September 2012 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

Rising Executive Compensation At Children’s Hospitals Threatens The Public Trust

Editor’s note: The themes discussed in this post are among those discussed in the new book “Unaccountable,” by Dr. Marty Makary. A video trailer about the book is available here. In addition to Dr. Makary (photo and linked bio above), this blog post is...

Published Fri, Sep 14 2012 9:30 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Physicians, Quality, Hospitals, Children, Patient Safety

Today’s Health Wonk Review

At the Colorado Health Insurance Insider, Louise Norris presents a “Football Is Here” edition of the Health Wonk Review. Louise offers a great collection of health policy blogging, including Mark Smith’s Health Affairs Blog post advocating...

Published Thu, Sep 13 2012 12:55 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Blog, Payment, Physicians

The New Census Numbers: Some Good News, But Major Challenges Remain

Over the past year, the American economy has been gradually recovering from the Great Recession. The pace has been well below everyone’s hopes. Meanwhile, some elements of the Affordable Care Act have been put into effect. Against that background, what...

Published Wed, Sep 12 2012 1:04 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Harnessing The Promise Of Comparative Effectiveness Research

The Federal Government has made an unprecedented effort to publicly finance research on the effectiveness of medical treatments. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 established both the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and...

Published Wed, Sep 12 2012 5:55 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Spending, Pharma, Comparative Effectiveness, Technology, Research

A Shotgun Blast At Payment Reform

As I first read the list of papers for this month’s issue of Health Affairs, a thematic volume on payment reform, I had a feeling of déjà vu as I recalled the 2009 meetings of the Senate Finance Committee, which I attended as senior health policy advisor...

Published Tue, Sep 11 2012 7:52 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Payment, Health Care Costs, Spending

Family Health Premiums Rise 4 Percent To Average $15,745 In 2012

Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $15,745 this year, up 4 percent from last year, with workers on average paying $4,316 toward the cost of their coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research &...

Published Tue, Sep 11 2012 7:10 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Medicaid Expansion: A Closer Look At Vulnerable Populations And State Coverage Opportunities

Since the Supreme Court’s verdict on NFIB v. Sebelius in late June, considerable national attention has converged around the question of whether or not states will opt to expand Medicaid coverage for adults with incomes below 138 percent of the federal...

Published Mon, Sep 10 2012 11:46 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Health IT, States, Disparities, Medicaid, Mental Health, Substance Abuse

The March Of Affordable Care Act Litigation Goes On

Although National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius finally decided the most contested constitutional questions raised by the Affordable Care Act—the constitutionality of the individual responsibility requirement and of the Medicaid expansions...

Published Sun, Sep 09 2012 8:32 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Politics, States, Medicare, Medicaid, Health Law

How Mitt Romney Embraced The Individual Mandate In Massachusetts Health Reform

A report in the September issue of Health Affairs traces the circumstances, conversations, and decisions that led Mitt Romney to support the inclusion of a mandate for individuals to obtain health insurance, included in the Massachusetts health reform...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 5:06 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

South Carolina’s View: The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion Is The Wrong Approach

Editor’s note: See Maryland Medicaid director Charles Milligan’s earlier Health Affairs Blog post for a different view of the ACA’s Medicaid expansion. This year more than 1.1 million people will enroll in South Carolina Medicaid —...

Published Thu, Sep 06 2012 11:56 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Public Health, Policy, Payment, Health Care Costs, States, Spending, Disparities, Medicaid

New IOM Report Addresses Growing Complexity Of Health Care

Health Affairs Blog commends to readers today’s newly released Institute of Medicine report, “Best Care At Lower Cost: The Path To Continuously Learning Health Care In America.” The report states that “achieving a learning health care system – one in...

Published Thu, Sep 06 2012 7:21 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Health IT, Health Care Costs, Spending, Workforce, Quality, Science and Health

Reminder: Health Affairs Briefing On September Payment Reform Issue

On Friday, September 7, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Health Affairs will hold a briefing on its September 2012 issue, “Payment Reform To Achieve Better Health Care.” Register now to attend the briefing at the National Press Club in Washington DC. You...

Published Wed, Sep 05 2012 12:14 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Payment, Physicians, Health Care Costs, Medicare, Quality, Hospitals

Announcement: Upcoming Health Affairs Theme Issue On Patient Engagement And Activation

With generous support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Health Affairs plans to publish a thematic issue in early 2013 on the imperative of Activating and Engaging Patients in Improving Their Health and...

Published Wed, Sep 05 2012 11:21 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Health Care Costs, Quality

Offering Physicians A Grand Bargain

The newly released September issue of Health Affairs contains several thoughtful analyses and proposals about how to change our approach to paying physicians and hospitals. It comes at a time when Washington policymakers begin an annual ritual of Kabuki...

Published Wed, Sep 05 2012 7:34 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Payment, Physicians, Spending, Workforce, Quality

Payment Innovation Profiles Featured in Health Affairs September 2012 Issue

The newly released September 2012 issue of Health Affairs focuses on changing the way US health care is paid for to shift incentives away from fee-for-service medicine and produce better health and health care at lower cost. The issue, which was supported...

Published Tue, Sep 04 2012 1:05 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Insurance, Payment, Physicians, Health Care Costs, Medicare, Quality, Hospitals, Innovation

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