April 2016 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

Zubik v. Burwell Briefs Explore Potential Compromise

Implementing Health Reform. On March 24, 2016, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell , the case through which religious organizations are challenging the requirement that they provide contraceptives as a woman’s preventive service...

Published Wed, Apr 13 2016 10:48 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, contraceptive coverage, contraceptive mandate, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Zubik v. Burwell

Today’s Most Attractive National ACO Model Is Offered By…CMS

A large national payer recently announced the opportunity for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to share in 100 percent of the savings they create for the payer’s largest book of business. Providers will have complete autonomy in how they manage the...

Published Fri, Apr 15 2016 1:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Hospitals, Population Health, Featured, Payment Policy, Insurance and Coverage, Organization and Delivery, Costs and Spending, Health Professionals, ACOs, MSSP, Medicare Shared Savings Program, Next Generation ACOs, value-based payment

New Guidance On SHOP Online Enrollment Requirements

Implementing Health Reform. Although the Affordable Care Act’s individual health insurance marketplaces have received far more attention, the ACA also created Small Business Health Options (SHOP) marketplaces, where small businesses and their employees...

Published Tue, Apr 19 2016 11:34 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, 1332 waivers, SHOP exchanges, SHOP marketplace, SHOP enrollment

Compromise Prospects Recede In Contraceptive Mandate High Court Litigation

While briefs filed on April 12 by the petitioners and the government in Zubik v. Burwell , the Supreme Court contraceptive mandate case, suggested that there might be room for the Court to impose a compromise , reply briefs filed on April 20, indicated...

Published Thu, Apr 21 2016 10:08 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Mental Health, Following the ACA, Substance Use Disorders, MHPAEA

Studies Reveal A Critical Need To Educate Texans On The Basics Of Health Insurance

As the United States celebrates the sixth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there’s no debate that more Texans now have health insurance than before the ACA went into effect. In fact, the uninsured rate has dropped by more than 20 percent...

Published Thu, Apr 21 2016 11:30 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Reform, Consumers, Coverage, Access, Health Law, Health Philanthropy, GrantWatch, Insurance and Coverage, Texas, ACA Marketplace, Affordable Care Act, health insurance, Hispanics, health literacy

What Does A New Era Of Physician Accountability Mean For Patients?

With the implementation over the next several years of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and the gradual build-out of Physician Compare, a website launched by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we are entering a new era of physician...

Published Tue, Apr 26 2016 8:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Physicians, Medicare, Quality, Population Health, Featured, Payment Policy, Insurance and Coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, CMS, EHRs, MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, physician perspective, mips

State Options To Control Health Care Costs And Improve Quality

The recent debate on health care reform has occurred mostly at the national level. The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, was a momentous change for the American health care system. So far, 20 million people have gained health insurance coverage due to the...

Published Thu, Apr 28 2016 10:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: States, Medicare, Quality, Featured, Payment Policy, Organization and Delivery, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, Payment Reform, ACA, CMMI, Long-term Services and Supports, Telehealth, APCDs, state policy, Gobeille vs. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Brave New World: Medicare’s Advanced Payment Models

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) established a new framework for Medicare physician payment. Under the law, beginning in 2019, health care professionals participating in the program will come to a crossroads on their path...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2016 9:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Quality, Hospitals, Featured, Payment Policy, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, Health Professionals, EHRs, MACRA, Alternative Payment Models, MedPAC, meaningful use requirements

Tracking The Impact Of The Affordable Care Act In Kentucky

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) presents states with an opportunity to tailor the implementation of key health policy approaches intended to increase health insurance coverage and access to timely, high-quality care in a way that fits their populations...

Published Wed, Apr 06 2016 2:02 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Reform, Policy, Health Care Costs, Coverage, Access, Quality, Disparities, Medicaid, Health Philanthropy, GrantWatch, Featured, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, health outcomes, Affordable Care Act, Kentucky

Health Affairs Patients’ Use Of Evidence Briefing Recap

On Thursday, April 7, 2016, Health Affairs commemorated the release of its April issue, “ Patients’ and Consumers’ Use of Evidence ,” at a forum in Washington, DC that featured authors from the issue discussing issues related to engaging patients...

Published Fri, Apr 08 2016 9:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, patient evidence, patient use of evidence

HHS Analyzes 2016 Marketplace Premiums As 2017 Proposals Come In

Insurers began filing their 2017 qualified health plan (QHP) proposals with the federally facilitated marketplace on April 11, 2016 and will continue to do so through May 11. QHP insurers must submit initial rate tables for 2017 to the Centers for Medicare...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2016 12:12 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, ASPE, qualified health plans, cost-sharing reduction payments, advanced premium tax credits

Health Affairs Web First: Significant Shifts Detected In Public Opinion About The ACA

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in 2010, Americans have remained deeply divided in their overall assessments of the law and whether it should continue. A new study , being released as a Web First by Health Affairs , compared public opinion...

Published Wed, Apr 13 2016 1:19 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, ACA, webfirst

Addressing Health In America To Build Wealth

Today, two of the primary focal points for many policy leaders include boosting individual income growth and, independently, reducing health care spending growth . None that we’re aware of, however, have identified and are considering policies that address...

Published Mon, Apr 18 2016 8:45 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Quality, Featured, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Equity and Disparities, chronic disease, health economics, out-of-pocket health care costs, Chronic Condition

Designing Successful Bundled Payment Initiatives

Bundled payment initiatives are a growing form of value-based payment. The use of bundled payments can align reimbursement with the health care triple aim of improving experience of care, improving population health, and reducing total costs of care....

Published Wed, Apr 20 2016 8:10 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Quality, Population Health, Featured, Payment Policy, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, triple aim, chronic disease, Bundled Payments, High-Cost Patients

Accountable Care Organizations In 2016: Private And Public-Sector Growth And Dispersion

As of the end of January 2016, Leavitt Partners, in partnership with the Accountable Care Learning Collaborative, has identified 838 active Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) (see Figure 1) across the country with service areas in all 50 states and...

Published Thu, Apr 21 2016 1:30 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Population Health, Payment Policy, Insurance and Coverage, Organization and Delivery, Costs and Spending, ACOs, Medicare Shared Savings Program, MACRA, Bundled Payments, Accountable Care Learning Collaborative

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