September 2014 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

Implementing Health Reform: Medicaid Eligibility, 2015 Navigator Grants, And FAQs

The decision of the full D.C. Circuit to review the panel decision in Halbig v. Burwell en banc was clearly the big Affordable Care Act (ACA) court decision of the first week in September, but a September 2 decision of the federal district court of the...

Published Mon, Sep 08 2014 6:05 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Implementing Health Reform: Judge Rules Against Premium Tax Credits In ACA Federal Exchanges

On September 30, 2014, Judge Ronald White of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma decided in Pruitt v. Burwell and Lew that the Affordable Care Act does not authorize the federally exchanges to issue premium tax credits...

Published Tue, Sep 30 2014 3:19 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Global Health Update: High Bed Occupancy Rates And Increased Mortality In Denmark

High levels of bed occupancy are associated with increased inpatient and thirty-day hospital mortality in Denmark, according to research recently published in the July issue of Health Affairs . Authors Flemming Madsen, Steen Ladelund, and Allan Linneberg...

Published Wed, Sep 24 2014 5:30 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Global Health, Hospitals, Research

Bundled Payments: Do They Put Innovation At Risk?

While the United States health care system is quickly shifting focus from volume to value, bundled payments have emerged as a promising lever for containing costs and improving quality of care. This model, designed to offset some of the downfalls of traditional...

Published Mon, Sep 22 2014 5:30 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Payment, Health Care Costs, Quality, Innovation

Same Care No Matter Where She Gives Birth: Addressing Variation In Obstetric Care Through Standardization

In August, Health Affairs published a study highlighting an alarming fact in maternal health: The incidence of childbirth complications varies significantly from hospital to hospital across the United States. The study – led by Laurent Glance and colleagues...

Published Fri, Sep 12 2014 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Access, Hospitals, Disparities

The Payment Reform Landscape: Non-Payments

Throughout 2014 here on Health Affairs Blog, I have shared Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR)’s insights on different types of payment reform, which run along a spectrum of financial risk. We began the year by examining payment models that have “upside...

Published Thu, Sep 04 2014 8:33 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Payment, States, Medicare, Quality, Hospitals, Medicaid

Health Affairs Event Reminder: Advancing Global Health Policy

Please join us on Monday, September 8, when Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil will host a briefing to discuss our September 2014 thematic issue, "Advancing Global Health Policy." In an expansion of last year's theme, "The 'Triple...

Published Fri, Sep 05 2014 7:43 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Global Health

Integrity In Retail Health Care: Rethinking The Sale Of Tobacco Products

Retail health care is a relatively new development in American health care . It is true that much of the dispensing of medications has historically occurred through retail pharmacies, which sold a variety of other goods and services, but somehow that...

Published Wed, Sep 03 2014 3:01 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Consumers, Policy, Pharma, Health Care Delivery, Science and Health, Substance Abuse, Business of Health Care

Implementing Health Reform: Exchange Eligibility Redeterminations Final Rule

On September 2, 2014, as Americans returned to their labors following the Labor Day holiday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its Annual Eligibility Redeterminations for Exchange Participation and Insurance Affordability Programs...

Published Wed, Sep 03 2014 10:57 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Implementing Health Reform: Complicated ACA Tax Forms Could Cause Problems

In a few months, millions of Americans will be filing either form 8962 to reconcile the advance premium tax credit they received with the tax credit they were actually due, or form 8965 because they owe a tax under the shared responsibility (individual...

Published Sun, Sep 21 2014 2:48 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Year Zero: Leaders At Oregon’s CCOs Share Lessons From The Early Days

Oregon is one of the first states to implement a version of accountable care organizations statewide across its Medicaid program; insights from those who were “on the ground” during the early days of this experiment may prove useful to other states contemplating...

Published Thu, Sep 11 2014 5:30 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, States, Medicaid, Health Care Delivery

Think and Act Globally: Health Affairs’ September Issue

The September issue of Health Affairs emphasizes lessons learned from developing and industrialized nations collectively seeking the elusive goals of better care, with lower costs and higher quality. A number of studies analyze key global trends including...

Published Mon, Sep 08 2014 6:01 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Global Health, Hospitals, Emergency Medicine

New Health Policy Brief: Employee Choice

A new Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) looks at health coverage choice for employees of small businesses. Unlike large organizations, small businesses have been less likely to provide comprehensive...

Published Thu, Sep 18 2014 12:18 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Insurance, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Business of Health Care

Different Parts Of The Same Elephant: Medicaid Research And State Expansion Decisions

Debates about Medicaid expansion betray an underlying fundamental disagreement not only about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) but about the Medicaid program itself. Medicaid, unlike Medicare, lacks the near-universal buy-in to the fundamental value of the...

Published Fri, Sep 19 2014 5:30 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, States, Medicaid

Early Observations Show Safety-Net ACOs Hold Promise To Achieve The Triple Aim And Promote Health Equity

Safety-net accountable care organizations (ACOs) have the potential to deliver cost-effective, patient-centered care that engages patients and contributes to achieving the Triple Aim in Medicaid. Safety-net ACOs are playing increasingly important roles...

Published Mon, Sep 15 2014 11:20 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

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