March 2015 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

Takeaways From Health Affairs’ Big Data Twitter Chat

Recently, we at Health Affairs hosted a Twitter chat with the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) on the topic of big data. The chat was a follow-up to the Health Affairs issue, " Using Big Data To Transform Care. " During the...

Published Mon, Mar 09 2015 1:38 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Price Transparency: Removing The Blindfold

Shopping for health care is like shopping blindfolded in Macy’s , says noted health care economist Uwe Reinhardt -- consumers don’t know what they are buying or how much it will cost until they have paid and gone home. Moreover, consumers are not the...

Published Wed, Mar 11 2015 6:42 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Payment, Health Care Costs, Competition, Business of Health Care, Big Data

Physician Aid In Dying: Whither Legalization After Brittany Maynard?

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series stemming from the Third Annual Health Law Year in P/Review event held at Harvard Law School on Friday, January 30, 2015. The conference brought together leading experts to review major developments in health...

Published Thu, Mar 12 2015 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Public Opinion, Physicians, Chronic Care, Health Care Costs, States, Coverage, Access, Bioethics, Health Law, End-of-Life Care

Implementing Health Reform: Wraparound Benefits Final Rule; Coverage Report

With open enrollment closed for 2015 and the Departments having finalized the Benefit and Payment Parameters Rule and Letter to Issuers for 2016, we have entered the Spring Affordable Care Act regulatory doldrums. Reports, minor regulations, guidances...

Published Tue, Mar 17 2015 5:57 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

King v. Burwell: Unpacking The Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Editor's note: Watch Health Affairs Blog for more posts by Grace-Marie Turner and others on King v. Burwell and the Supreme Court oral arguments in the case. One March 4, 2015, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell...

Published Wed, Mar 04 2015 10:21 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

The Payment Reform Landscape: Everyone Has A Goal

It seems these days everyone is setting ambitious goals for making changes to how we pay for health care, including my organization Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR). Initially, our goal at CPR was to ensure that 20 percent of health care payments be...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2015 9:16 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Insurance, Payment, Health Care Costs, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Spending, Medicare, Quality

How Many Americans Will Lose Coverage If The Supreme Court Kills The ACA Tax Credits?

In March, the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to hear King v. Burwell , a case that challenges the authority of the federal government to provide tax credits and other financial assistance to people who buy Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage through the...

Published Mon, Mar 02 2015 7:16 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Open Payments: Early Impact And The Next Wave Of Reform

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series stemming from the Third Annual Health Law Year in P/Review event held at Harvard Law School on Friday, January 30, 2015. The conference brought together leading experts to review major developments in health...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2015 11:39 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Payment, Physicians, Pharma, Hospitals, Business of Health Care, Big Data

Narrative Matters: On Our Reading List

Welcome to “Narrative Matters: On Our Reading List,” a monthly roundup where we share some of the most compelling health care narratives driving the news and conversation in recent weeks. End Of A Life In a moving first-person essay in The New York Times...

Published Fri, Mar 20 2015 7:20 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Opinion, Personal Experience, End-of-Life Care, Narrative Matters

A Check-Up On Dental Coverage And The ACA

Oral health is an important but often overlooked part of health and insurance coverage. State Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are required to cover children’s dental services (and children’s access to care has been improving...

Published Tue, Mar 24 2015 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Health Care Costs, States, Coverage, Health Law, Children, Health Care Delivery, Dental Care

Health Affairs Briefing: The Cost And Quality Of Cancer Care

Cancer is the second leading cause of death among US adults, and cancer care now costs in excess of $125 billion each year in the United States alone. Cancer has also become the second leading cause of death worldwide, making it an increasing priority...

Published Wed, Mar 25 2015 7:23 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Consumers, Policy, Chronic Care, Health Care Costs, Pharma, Quality, Long-Term Care, Health Care Delivery, Business of Health Care

Call For Submissions: Narrative Matters Poetry Contest

April is National Poetry Month and in celebration the Narrative Matters section of Health Affairs is seeking poetry submissions for upcoming issues of the journal. We are holding a poetry contest from March 25 to April 22, looking for well-crafted poems...

Published Thu, Mar 26 2015 9:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Personal Experience, Narrative Matters

Growth And Dispersion Of Accountable Care Organizations In 2015

Beginning this January, an additional 89 provider organizations joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) as accountable care organizations (ACOs). While this year’s new entrants are a smaller cohort than those that joined in 2013 and 2014 , they...

Published Tue, Mar 31 2015 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Quality, Health Care Delivery, Business of Health Care

Go Slow On Reference Pricing: Why The Federal Agencies Have It Wrong On Regulations

Despite concerns outlined in our previous post on reference pricing , federal oversight agencies essentially have taken a hands-off approach. First, they announced that for large group and self-insured plans, the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) annual...

Published Mon, Mar 09 2015 9:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Insurance, Payment, Spending, Competition, Cost, Reform, Business of Health Care

Implementing Health Reform: Supreme Court Remands Contraceptive Case; ACA Cost Estimates Go Lower

On March 9, 2015, the Supreme Court waded once again into the waters of the Affordable Care Act, or at least got its toes wet. The Supreme Court granted certiorari in Notre Dame v. Burwell , vacated the decision of the federal Court of Appeals for the...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2015 12:19 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Prevention, Policy, Insurance, Health Care Costs, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Spending, Coverage, Medicaid, Health Law

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