November 2014 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

Workplace Wellness Produces No Savings

During the last decade, workplace wellness programs have become commonplace in corporate America. The majority of US employers with 50 or more employees now offer the programs. A 2010 meta-analysis that was favorable to workplace wellness programs, published...

Published Tue, Nov 25 2014 9:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Nonmedical Determinants, Prevention, Employer-Sponsored Insurance

ONC’s 10-Year Roadmap Towards Interoperability Requires Changes To The Meaningful Use Program

When I first started using an electronic health record (EHR) almost 20 years ago, many policy makers misunderstood how EHRs worked. They assumed that care was somehow made better just by having an EHR, and thus began to build the case for policy aimed...

Published Mon, Nov 03 2014 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health IT, Technology

The Payment Reform Landscape: Benefit And Network Design Strategies To Complement Payment Reform

For the past ten months on Health Affairs Blog, we've been discussing the evidence for different models of payment reform , examining everything from pay for performance to nonpayment. But no discussion of payment reform is complete without addressing...

Published Tue, Nov 04 2014 9:42 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, Payment, Health Care Costs, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Access, Quality, Comparative Effectiveness, Effectiveness

An Emerging Consensus: Medicare Advantage Is Working And Can Deliver Meaningful Reform

Since enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, much of the attention in the policy community has been on modernizing Medicare’s traditional fee-for-service (FFS) program. Through Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), larger “bundles” of payments...

Published Thu, Nov 06 2014 9:24 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, Payment, Health Care Costs, Medicare, Competition, Quality

Health Care Policy After The Mid-Term Elections

As President Obama said in his post-election news conference, Republicans had a good night on November 4. They increased their majority in the House to a level not seen since the 1920s and may hold as many as 250 seats in the lower chamber. In the Senate...

Published Fri, Nov 07 2014 9:40 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Coverage, Medicaid, Health Law

New Health Policy Brief: The Family Glitch

A new health policy brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) looks at the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) so-called family glitch. Low-to-moderate-income families are eligible for a subsidy to purchase health insurance on...

Published Mon, Nov 10 2014 9:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Insurance, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Coverage, Access, Health Law

Health Care Accelerators: An Innovative Response To Federal Policy Mandates

Health-focused startup “accelerators” are a new approach to developing solutions to problems in health care. An accelerator serves as a short-term incubator for startups to build innovative new businesses through funding, mentorship, network access and...

Published Wed, Nov 12 2014 11:21 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Risk And Reform Of Long-Term Care

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series of several posts stemming from presentations given at “ The Law of Medicare and Medicaid at Fifty ,” a conference held at Yale Law School on November 6 and 7 . The 50 th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid...

Published Fri, Nov 14 2014 7:56 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Nonmedical Determinants, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, States, Medicare, Medicaid, Health Law, Long-Term Care

How Consumers Might Game The 90-Day Grace Period And What Can Be Done About It

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals receiving a federal subsidy are entitled to a three-month premium nonpayment grace period . As long as such an individual has paid at least the first month’s premium of the year,...

Published Mon, Nov 17 2014 9:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Challenges For People With Disabilities Within The Health Care Safety Net

Medicare and Medicaid were passed to serve as safety nets for the country’s most vulnerable populations, a point that has been reemphasized by the expansion of the populations they serve, especially with regards to Medicaid. Yet, even after 50 years,...

Published Tue, Nov 18 2014 8:38 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Insurance, Health Care Costs, Coverage, Workforce, Access, Disparities, Health Law, Long-Term Care, Disabilities

The Case For Advancing Access To Health Coverage And Care For Immigrant Women And Families

Before the end of the year, the Obama administration is expected to announce that millions of undocumented immigrants will be able to lawfully stay in the United States. The new Congress may also take action on immigration reform legislation. Regardless...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2014 9:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Public Health, Policy, Coverage, Access, Disparities

Adverse Events In Older Adults: The Need For Better Long-Term Care Financing And Delivery Innovation

Evidence mounts that a major disconnect exists between the services most frail older adults need and what they get. The vast majority of frail older adults (around 75 percent) who face challenges in taking care of themselves live at home. According to...

Published Thu, Nov 20 2014 11:01 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Nonmedical Determinants, Policy, Chronic Care, Health Care Costs, Innovation, Aging, Long-Term Care, Health Care Delivery

Implementing Health Reform: 2016 Benefit And Payment Parameters Proposed Rule, Insurance Provisions

On November 21, 2014, the Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services released its proposed Benefits and Payment Parameters (BPP) Rule . Part I of this post examined the benefit provisions of this proposed...

Published Sun, Nov 23 2014 1:15 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Health Affairs December Briefing: Children’s Health

Threats to children's health have changed dramatically over the past few generations, but America's health care system has been slow to transform to meet children's evolving needs. The December 2014 thematic issue of Health Affairs examines...

Published Mon, Nov 24 2014 1:06 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Nonmedical Determinants, Policy, Spending, Children, Health Care Delivery, Research

Exhibit Of The Month: Maps Tell Powerful Stories About Children, Neighborhoods, And Possible Policy Solutions

Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing “ Exhibit of the Month ” series. Readers who’d like to highlight other noteworthy exhibits from the same issue are encouraged to make their pitch in the comments section below. Maps and health have been powerfully...

Published Tue, Nov 25 2014 12:00 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Nonmedical Determinants, Disparities, Children, Exhibit of the Month

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