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Another Exciting Episode Of Health Wonk Review
Over at the New America Foundation, on The New Health Dialogue, Joe Colucci marks what would have been Jim Henson’s 75th birthday with a Muppet edition of the Health Wonk Review. (The title of this blog post is shamelessly stolen from Joe’s...
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Fri, Sep 30 2011 9:01 AM
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Census Numbers: The Trend Toward Government Coverage Continues
In its yearly survey of health insurance coverage, the U.S. Census Bureau published figures that underscore the trend toward greater dependence on government for coverage. The percentage of Americans on government health programs continues to grow, while...
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Wed, Sep 14 2011 9:15 AM
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A Brief History Of Health Spending Since 1965
Since last March when we began tracking national health expenditures (NHE) on a monthly basis, we have been wondering when the health spending share of GDP would hit the 18 percent threshold. The recent downward revision of historical GDP estimates has...
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Mon, Sep 19 2011 7:39 AM
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Monopoly Anyone? The Battle To Control Health Care
Like children gathered around a card table, America’s special interests are engaged in a high stakes game of Monopoly. But the winner of this game gets more than a day or two of bragging rights; this time the spoils are nothing less than control of our...
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Tue, Sep 06 2011 10:21 AM
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Higher Physician Spending In U.S. Driven By Fees, Not Practice Costs
Research appearing in the newly released September issue of Health Affairs shows that physicians in the United States are paid more per service than doctors in other countries—in some cases double. There is also a far bigger gap between fees paid for...
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Thu, Sep 08 2011 4:36 AM
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Remembering September 11 And Anthrax: Public Health’s Vital Role In National Defense
In 2001, we experienced the unimaginable. In 2011, we know we need to expect the unexpected. Over the past decade, we learned a lot of hard lessons about what it means to be adequately prepared for diseases, disasters and bioterrorism. We’ve made smart...
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Fri, Sep 09 2011 6:47 AM
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Weight Loss Program For Near-Elderly Could Yield Medicare Savings
Medicare could save up to $15 billion over the lifetimes of a group of baby boomers if the federal government made community-based weight loss programs available to people age 60 or older who were at risk for diabetes or heart disease, according to a...
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Mon, Sep 12 2011 2:31 PM
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Common Sense And Malpractice Reform
Having both medical and law degrees typecasts me. New acquaintances ask if I have ever sued myself. Within the health policy community, colleagues assume I study medical malpractice. So I have let it become a self-fulfilling prophecy. I worked on medical...
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Mon, Sep 26 2011 12:20 PM
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New Approaches In A New World, Starting With ACOs
If the last few months have made anything clear, it’s that the fiscal climate has changed and there are no longer any sacred cows. Medicare and other essential health programs are on the chopping block, despite their immense popularity and the fact that...
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Fri, Sep 23 2011 7:33 AM
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AHIP Conference To Highlight Health Plan Innovations
If the United States is to reduce the growth of its debt over the long term, and if Americans are to have access to affordable medical care, we will have to reinvent our health care system to deliver better care and achieve better health at lower costs...
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Fri, Sep 23 2011 12:28 PM
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State Perspectives On Implementing Insurance Exchanges
Editor’s note: Watch for additional posts on insurance exchanges coming soon on Health Affairs Blog. The National Governors Association (NGA) hosted a two-day workshop entitled, “Timelines, State Options, and Federal Regulations” to assist states...
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Tue, Sep 20 2011 11:28 AM
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Insurance Exchanges: Trouble At The SHOP?
Editor’s note: For more on insurance exchanges, see today’s post by Leesa Tori and Tuesday’s post by Steve Lieberman and Kristin Drobac, as well as Tim Jost’s earlier analyses (here and here) of proposed rules concerning exchanges...
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Thu, Sep 22 2011 9:23 AM
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Insurance Exchanges: Lessons From The Life And Death Of Pac Advantage
Editor’s Note: For more on insurance exchanges, see today’s post by Roger Collier and Tuesday’s post by Steve Lieberman and Kristin Drobac, as well as Tim Jost’s earlier analyses (here and here) of proposed rules concerning exchanges...
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Thu, Sep 22 2011 9:20 AM
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Increased Spending Wipes Out Income Gains; Low-Income Families Hit Hardest
Steadily rising health care costs are exacting a heavy financial toll on many families, leaving them with less and less disposable income while increasing the federal deficit, according to a study in the recently released September issue of Health Affairs...
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Tue, Sep 27 2011 12:52 PM
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The Affordable Care Act Supreme Court Petitions: Issues And Implications
Wednesday, September 28 was a busy day at the Supreme Court clerk’s office. It had been widely expected that there would be a major pleading filed with the clerk in an Affordable Care Act challenge, as the response of the United States to a certiorari...
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Thu, Sep 29 2011 7:10 AM
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