November 2010 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

Consumers And Insurance: Experiences In Eleven Countries

As the United States begins implementing health reform, how does the U.S. experience compare with that of other high-income countries? To answer that question, The Commonwealth Fund conducted its thirteenth annual health policy survey, this year focusing...

Published Thu, Nov 18 2010 7:51 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Insurance, Health Care Costs, Access

Health Policy Brief: Medical Loss Ratios

A new Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examines the requirements outlined in the Affordable Care Act concerning “medical loss ratios” (the percentage of premiums that insurance companies must spend...

Published Mon, Nov 15 2010 10:55 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Insurance

Health Policy Brief: Early Retiree Coverage

The latest Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation describes a new program to shore up health insurance coverage for early retirees—individuals 55 and older who have left employment and are not yet eligible for Medicare...

Published Mon, Nov 29 2010 9:17 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Insurance, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Coverage

Conservatives Urge Aggressive Approach To Overturning Health Reform

A conservative group of healthcare analysts today welcomed the intention of the new House Republican majority to immediately pass a bill repealing President Obama’s health reform law. After that’s done, though, the analysts suggested the Republican leaders...

Published Thu, Nov 04 2010 3:00 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Politics, States, Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Advancing High-Value Health Care: A Mayo Clinic Interactive Symposium

With the recent Republican election victories, the news has been filled with discussion of the coming political battles over Affordable Care Act. But whatever happens to the new law, taking the steps necessary to advance high-value health care in America...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2010 1:38 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Spending, Quality, Innovation

Health Policy Brief: Grandfathered Health Plans

A new Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) examines the topic of health insurance plans that are “grandfathered” under the recently enacted health reform law—and the resulting issues for consumers, employers...

Published Mon, Nov 01 2010 10:02 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Insurance, Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Call For Papers On Health And The Environment

Health Affairs will publish a theme issue on Health and the Environment in May 2011, which will be supported by a grant from the Kresge Foundation. We invite submissions of papers that inform policymakers about environmental dimensions of health and their...

Published Mon, Nov 01 2010 9:53 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Disparities

A Veterans Day Health Wonk Review

Heather Kelly at INQRI Blog hosts the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review. Heather presents a great collection of health policy blogging, including Linda Bergthold’s Health Affairs Blog post on defining essential benefits under the Affordable...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2010 7:28 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Reform, Blog

Comparing Treatments, Judging Health Reform Top HA Blog Most-Read List

A look at Health Affairs‘ October issue on comparative effectiveness research tops the list of most-read Health Affairs Blog posts for last month. Next on the list is Tim Jost’s look at the debate over the Affordable Care Act’s constitutionality...

Published Mon, Nov 08 2010 9:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Blog, Spending, Health Law, Comparative Effectiveness

Do Republicans Have A Mandate?

Republicans have aggressively announced their determination to overturn recently passed health reform legislation. However, GOP leaders could be in for an unpleasant surprise if they interpret their election victories as a mandate to repeal the Affordable...

Published Fri, Nov 05 2010 9:30 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Public Opinion

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