May 2013 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

In One State, Cancer Patients Were 2.65 Times Likelier to File for Bankruptcy

A new study, released today as a Web First by Health Affairs , reports that cancer patients in Washington state were 2.65 times more likely to file for bankruptcy than people without cancer. Of 197,840 cancer patients age 18 or older in the western district...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 1:01 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Post On Exchange Navigators Leads Health Affairs Blog April Top-Ten List

The list of most-read Health Affairs Blog posts for April includes four posts in Tim Jost's ongoing series on implementing the Affordable Care Act; number one on the top-ten list is Tim's post about proposed regulations on health insurance exchange...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 11:59 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Blog, Consumers, Insurance, Health Care Costs, States

Implementing Health Reform: More Guidance On Health Insurance Marketplaces

Affordable Care Act guidance is now literally arriving on a daily basis from the implementing agencies, particularly HHS. Major rules remain to be finalized, including a lengthy eligibility and appeals rule, a rule on wellness, the employer and individual...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 8:19 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Why ‘Medicare-For-All’ Is Not The Answer

The Affordable Care Act survived the Supreme Court and a presidential election, so why does it face such an uncertain future? One reason is that it was essentially silent on how to control costs. This has led many pundits -- including the likes of Paul...

Published Tue, May 14 2013 1:53 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Nonmedical Determinants, Policy, Insurance, Physicians, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Effectiveness

Implementing Health Reform: Medicaid DSH Payments, Utah Exchanges, And More

New regulatory issuances and guidances are appearing on a daily basis from the federal agencies responsible for implementing the Affordable Care Act. In order to keep up, my posts are likely to appear even more frequently for the immediate future. This...

Published Mon, May 13 2013 3:06 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Reform, Insurance, States, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Hospitals, Medicaid

Watch Health Affairs Briefing On Health Spending

If you missed last week's Health Affairs briefing on our May issue, "Tackling The Cost Conundrum," or if you just want to see it again, video and speaker materials are now available on the Health Affairs website. You can watch the whole...

Published Mon, May 13 2013 12:37 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Spending, Medicare, Hospitals, Medicaid

Implementing Health Reform: Employer Coverage Option Notices

As Affordable Care Act implementation inexorably moves into place, guidance continues to issue forth from the implementing agencies -- now almost on a daily basis -- shoring up the edifice that is becoming the reality of health care reform. On May 8,...

Published Thu, May 09 2013 12:06 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

A Framework For Accountable Care Measures

The Affordable Care Act included provisions to accelerate the transition to value-based payment, including Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Many private sector insurers, providers and employers also are moving in this direction. However, many of...

Published Thu, May 09 2013 11:17 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Payment, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Quality

Physician Practice Satisfaction: Why We Should Care

In less than nine months millions of Americans will receive new health care coverage through provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Most observers believe that strong physician leadership can help heath care reform succeed, through the optimization of...

Published Thu, May 09 2013 8:38 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Payment, Physicians, Health Care Costs, Spending, Access, Quality

Understanding The Reasons For Premium Changes Under The ACA

States are beginning to release information on what health insurance premiums will be in 2014. That’s when the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) market reform rules that apply to the individual and small group markets will go into effect. The natural temptation...

Published Wed, May 08 2013 9:54 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Further Thoughts On The Recession And Health Spending

Much has been made of the slowdown in health spending growth and the role played by the economy. I have to confess that my first take, after studying plots of business cycles and health spending, was that health spending “had a mind of its own” and paid...

Published Tue, May 07 2013 5:11 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Insurance, Payment, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Pharma, Quality, Technology, Effectiveness

Is The Recent Health Care Spending Growth Slowdown Sustainable Over The Long Term?

Following the third straight year in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimated the growth in national health expenditures to be a record-low 3.9 percent, considerable speculation on the causes of slower spending growth has come from...

Published Tue, May 07 2013 5:10 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Insurance, Payment, Health Care Costs, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Spending, Medicare, Pharma, Quality, Hospitals, Medicaid, Technology, Effectiveness

New Health Affairs Issue: Will The Health Care Spending Growth Slowdown Last?

Health Affairs’ May issue , released today, analyzes the recent slowing in the growth of health care expenditures and explores whether the trend will last. The issue also addresses major cost drivers in Medicare and presents proposals for putting the...

Published Mon, May 06 2013 1:05 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Insurance, Payment, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Mental Health

Medical Homes Work With The Patient At The Center

"Medical home" has become a term of art within the current wave of health reform. It’s in the medical literature, on the internet and embedded in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. There is much debate over what “medical...

Published Fri, May 03 2013 7:54 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Physicians, Health IT, Primary Care, Quality, Children

Securing The Enrollment Of Uninsured Americans In Health Coverage

Tens of millions of uninsured people will soon have the ability to gain health coverage as the first enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) begins on October 1, 2013, with actual coverage starting in January 2014. New marketplaces will...

Published Fri, May 03 2013 7:10 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

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