July 2014 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

Implementing Health Reform: What Makes A State Exchange?

One question that has arisen in the wake of the Halbig / King decisions is what exactly is a state exchange? The D.C. Circuit in Halbig and the Fourth Circuit in King seemed unclear as to the answer to this question. The D.C. Circuit counted 14 state...

Published Mon, Jul 28 2014 8:46 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Recent Health Policy Brief: E-Cigarettes And Federal Regulation

The latest Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) describes federal policy makers’ recent efforts to propose rules for e-cigarette regulation. E-cigarettes, virtually non-existent ten years ago, have skyrocketed...

Published Fri, Jul 11 2014 11:11 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Consumers, Prevention, Policy, Health Law, Environmental Health, Science and Health, Research

New Health Affairs July Issue: The Impact Of Big Data On Health Care

Health Affairs explores the promise of big data in improving health care effectiveness and efficiency in its July issue . Many articles examine the potential of approaches such as predictive analytics and address the unavoidable privacy implications of...

Published Tue, Jul 08 2014 2:05 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Health IT, Hospitals, Comparative Effectiveness, Technology, Research, Business of Health Care

Shifting Motivations: Rethinking Primary Care Physician Incentives In Health IT Implementation

Clinician adoption and implementation of health information technology (IT) has increased significantly since the passage of the HITECH Act in 2009. Dedicated efforts and large financial incentives have spurred innovation and motivated progress in many...

Published Mon, Jul 21 2014 9:54 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Payment, Physicians, Health IT, Primary Care, Quality, Innovation, Health Care Delivery

Health Affairs Event Reminder: Using Big Data To Transform Care

The application of big data to transform health care delivery, health research, and health policy is underway, and its potential is limitless. The July 2014 issue of Health Affairs , " Using Big Data To Transform Care ," examines this new era...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2014 1:50 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Health IT, Technology, Health Care Delivery, Research, Business of Health Care

Happy Birthday HCPF

Today marks the 20 th birthday of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing . The story of its creation provides an important reminder of how our thinking about health care has evolved over the past few decades – and how it continues...

Published Tue, Jul 01 2014 7:20 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Nonmedical Determinants, Policy, Health Care Costs, States, Medicare, Medicaid, Health Care Delivery

Narrative Matters: A Chronic Pain Sufferer Navigates The Maze Of Opioid Use

In the July Health Affairs Narrative Matters essay , a woman living with chronic pain tries to manage her condition while maneuvering through the maze of opioid medications. Janice Lynch Schuster’s article is freely available to all readers, or you can...

Published Thu, Jul 17 2014 1:35 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Pharma, Personal Experience, Narrative Matters

Implementing Health Reform: Appellate Decisions Split On Tax Credits In ACA Federal Exchange

July 22, 2014 was arguably the most important day in the history of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act since the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the National Federation of Independent Business case in June of 2012. As no doubt most readers...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2014 10:35 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Investing In The Social Safety Net: Health Care’s Next Frontier

Editor's note: In addition to Jennifer DeCubellis, Leon Evans also coauthored this post. The United States spends 250 percent more than any other developed country on health care services, yet we are ranked below 16 other countries in overall life...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2014 6:35 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Nonmedical Determinants, Policy, Payment, Chronic Care, Health Care Costs, Medicaid

Payment And Delivery Reform Case Study: Cancer Care

Editor’s note: In addition to Darshak Sanghavi, Mark McClellan, and Kavita Patel, this post is also authored by Kate Samuels, project manager at Brookings. It is adapted from a forthcoming full-length case study, the second in a series from the Engelberg...

Published Thu, Jul 03 2014 10:05 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Payment, Chronic Care, Health Care Costs, Spending, Quality, Innovation, Long-Term Care, Health Care Delivery

Interview: IOM President Harvey Fineberg Reflects On Lessons Learned

On June 16, 2014, I spoke with Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg, as he wrapped up his second six-year term as president of the Institute of Medicine (IOM). We discussed how requests for work come to the IOM, the attributes of IOM reports that make them effective...

Published Thu, Jul 10 2014 1:26 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Policy, Science and Health, Research, Business of Health Care

Lessons Learned: Bringing Big Data Analytics To Health Care

Big data offers breakthrough possibilities for new research and discoveries, better patient care, and greater efficiency in health and health care, as detailed in the July issue of Health Affairs . As with any new tool or technique, there is a learning...

Published Mon, Jul 14 2014 9:45 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Health IT, Comparative Effectiveness, Technology, Research, Big Data

The Payment Reform Landscape: Bundled Payment

Getting a good deal for a package price is something we’re all familiar with as consumers. In health care, that might mean creating incentives for health care providers to improve the continuity and coordination of care, leading to better patient outcomes...

Published Wed, Jul 02 2014 7:49 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Payment, Health Care Costs, States, Health Care Delivery

ACO Results And Treating Hepatitis C Most-Read Health Affairs Blog Posts For June

In June, Matthew Petersen and David Muhlestein’s post on the cost and quality implications of the accountable care organization (ACO) model on the health care system was the most-read Health Affairs Blog post. Not too far behind was a post on Medicare...

Published Tue, Jul 15 2014 8:38 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Insurance, Health Care Costs, Quality, Health Law, Health Care Delivery

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