Author Frequently asked questions. 534 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 38 39 40 41 42 … 54 Older What would a public option do to ACA marketplaces? November 18, 2019 FTI Consulting, November 2019 Key Findings Introducing a public option could create a “two-tier” health system where employer- based insurance provides access to a different set of hospitals or services than those available to enrollees in public insurance. The government would be expected to set premiums for the public option approximately 25 percent below market […] Quote of the Day Elizabeth Warren’s proposed transition to Medicare for All November 15, 2019 By Elizabeth Warren Medium, November 15. 2019 Every serious proposal for Medicare for All contemplates a significant transition period. Today, I’m announcing my plan to expand public health care coverage, reduce costs, and improve the quality of care for every family in America. My plan will be completed in my first term. It includes dramatic […] Quote of the Day BlueCross BlueShield Association shifting support to narrower network plans November 14, 2019 By Paige Minemyer FierceHealthcare, November 13, 2019 Blues plans are launching a high-performance network nationwide. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) revealed this week that its member plans would offer Blue HPN beginning in January 2021. The network will be available in 55 markets across the U.S. Jennifer Atkins, vice president of network solutions […] Quote of the Day Millions know someone who died after not getting treatment November 13, 2019 By Dan Witters Gallup, November 12, 2019 Highlights 34 million adults know someone who died after not getting treatment 58 million adults report inability to pay for needed drugs in past year Little progress seen by Trump administration in limiting rising drug costs More than 13% of American adults — or about 34 million people […] Quote of the Day Drug co-payments can be hazardous to your health November 12, 2019 By Navindra Persaud, MD; Michael Bedard, MD; Andrew S. Boozary, MD; et al JAMA Internal Medicine, October 7, 2019 Abstract Importance: Nonadherence to treatment with medicines is common globally, even for life-saving treatments. Cost is one important barrier to access, and only some jurisdictions provide medicines at no charge to patients. Objective: To determine whether […] Quote of the Day Influential chief executives of health systems are bringing us more managed care November 11, 2019 By Adam L. Logeman, MS, Oscar Ponce, MD, Neri Álvarez-Villalobos, MD, Victor M. Montori, MD, MSc Mayo Clinic Proceedings, November 2019 The health care system in the United States is capable of both health care excellence and pricing people out of care. Key individuals can exert influence on public and private discourse, policies, and actions […] Quote of the Day Half of Medicare beneficiaries with serious illness face financial hardship November 8, 2019 By Michael Anne Kyle, Robert J. Blendon, John M. Benson, Melinda K. Abrams, and Eric C. Schneider Health Affairs, November 2019 Abstract In a national survey, seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries described financial hardships resulting from their illness—despite high beneficiary satisfaction with Medicare overall and the fact that many have supplemental insurance. About half reported a […] Quote of the Day The Americanization of England’s NHS: HMOs, ACOs and all November 7, 2019 By John Furse London Review of Books, November 7, 2019 The Americanisation of the NHS is not something waiting for us in a post-Brexit future. It is already in full swing. Since 2017 Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) have been taking over the purchasing as well as the provision of NHS services in England, deciding who […] Quote of the Day The economic consequences of millennial health November 6, 2019 By Moody’s Analytics BlueCross BlueShield, November 6, 2019 In the course of the last several years, millennials have shown that they are very different from previous generations in a number of ways. Defined as the generation born from 1981 to 1996, they are the largest, most educated, and most connected generation the world has ever […] Quote of the Day Trump administration erects barriers to children’s health care November 5, 2019 By Lexi Churchill ProPublica, October 31, 2019 In early August, Elizabeth Petersen was home-schooling her children in the kitchen of their northern Idaho home when she got a call from Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, where her 4-year-old son, Paul, was set to have surgery a few weeks later. Since having a stroke around his […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 38 39 40 41 42 … 54 Older
