April 2017 - Health Affairs - The Network of Care

Strategies To Address The Challenges Of Outcomes-Based Pricing Agreements For Pharmaceuticals

With major reforms of U.S. health policy likely in the coming years, the future of the health care system is uncertain. It is highly likely, however, that the increasing focus on a value-based, rather than volume-based, system will continue. Given major...

Published Mon, Apr 03 2017 8:15 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Costs and Spending, FDA, drug pricing, outcomes data, Drugs and Medical Innovation, Outcomes-based agreements

What Now?: A Four Step Plan For Bipartisan Health Reform

As I concluded in my Health Affairs Blog post last Monday, it should be clearer now than ever that new steps to improve our health care system must be pursued on a bipartisan basis. In the past week, several Members of Congress and the President himself...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2017 7:56 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, Congress, MACRA, bipartisanship, section 1333, house v. price

A Race To Restore Confidence In The World Health Organization

Editor’s Note: This post reflects on a panel that Dr. Jha moderated this January in Washington, DC hosted by T he Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center , the Harvard Global Health Institute , and Health...

Published Thu, Apr 06 2017 7:39 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Featured, Ebola, World Health Organization, infectious disease, Zika, Global Health Policy

A New Health Affairs Series: The Practice of Medicine

The April 2017 issue of Health Affairs features the first article in a new series on The Practice of Medicine. The series will explore many facets of the practice environment and how that environment affects physicians and other clinicians. It will cover...

Published Fri, Apr 07 2017 4:16 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Physicians, Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, Health Professionals, practice of medicine

Medicaid Responds To The Opioid Epidemic: Regulating Prescribing And Finding Ways To Expand Treatment Access

Medicaid programs are at the center of the opioid epidemic. Nearly 12 percent of adults covered by Medicaid have a substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder. Available data suggest that Medicaid beneficiaries are prescribed painkillers at...

Published Tue, Apr 11 2017 7:55 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, Section 1115 Waivers, prescription drug abuse, opioid epidemic, prescription drug monitoring programs, preferred drug lists, prior authorization requirements

Making Sense Of ‘Invisible Risk Sharing’

Before Congress recessed last week, the House of Representatives wanted to show some progress in reforming health care, so they left an early Easter surprise: an amendment to the pending American Health Care Act (AHCA) proposing an “Invisible Risk-Sharing...

Published Wed, Apr 12 2017 8:16 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Featured, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Maine, reinsurance, high-risk pools, AHCA, invisible high risk pools

Looking To The Future Of The US Military Health System

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a March 2017 paper titled “Health, Health Care, and a High-Performance Force,” which I wanted to point out to our readers. One reason for highlighting this paper is that it was published by a bipartisan group...

Published Thu, Apr 13 2017 10:02 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, GrantWatch, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Department of Defense, military families, TRICARE, health insurance benefits, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, military health care

The Future Of Investment In PEPFAR: Understanding PEPFAR’s Multiple Economic, Health, And Diplomatic Impacts

There is much concern about the future of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, under the new administration. Since the creation of PEPFAR in 2003, the US has been the global leader in responding to the urgent need for the treatment...

Published Mon, Apr 17 2017 7:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Maternal Health, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR, Global Health Policy, health diplomacy

People Post: Staff Changes And Job Openings In Health Philanthropy

Carmen Anderson has been promoted to director of equity and social justice with the Heinz Endowments . The position is within its Children, Youth, and Families program, where she previously was a senior program officer. Before she joined the endowments...

Published Tue, Apr 18 2017 10:37 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: States, Children, Patient Safety, Health Philanthropy, GrantWatch, health equity, Colorado, New York City, Kansas, Alaska

The Future Of Delivery System Reform

Over the past several years, the federal government has put billions of dollars into a variety of programs aimed at improving the way health care is delivered. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) authorized a broad agenda of reform projects, including accountable...

Published Thu, Apr 20 2017 7:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Payment Policy, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Accountable Care Organizations, ACOs, Medicare Advantage, Affordable Care Act, MACRA, HMOs, supplemental insurance reform

Evidence on Payment Reform: Where Are The Gaps?

The US health care system is transforming how it pays for and delivers care. New payment models and benefit designs aim to promote and sustain improvements in health and care delivery, specifically focusing on better outcomes and lower costs. Supporting...

Published Tue, Apr 25 2017 7:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Payment Policy, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Accountable Care Organizations, Alternative Payment Models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, health Care Payment Learning and Action Network, Laura and John Arnold Foundation

Rethinking The United States’ Military Health System

During Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (2001 – 2014), the United States’ military health system completely transformed its approach to casualty care, achieving the highest rate of survival from battlefield wounds in the history of...

Published Thu, Apr 27 2017 9:43 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Population Health, Featured, Organization and Delivery, Costs and Spending, TRICARE, military health care, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Defense Authorization Act, Jonathan Letterman, American College of Surgeons

Managing The Beginning Of The End: Advanced Disease Management And Concurrent Care Under Current Financing

Editor’s Note: This is the second Health Affairs Blog post from the author on E nd of Life & Serious Illness . His first post “ Why Now? Concerns About End-Of-Life Health Care Policy ” was published on December 19, 2016. The Medicare...

Published Fri, Apr 28 2017 7:25 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Quality, End-of-Life Care, Palliative Care, Organization and Delivery, Costs and Spending, Long-term Services and Supports, Hospice care, End of Life & Serious Illness, advanced disease management

Overcoming Challenges Of Outcomes-Based Contracting For Pharmaceuticals: Early Lessons From The Genentech–Priority Health Pilot

In recent decades, treatment advances have helped people with cancer live longer and better lives. Scientific investments have led to breakthroughs not previously imaginable, such as the development of immunotherapies and precision medicines. However...

Published Mon, Apr 03 2017 9:37 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Payment Policy, Costs and Spending, Drugs and Medical Technology, Outcomes-based agreements

ACA Round-Up: Negotiations To Revive AHCA, Alexander-Corker Bill, and Risk Adjustment

On the morning of April 4, 2017, rumors are flying regarding continuing Republican efforts to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It is reported that Vice President Pence is discussing a compromise with conservative Republican House...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2017 9:33 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Tennessee, risk adjustment program, ACA repeal and replace, AHCA, Bob Corker, Lamar Alexander, Health Care Options Act

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