This is a time to think more boldly about the future of the US health care system. The health care system is dysfunctional for many individuals in the […] Quote of the Day COVID-19 crisis comes with financial toxicity June 12, 2020 By Adam W. Gaffney MD, MPH, Laura Hawks MD, David H. Bor MD, Steffie Woolhandler MD, MPH, David U. Himmelstein MD & Danny McCormick MD Journal of General Internal Medicine, June 10, 2020 We analyzed a nationally representative survey to identify individuals at elevated risk for severe COVID-19 and, among these, those at high risk […] Quote of the Day Diagnosing and treating systemic racism June 11, 2020 By Michele K. Evans, M.D., Lisa Rosenbaum, M.D., Debra Malina, Ph.D., Stephen Morrissey, Ph.D., and Eric J. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D. The New England Journal of Medicine, June 10, 2020 The role of the physician in times of social injustice and societal distress is difficult to navigate. Since the importation of enslaved Africans as chattel to […] Quote of the Day COVID-19 and Health Financing: Perils and Possibilities June 10, 2020 By Adam Gaffney, David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler International Journal of Health Services, June 9, 2020 Abstract While the COVID-19 pandemic presents every nation with challenges, the United States’ underfunded public health infrastructure, fragmented medical care system, and inadequate social protections impose particular impediments to mitigating and managing the outbreak. Years of inadequate funding of […] Quote of the Day Health policy trade-offs: keep good, dump bad June 9, 2020 By Linda J. Blumberg Urban Institute, June 2020 Exploring the Five Core Questions Necessary to Evaluate the Trade-Offs Inherent in a Health Reform Proposal Evaluating the trade-offs inherent in the answers to each of the five core questions below is critical to understanding the philosophical underpinnings and general implications of health reform proposals. How broadly […] Quote of the Day Posts navigation Newer 1 … 22 23 24 25 26 … 53 Older