Author Frequently asked questions. 528 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 … 53 Older President Biden dodges health care reform January 28, 2021 By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Abby Goodnough and Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times, January 28, 2021 President Biden, seeking to expand access to health care and strengthen the Affordable Care Act, used his executive authority Thursday to order the reopening of enrollment in the health law’s marketplaces and a re-examination of Trump administration policies that […] Quote of the Day It is not hard to cut waste in health care January 27, 2021 By Amy Finkelstein The New York Times, January 22, 2021 Cutting waste while preserving critically important treatment is the holy grail of health care policy. One of the pandemic’s startling effects is that despite the overwhelming need for Covid-19 treatments and vaccinations, health care spending in the United States has declined sharply. This indiscriminate reduction […] Quote of the Day Health Economists May Be Getting The Supply-And-Demand Framework All Wrong January 26, 2021 By Alan Weil, Adam Gaffney Health Affairs, January 26, 2021 Have health economists been underestimating supply-side constraints when making predictions regarding cost and utilization for universal health coverage programs, such as Medicare For All? That’s certainly what Dr. Adam Gaffney, a pulmonary specialist from Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School, and colleagues posit in […] Quote of the Day Rural hospitals are closing January 25, 2021 United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), December 2020 What GAO Found GAO found that when rural hospitals closed, residents living in the closed hospitals’ service areas would have to travel substantially farther to access certain health care services. Specifically, for residents living in these service areas, GAO’s analysis shows that the median distance to access […] Quote of the Day Views around health, equity, and race during the pandemic January 22, 2021 Many see COVID-19 as a moment for change, with improving access to health care as the shift they most want to see. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, January 2021 This ongoing survey from RAND Corporation attempts to understand the views and values of those who are most at risk to the adverse impacts of COVID-19 by […] Quote of the Day Building Back a Better Medicare Program January 21, 2021 By John E. McDonough and Sherry Glied The Milbank Quarterly, January 21, 2021 Every US administration since 1966 has had to engage in Medicare policymaking. The program covers 61 million elderly and disabled Americans, accounts for 14% of all federal spending, and, unlike the larger Social Security program, requires myriad legislative and regulatory tweaks each […] Quote of the Day Inaugural Address January 20, 2021 By Joseph R. Biden Jr. Inaugural Address, January 20, 2021 I understand that many of my fellow Americans view the future with fear and trepidation. I understand they worry about their jobs. I understand like my dad, they lay in bed wondering, can I keep my health care, can I pay my mortgage. Thinking about […] Quote of the Day President-elect Biden’s health care approach January 19, 2021 An increase in subsidies could drive millions to enroll in Obamacare marketplaces, experts say. By Sarah Kliff The New York Times, January 16, 2021 Tucked into President-elect Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan is a one-sentence provision that could drive billions in federal subsidies to help people afford to buy health insurance. The proposal would do […] Quote of the Day MLK Jr.: Do we have the will to end poverty? January 18, 2021 If he saw the issues of poverty and income inequality that exist today, he would be greatly disappointed. By Martin Luther King III The New York Times, January 18, 2021, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Martin Luther King Jr.: “There is nothing new about poverty. What is new is we now have the techniques and […] Quote of the Day Are There Trade-offs in Public Health Insurance Design? January 15, 2021 By Katherine Baicker, Ph.D. JAMA Health Forum, January 14, 2021 The importance of access to health care and the financial protections that insurance should provide have never been more salient, and the potential consequences of the costs and gaps within the patchwork system in the US have never been more dire. Would the US population […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 … 53 Older
