Author Frequently asked questions. 542 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 24 25 26 27 28 … 55 Older 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 Hospital CEOs paid millions while many workers furloughed June 8, 2020 By Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Jesse Drucker and David Enrich The New York Times, June 8, 2020 The New York Times analyzed tax and securities filings by 60 of the country’s largest hospital chains, which have received a total of more than $15 billion in emergency funds through the economic stimulus package in the federal CARES Act. […] Quote of the Day Oliver Wyman’s four economic scenarios for health care in 2030 June 5, 2020 By Fritz Heese and David Fries Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman, Accessed June 5, 2020 There are a few claims we’re making (with confidence!) about healthcare’s future. We predict healthcare’s migration to value will continue. Margin pressure and intense competitive pressure will push efficiency among incumbents (like automating and transitioning care to lower acuity environments). […] Quote of the Day Challenging inequality through the ‘civil rights of health’ June 4, 2020 By Angela P. Harris and Aysha Pamukcu Law and Political Economy, June 4, 2020 “We’re all in this together” has become a familiar call for strengthening our sense of community and social responsibility during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this phrase can obscure deep social inequities, this recognition of our interdependence presents an opportunity to connect […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 24 25 26 27 28 … 55 Older
