Author Frequently asked questions. 534 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 33 34 35 36 37 … 54 Older Here they come – block grants for Medicaid January 30, 2020 CMS.gov, January 30, 2020 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a new opportunity to support states with greater flexibility to improve the health of their Medicaid populations. The Healthy Adult Opportunity (HAO) emphasizes the concept of value-based care while granting states with extensive flexibility to administer and design their programs within […] Quote of the Day UK’s secret? Social solidarity. January 29, 2020 The UK has one of the most equitable health care systems in the world. Here’s how. By Ezra Klein Vox, January 28, 2020 The UK spends barely half what we do, covers everyone, rarely lets cost prove a barrier for people seeking care, and boasts health outcomes better than ours. Which raises the question: How […] Quote of the Day In spite of ACA, affordability of care is being undermined for too many January 29, 2020 By Laura Hawks, M.D.; David U. Himmelstein, M.D.; Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.; David H. Bor, M.D.; Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.; Danny McCormick, M.D., M.P.H. JAMA Internal Medicine, January 27, 2020 Key Points Question: Has unmet need for physician services shifted for US adults between 1998 and 2017? Findings: Using data from US adults aged 18 […] Quote of the Day Redistribution of health care costs January 27, 2020 By Katherine Grace Carman, Ph.D.; Jodi Liu, Ph.D.; Chapin White, Ph.D. HSR, Health Services Research, January 27, 2020 What This Study Adds Health care financing arrangements are designed to redistribute funds for health care expenditures. Higher‐income households pay the most to finance health care in dollar amounts, but the burden of payments as a share […] Quote of the Day 16 minutes EHR time per ambulatory patient? Get real! January 24, 2020 By J. Marc Overhage, M.D., Ph.D. and David McCallie Jr., M.D. Annals of Internal Medicine, January 14, 2020 Abstract Background: The amount of time that providers spend using electronic health records (EHRs) to support the care delivery process is a concern for the U.S. health care system. Given the potential effect on patient care and […] Quote of the Day Stagnant incomes and health care subsidies January 23, 2020 By Isabel V. Sawhill and Christopher Pulliam Brookings, January 21, 2020 The state of the American middle class is a hot topic on the campaign trail and in the policy community. As we have shown before, income growth for the middle class, defined as the middle 60 percent of the income distribution, is falling behind […] Quote of the Day ‘Complete’ health insurance improves access and prevents financial hardship January 22, 2020 By Christopher T. Robertson STAT, January 20, 2020 Lost in the shuffle of competing plans for saving health care is the radical call by Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for “no more copays, no more deductibles” as part of their “Medicare for All” plans. Doing away with copays and deductibles would represent […] Quote of the Day The American College of Physicians’ endorsement of single payer January 21, 2020 By Robert Doherty, B.A.; Thomas G. Cooney, M.D.; Ryan D. Mire, M.D.; Lee S. Engel, M.D.; Jason M. Goldman, M.D.; for the Health and Public Policy Committee and Medical Practice and Quality Committee of the American College of Physicians Annals of Internal Medicine, January 21, 2020 U.S. health care costs too much; leaves too many […] Quote of the Day Labor should not bargain against itself on Medicare for All January 20, 2020 By Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Illinois AFL-CIO Convention, October 1965 “At the turn of the century women earned approximately ten cents an hour, and men were fortunate to receive twenty cents an hour. The average work week was sixty to seventy hours. During the thirties, wages were a secondary issue; to have a job […] Quote of the Day Health care inflation? It’s the insurer administrative costs, stupid. January 17, 2020 By Dean Baker Center for Economic and Policy Research, November 13, 2019 Over the year, the overall CPI is up 1.8 percent, while the core index is up 2.3 percent. There is some modest evidence of accelerating inflation in the core CPI. The major item driving the core inflation rate higher is medical care, with […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 33 34 35 36 37 … 54 Older
