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Physician-Level Practice Variation: Who You See Is What You Get
Variation in the cost, quality, and intensity of clinical services remains a challenge for health system performance in the United States. Despite increased awareness over its scope and implication, little progress has been made in explaining—and...
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Wed, Sep 23 2015 7:40 AM
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Stemming The Tide Of Prescription Opioid Overuse, Misuse, And Abuse
An Epidemic Of Another Kind A silver badge with interlocking lines at the top of a triangle represents awareness of drug overdose and its effects. Worn worldwide on August 31 , the symbol demonstrates support to those fighting through addiction and others...
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Tue, Sep 22 2015 12:13 PM
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A ‘Patient-First’ Approach To Technical Assistance: Lessons From The RWJF’s Aligning Forces For Quality Program
Recent efforts to provide technical assistance to local organizations working on the front lines of health care innovation have shown me that grantees—like patients—want help that is timely, personalized, and “fits” with the way they live and work. Back...
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Tue, Sep 22 2015 9:16 AM
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Employer-Sponsored Family Health Premiums Rise 4 Percent In 2015
Single and family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 4 percent this year, continuing a decade-long period of moderate growth, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) 2015...
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Tue, Sep 22 2015 8:13 AM
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The Section 1557 Regulation: What’s Missing, And How We Can Include It
Kristin Agar , a 63-year-old social worker, was diagnosed with lupus in 2008, a rare disease in which the body’s own immune system can cause serious damage to the kidneys, brain, skin, and joints. Unfortunately, despite having insurance coverage, Kristin...
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Mon, Sep 21 2015 8:49 AM
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Health Policy Brief: Rebalancing Medicaid Long-Term Services And Supports
A new policy brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) examines the changed landscape of Medicaid long-term services and support (LTSS) spending 25 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In...
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Fri, Sep 18 2015 9:48 AM
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What Would Republicans Do Instead Of The Affordable Care Act?
A new spate of proposals from Republican presidential candidates to repeal and/or replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) raises the important question: Given an unobstructed opportunity, what would Republicans really do with the Affordable Care Act? Would...
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Fri, Sep 18 2015 8:45 AM
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Implementing Health Reform: Plaintiffs Win Contraceptive Coverage Round; New Census Data; GAO On State IT Systems
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate: Ruling For Plaintiffs Creates Circuit Split Across the country, dozens of lawsuits have been brought challenging the accommodations offered by the federal government to religious organizations that object for religious...
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Thu, Sep 17 2015 8:06 PM
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Moving From Documenting Disparities To Reducing Them
Editor’s Note: This is one of several posts Health Affairs Blog is publishing stemming from sessions at the June 2015 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) in Minneapolis. Watch Health Affairs Blog for additional posts on topics raised at the ARM...
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Thu, Sep 17 2015 12:13 PM
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Jump-Starting The Conversation About Workforce Diversity
Editor’s Note: This is one of several posts Health Affairs Blog is publishing stemming from sessions at the June 2015 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) in Minneapolis. Watch Health Affairs Blog for additional posts on topics raised at the ARM...
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Thu, Sep 17 2015 12:12 PM
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Implementing Health Reform: CMS Contractor Oversight; Costs Of ACA Changes
On September 14, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a highly critical report reviewing the work of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in overseeing contractor performance for the...
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Wed, Sep 16 2015 1:53 PM
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Under The ACA, Uninsurance Disparities Narrow For Black And Hispanic Adults
Since racial and ethnic minorities make up a disproportionate share of US residents without health insurance, expanded coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was expected to reduce disparities in the US health care system. A new study , being released...
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Wed, Sep 16 2015 1:02 PM
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Now Is A Great Time For Achieving Health Equity—An Optimist’s Viewpoint
This post is adapted from the author’s presentation at the Colorado Health Foundation’s Colorado Health Symposium on July 30, in Keystone, Colorado. A common refrain among health care and public health researchers and practitioners is that a person’s...
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Wed, Sep 16 2015 12:28 PM
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Increasing Transplant Organ Supply Through Uncontrolled Donation After Cardiac Death
Each year, thousands of people die in the United States while waiting for a kidney or liver transplant and tens of thousands remain on the waiting list for these organs . The primary source of transplant organs in the US is brain dead donors, who make...
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Wed, Sep 16 2015 8:27 AM
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Narrative Matters: Medical Myths And End-Stage Kidney Disease
In Health Affairs’ September Narrative Matters essay, a patient with end-stage kidney disease avoids dialysis in favor of a “peaceful death,” but the reality is far from expectations. Farrin Manian’s article is freely available to all readers, or...
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Tue, Sep 15 2015 12:19 PM
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