July 2012 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

Choice Architecture: Design Decisions That Affect Consumers’ Health Plan Choices

The Affordable Care Act is intended to bring new health insurance choices to American consumers but — unless we pay attention to the concept of choice architecture — consumers may not be able to identify the best choice for them. Health insurance...

Published Fri, Jul 13 2012 10:09 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

‘Alternative Quality Contract’ Lowered Spending And Improved Quality

A Health Affairs Web First study published yesterday examines the results of the Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield Alternative Quality Contract. Under the AQC, BCBSMa pays provider organizations through multiyear contracts based on global budgets and...

Published Thu, Jul 12 2012 1:16 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Payment, States, Spending, Quality

Call To Protect Consumer Rights To Genomic Info Heads Health Affairs Blog’s June Top Ten

“Your genome should belong to you, but it doesn’t always.” This statement, and a call to action to protect consumers’ rights to their genomic information, are contained in the most-read Health Affairs Blog post for June, a Contributing...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2012 1:43 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Blog, Consumers, Health IT, States, Health Law

New Health Affairs: Assesing The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief

Articles published yesterday in the July 2012 issue of July 2012 issue of Health Affairs focus on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the US program to address global HIV and AIDS, and the largest investment to date of any country...

Published Tue, Jul 10 2012 3:47 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Policy, Chronic Care, Pharma, Global Health, AIDS, Science and Health

Health Affairs PEPFAR Briefing Tomorrow: Reminder And Webcast Information

Tomorrow, Tuesday July 10, Health Affairs will release its July 2012 issue, “Assessing The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief.” The volume contains a thorough examination of PEPFAR, the program of bilateral U.S. assistance begun in 2003 to support...

Published Mon, Jul 09 2012 9:34 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Prevention, Policy, Chronic Care, Pharma, Global Health, AIDS

A Supreme Court Health Wonk Review

For your weekend reading, a belated shout out to Joe Paduda’s impromptu Health Wonk review on the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act decision. Part 1 is here and part 2 is here. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 06 2012 3:48 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Insurance, Medicaid, Health Law

The Supreme Court Upholds The Individual Mandate: But Who Are We Talking About?

While the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate survived constitutional scrutiny in NFIB v. Sebelius, a Republican president and/or changes in the House or Senate this fall could lead to its demise. As campaigns shift into high gear, the law’s opponents...

Published Thu, Jul 05 2012 7:11 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Insurance, Coverage, Health Law

Full Steam Ahead: In Wake of Supreme Court Decision, HHS Issues Funding Opportunities, Implementation Guidance

While all of the attention of the public and of the media has been focused on the Supreme Court’s June 28 decision upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and on examining the nuances and consequences of that decision, the federal...

Published Thu, Jul 05 2012 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Harmonizing The ACA With State Tort And Licensure Systems And Hospital Peer Review

The Supreme Court’s decision affirming the constitutionality of most of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“ACA”) is likely to have a profound impact on health care quality, cost and access. This decision allows the country to move...

Published Tue, Jul 03 2012 3:18 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Malpractice Liability Reform, States, Quality, Hospitals

Health Affairs Briefing: Assessing The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief

On Tuesday, July 10, Health Affairs will release its July 2012 issue, “Assessing The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief.” The volume contains a thorough examination of PEPFAR, the program of bilateral U.S. assistance begun in...

Published Tue, Jul 03 2012 3:16 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Global Health, AIDS

After The Supreme Court, Higher Cost and Unrealistic Timeline Will Force Major Changes

The Supreme Court has spoken, but problems built into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have not been resolved by the decision and may have worsened. Even accepting the law’s assumptions about how the health system should be reformed, actually putting all...

Published Mon, Jul 02 2012 12:23 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, States, Spending, Medicaid

Decision Time For States On The Affordable Care Act

With the constitutionality of the individual mandate—and with it, almost the entire Affordable Care Act—now established, the implementation ball has been returned squarely to the states’ court. The highly variable state responses to the law—ranging from...

Published Mon, Jul 02 2012 8:37 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Insurance, States, Medicaid, Health Law

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