Author Frequently asked questions. 528 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 30 31 32 33 34 … 53 Older NASI report on expanding Medicare eligibility March 4, 2020 Examining Approaches to Expand Medicare Eligibility: Key Design Options and Implications National Academy of Social Insurance, March 2020 From the Executive Summary Improving access to affordable, high-quality health coverage and care and constraining health care spending remain formidable policy challenges for the United States. In response, candidates, state and federal officeholders, academics, and a variety […] Quote of the Day Health Affairs on ACA at 10: A celebration of cruel mediocrity March 3, 2020 How Have ACA Insurance Expansions Affected Health Outcomes? Findings From The Literature Health Affairs, March 2020 A growing body of literature examining the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on nonelderly adults provides promising evidence of improvements in health outcomes through insurance expansions. However, not all studies reported a significant positive relationship between ACA […] Quote of the Day ACA still leaves many exposed to catastrophic health expenditures March 2, 2020 By Charles Liu, MD, MS; Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, PhD; Thomas G. Weiser, MD, MPH; John W. Scott, MD, MPH; David A. Spain, MD; Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, MD, MSHS JAMA Network Open, February 28, 2020 Abstract Importance: Trauma is an expensive and unpredictable source of out-of-pocket spending for American families. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act […] Quote of the Day Medicare for All saves money; Medicare for some doesn’t February 28, 2020 By Diane Archer The Hill, February 24, 2020 The evidence abounds: A “Medicare for All” single-payer system would guarantee comprehensive coverage to everyone in America and save money. Christopher Cai and colleagues at three University of California campuses examined 22 studies on the projected cost impact for single-payer health insurance in the United States and […] Quote of the Day Health insurers are abruptly terminating anesthesiology contracts February 27, 2020 By Jeff Lagasse Healthcare Finance, February 27, 2020 Physician anesthesiologists are being forced out of network as insurance companies terminate their contracts, often with little or no notice, according to a new national survey from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Initial results find 42% of respondents had contracts terminated in the last six months, while […] Quote of the Day UnitedHealthcare/Optum takes good care of their shareholders February 26, 2020 By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News, February 25, 2020 For five years, Rasha Salama has taken her two children to Dr. Inas Wassef, a pediatrician a few blocks from her home in this blue-collar town across the bay from New York City. Salama likes the doctor because Wassef speaks her native language — Arabic — […] Quote of the Day ‘Choice’ is being used to suppress optimal health policy February 25, 2020 By Laura Tollen, Elizabeth Keating, Alan Weil Health Affairs Blog, February 20, 2020 In 2018, Health Affairs launched the Council on Health Care Spending and Value, a nonpartisan, expert working group that will, over the course of three years, develop recommendations about how the US could take a more deliberate approach to moderating health care […] Quote of the Day What history can and can’t teach us about Medicare for All February 24, 2020 By John E. McDonough Health Affairs Blog, February 21, 2020 Too much time has been spent in this presidential campaign season arguing about Medicare for All. It is not because it’s a bad idea. It is because, for the foreseeable future, Medicare for All has zero political chance to become law. To begin understanding why, […] Quote of the Day Public charge rule is endangering health coverage for U.S.-citizen children February 21, 2020 By Stan Dorn and Rebecca Dorn FamiliesUSA, February 21, 2020 Executive Summary For more than a generation, Democratic and Republican administrations alike held to two core commitments: Children should have the health insurance they need for a good start in life; and immigrant families should be encouraged to seek essential benefits for which they qualify, […] Quote of the Day Gov. Newsom on homelessness and health February 20, 2020 Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, February 19, 2020 The California Dream is for all. To that end, there are 1.6 million fewer Californians living in poverty today than in 2011—a full quarter of the nation’s decrease. But no amount of progress can camouflage the most pernicious crisis in our midst, the ultimate manifestation of […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 30 31 32 33 34 … 53 Older
