Author Frequently asked questions. 531 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 27 28 29 30 31 … 54 Older What would Jonas Salk say? April 20, 2020 By Jonathan Salk The Hill, April 13, 2020 There’s a lot of speculation about a COVID-19 vaccine, from false memes that need debunking, to physicians writing about renewed appreciation and longing for medical victories like the development of the first effective polio vaccine. Hailed as medical miracle, the vaccine was announced 65 years ago yesterday […] Quote of the Day Employer plans responsible for excessive out-of-pocket costs April 17, 2020 By Sherry A. Glied and Benjamin Zhu The Commonwealth Fund, April 17, 2020 Abstract Issue: Many studies report that high out-of-pocket health spending is an increasing problem, despite expanded insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Little is known about how Americans’ out-of-pocket spending has changed over time. Goals: To observe trends in high […] Quote of the Day Private agent vs. social planner in COVID-19 mitigation April 16, 2020 By Callum J. Jones, Thomas Philippon, Venky Venkateswaran National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2020 We study the response of an economy to an unexpected epidemic. Households mitigate the spread of the disease by reducing consumption, reducing hours worked, and working from home. Working from home is subject to learning-by-doing and the capacity of the […] Quote of the Day ACO wonks stumbling through the pandemic April 15, 2020 By William K. Bleser, Elizabeth Singletary, Hannah L. Crook, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Robert S. Saunders, Mark B. McClellan Health Affairs Blog, April 14, 2020 The purpose of this two-part Health Affairs Blog post is to summarize impacts, issues, and policy implications due to the coronavirus pandemic for the largest payment reform program in the country: accountable […] Quote of the Day Financial Times on the social contract April 14, 2020 Radical reforms are required to forge a society that will work for all By The Editorial Board Financial Times, April 3, 2020 Beyond defeating the disease, the great test all countries will soon face is whether current feelings of common purpose will shape society after the crisis. As western leaders learnt in the Great Depression, […] Quote of the Day COVID-19: The swan song of ACOs April 13, 2020 By Maria Castellucci Modern Healthcare, April 13, 2020 Most accountable care organizations taking on downside risk in the Medicare Shared Savings Program are considering dropping out due to concerns they will suffer financial losses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey. Fifty-six percent of risk-bearing ACOs said in a survey from […] Quote of the Day Malcolm Gladwell: The lesson of the COVID-19 pandemic April 10, 2020 Munk Dialogue, April 9, 2020 Rudyard Griffiths: What do you think will be the best thing coming out of this? Malcolm Gladwell: If I had to identify the best thing that could come out of this, it is a resurgence in the profile and importance of the public health community. If you look back on […] Quote of the Day Beware the ACO enablers April 9, 2020 By Maria Castellucci Modern Healthcare, March 21, 2020 While Caravan Health, one of the consulting firms typically called ACO enablers, is taking on all the downside risk for some of its customers, other companies have long baked into their business model that they will take on some of it, sometimes half or more, depending on […] Quote of the Day UnitedHealth, Cigna sued for underpaying out-of-network providers April 8, 2020 By Shelby Livingston Modern Healthcare, April 6, 2020 Several behavioral health providers and patients sued UnitedHealth Group and Cigna subsidiaries for allegedly underpaying the providers for out-of-network claims, leaving patients with massive medical bills. The lawsuits, filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claim that United Behavioral Health […] Quote of the Day COVID-19 pandemic and the loss of health insurance April 7, 2020 By Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH; David U. Himmelstein, MD Annals of Internal Medicine, April 7, 2020 During the final week of March 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that a record number of workers—6.648 million—filed new claims for unemployment benefits. That beat the previous record of 3.307 million filings, which was set the week […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 27 28 29 30 31 … 54 Older
