January 2014 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

New Health Affairs: Examining Alternatives To Malpractice Litigation

Health Affairs’ January issue , released today as major portions of the Affordable Care Act are taking effect, includes several papers reporting new evidence on the effects of early Medicaid expansions, as well as an examination of ACA implementation...

Published Mon, Jan 06 2014 1:09 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Nonmedical Determinants, Policy, Malpractice Liability Reform, Health Care Costs, States, Medicaid, Technology

A Trend: Private Companies Provide Health Care Price Data

There has been a large increase in the number of private and public initiatives aimed at helping patients navigate the minefield of health care pricing, thereby making it more transparent. Price transparency is viewed as critical to achieving "high...

Published Wed, Jan 08 2014 10:42 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Implementing Health Reform: New Affordable Care Act Guidance; Church Plans And Contraceptive Coverage

The pace of Affordable Care Act regulatory activity has slowed dramatically with the new year, particularly in comparison with the frenetic pace late in 2013 leading up to the January 1, 2014 implementation date for major ACA reforms. On January 9, 2014...

Published Fri, Jan 10 2014 11:55 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, Health Law, Mental Health, Substance Abuse

Health Beyond Health Care: RWJF Commission Issues New Report

Much of the political debate over health reform has focused on the important questions of affordable health insurance coverage and access to medical care. However, medical care is far from the most important factor influencing health, a fact that is at...

Published Wed, Jan 15 2014 1:40 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Nonmedical Determinants, Public Health, Prevention, Policy, Disparities, Children, Health Philanthropy

Nursing Homes Are The Solution On Readmissions

A recent report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) argues that skilled nursing care centers, or “nursing homes,” should be better monitored by the federal government when it comes to...

Published Fri, Jan 17 2014 10:59 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Payment, Medicare, Quality, Hospitals, Medicaid, Patient Safety, Long-Term Care, Research

Health Affairs Web First: First-Ever Quantitative Data About The Toll Of BPA Exposure

The risks of exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) have been well known for some time. While exposure to BPA in the United States affects an estimated 92.6 percent of Americans over the age of five, there are gaps in the knowledge of the health consequences of...

Published Wed, Jan 22 2014 1:06 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Nonmedical Determinants, Policy, Health Care Costs, Children, Obesity, Environmental Health

The Need For A Smart Approach To Big Health Care Data

Today, academic medicine and health policy research resemble the automobile industry of the early 20th century -- a large number of small shops developing unique products at high cost with no one achieving significant economies of scale or scope. Academics...

Published Mon, Jan 27 2014 6:53 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Physicians, Health IT, Primary Care, Technology, Research

Maryland’s Bold Experiment In Reversing Fee-For-Service Incentives

Fee-for-service (FFS) medicine encourages inappropriate volume growth, but a new experiment in Maryland seeks to turn the incentives upside down. The state, in a Model approved this month by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), will transform...

Published Tue, Jan 28 2014 9:54 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Payment, Physicians, Primary Care, Health Care Costs, States, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Hospitals, Medicaid

Opting Out Of Medicaid Expansion: The Health And Financial Impacts

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to increase access to health insurance by: 1) requiring states to expand Medicaid eligibility to people with incomes less than 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) ($19,530 for a family of three in...

Published Thu, Jan 30 2014 7:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, States, Coverage, Disparities, Medicaid

Implementing Health Reform: The Risk Pool, Contraceptive Coverage Litigation, And Other Developments

New Year’s Eve festivities did not interrupt the steady flow of Affordable Care Act developments. First, Marilyn Tavenner, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, announced on December 31, 2013, that 2.1 million Americans were now signed...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2014 11:15 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Prevention, Policy, Insurance, States, Coverage, Access, Hospitals, Disparities, Health Law

Where Have All The Inpatients Gone? A Regional Study With National Implications

As a result of unsustainable costs and an inordinate share of gross domestic product, the U.S. health care system has a new business model—one that is transforming the delivery system from hospital-centric sick care to a super outpatient model that will...

Published Mon, Jan 06 2014 10:46 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Insurance, Physicians, Health Care Costs, Medicare, Hospitals, Medicaid, Business of Health Care

Cracking The Code On Health Care Costs: What The States Can Do

State governments have a unique opportunity to transform the current health care system into one that provides higher-quality care at lower costs. The State Health Care Cost Containment Commission was created to identify how states might use their authorities...

Published Tue, Jan 07 2014 12:27 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, Malpractice Liability Reform, Payment, Health Care Costs, States, Spending, Workforce, Quality, Hospitals, Medicaid

Health Policy Brief: Hospital Presumptive Medicaid Eligibility

A new Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examines the concept of presumptive eligibility in Medicaid. For many years, states were permitted to allow “qualified entities” (which includes hospitals) to presumptively...

Published Fri, Jan 10 2014 12:10 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, States, Coverage, Hospitals, Medicaid

Implementing Health Reform: Court Rules That Tax Credits Are Available Through Federal Exchange

TweetOn January 15, 2014, the Affordable Care Act won a very important legal victory in Halbig v. Sebelius. Judge Paul Friedman of the District Court for the District of Columbia held that the ACA unambiguously supports an IRS regulation allowing the...

Published Wed, Jan 15 2014 12:03 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Review Of Accountable Care Organization Landscape Leads 2013 Health Affairs Blog Top Fifteen

David Muhlestein's comprehensive look at the growth of Accountable Care Organizations leads the list of most-read Health Affairs Blog posts for 2013. Muhlestein, Director of Research at Leavitt Partners, followed up this post later in the year with...

Published Fri, Jan 17 2014 8:30 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Prevention, Policy, Insurance, Primary Care, States, Medicare, Coverage, Workforce, Quality, Hospitals, Medicaid, Nurses

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