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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...
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Wed, Apr 06 2016 2:02 PM
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Health Reform
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Medicaid
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Health Philanthropy
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GrantWatch
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Medicaid and CHIP
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health outcomes
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Affordable Care Act
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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...
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Fri, Apr 08 2016 9:00 AM
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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...
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Tue, Apr 12 2016 12:12 PM
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Costs and Spending
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ASPE
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qualified health plans
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cost-sharing reduction payments
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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...
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Wed, Apr 13 2016 1:19 PM
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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...
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Mon, Apr 18 2016 8:45 AM
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Public Health
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Quality
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Insurance and Coverage
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Costs and Spending
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Equity and Disparities
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chronic disease
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health economics
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out-of-pocket health care costs
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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....
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Wed, Apr 20 2016 8:10 AM
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triple aim
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chronic disease
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Bundled Payments
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High-Cost Patients
CMS Issues Guidance On Language Accessibility Requirements
On March 30, 2016, CMS released a Guidance and Population Data for Exchanges, Qualified Health Plan Issuers, and Web-Brokers to Ensure Meaningful Access by Limited-English Proficient (LEP) Speakers . The guidance imposes no new regulatory requirements...
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Fri, Apr 01 2016 9:15 AM
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Spanish language
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Health Affairs April Issue: Patients’ & Consumers’ Use Of Evidence
The April issue of Health Affairs examines patients’ and consumers’ use of evidence to inform health care decisions. The issue includes studies about the role of evidence in health care decisions, the barriers associated with collecting and using data...
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Mon, Apr 04 2016 1:17 PM
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Health Affairs journal
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Connecticut
New Health Policy Brief: Medicare’s New Physician Payment System
A new policy brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) provides a primer on the Medicare payment part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. For more than two decades, Congress and the federal...
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Fri, Apr 22 2016 10:30 AM
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Medicare
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Elsewhere@ Health Affairs
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Payment Policy
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MACRA
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Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
Health Affairs Web First: For Medical Procedure Costs Vary Greatly By Locale
There are many reasons for geographic differences in health expenditures, including utilization, the cost of doing business, and providers’ and insurers’ ability to negotiate prices. A new study , released as a Web First by Health Affairs , examined the...
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Wed, Apr 27 2016 1:43 PM
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Costs and Spending
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Web First
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Ohio
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Virginia
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price variation
Breaking Down The MACRA Proposed Rule
The mother ship has landed. On Wednesday, April 27, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the highly anticipated proposed rule that would establish key parameters for the new Quality Payment Program, a framework that includes the...
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Fri, Apr 29 2016 7:00 AM
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Medicare
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Quality
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Featured
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Payment Policy
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Organization and Delivery
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Costs and Spending
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Medicaid and CHIP
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Health Professionals
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CMS
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EHRs
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MACRA
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payment models
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mips
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APMS
Why We Stopped Participating In US News’ Medical School Rankings
Every spring, the snows recede, birds migrate north, and U.S. News & World Report releases its annual “Best Graduate Schools” rankings. The issue is a predictable hit with prospective graduate students and anxious parents who want to make sure their...
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Wed, Apr 06 2016 10:00 AM
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Physicians
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Quality
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Featured
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Equity and Disparities
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Health Professionals
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Graduate medical education
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medical school rankings
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US News & World report
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Services
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Liaison Committee on Medical Education
State Licensing And Reimbursement Barriers To Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration: Lessons From New Jersey
Integrating behavioral and physical health care is a promising development that is gaining momentum in states across the country—and with good reason. A solid research consensus demonstrates that integrated care that treats the “whole person” results...
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Thu, Apr 07 2016 2:08 PM
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Health Philanthropy
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GrantWatch
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Mental Health
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Health Care Delivery
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Payment Policy
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Organization and Delivery
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Health Professionals
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Behavioral Health
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New Jersey
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Substance Use Disorders
Oral Health, Veterans’ Health: Tidbits From The Grantmakers In Health Conference
I recently traveled to San Diego to attend the Grantmakers In Health (GIH) annual conference. The funding partners (who are like members) of this group are now mostly local or statewide foundations, Faith Mitchell, president and CEO of GIH , told attendees...
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Tue, Apr 12 2016 11:15 AM
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Access
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Quality
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Children
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Health Philanthropy
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GrantWatch
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Mental Health
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Oral Health
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Health Promotion and Disease PreventionGW
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Veterans' Health Care
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seniors
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Native Americans
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...
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Wed, Apr 13 2016 10:48 AM
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Zubik v. Burwell
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