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A Perfect Combination: The Cleveland Neighborhood Model For Urban Health Care Education
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The Changing Health Care World: Trends To Watch In 2014
While today’s news is bombarding us with headlines about Healthcare.gov, the Affordable Care Act isn’t just about insurance coverage. The legislation is also about transforming the way health care is provided. Consequently, it has ushered in new competitors...
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The Hidden Curriculum: Changing the Water in Which We Swim
Editor's Note: This post is a response to Joshua Liao, Eric Thomas, and Sigall Bell's essay , " Speaking Up About The Dangers Of The Hidden Curriculum ," published under Narrative Matters in the January issue of Health Affairs. As the...
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Primum Non Nocere: Congress’s Inadequate Medicare Physician Payment Fix
Editor's note: You can read other perspectives on the Medicare physician payment reform pending in Congress in Health Affairs and Health Affairs Blog ( here , here and here ). Partisan gridlock in Washington regarding health policy has been so pervasive...
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Review Of Accountable Care Organization Landscape Leads 2013 Health Affairs Blog Top Fifteen
David Muhlestein's comprehensive look at the growth of Accountable Care Organizations leads the list of most-read Health Affairs Blog posts for 2013. Muhlestein, Director of Research at Leavitt Partners, followed up this post later in the year with...
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Cracking The Code On Health Care Costs: What The States Can Do
State governments have a unique opportunity to transform the current health care system into one that provides higher-quality care at lower costs. The State Health Care Cost Containment Commission was created to identify how states might use their authorities...
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A Policy Dialogue On Connected Health
Editor's note: In addition to Janet Marchibroda (photo and linked bio above), this post was coauthored by Chris Fleming, Health Affairs Blog Editor. What is telehealth or “connected health”? What is driving the use of connected health and what are...
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The Untold Story Of 2013: Governors Lead In Health Care Transformation
As 2013 winds to a close, it is a good time for the health policy community to reflect on a historic year for our nation. The most talked about health care issues have centered on the rollout of new health insurance and Medicaid coverage as part of the...
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Medicare Physician Payment Reform: The Bipartisan Congressional Proposal And How To Strengthen It
Note: In addition to Mark McClellan (photo and linked bio above), this post is coauthored by John O’Shea, a Visiting Scholar at the Engelberg Center for Health Reform at the Brookings Institution, and Erica Socker, a Research Analyst there. The post is...
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Medicare Physician Payment Reform: An Analysis Of The New Congressional Proposal
On October 31, 2013 the House Ways & Means and Senate Finance Committees unveiled a bicameral and bipartisan press release and Discussion Draft of a proposal to repeal the SGR (sustainable growth rate) update to professional fees and replace it with...
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Taking Physician Practice Performance Into Account In Recertification: A Reply To Muney And Orszag
In their thoughtful Health Affairs Blog posting, Alan Muney and Peter Orszag emphasize the importance of practice assessment in providing “a sustainable method for a continuous infusion of quality and affordability into our health care system.” However...
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Reform The Doctor Recertification Process To Create A Better Health Care System
Editor's note: Peter Orszag coauthored this post with Alan Muney. There’s a lot of talk about creating a better health care delivery system based on value, not volume. Much of the focus is on insurers rewarding doctors financially for improving patients...
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Creating A Workforce For The New Health Care World
Recently, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council reported that Americans die earlier and live in poorer health than people in other industrialized countries. This is the latest evidence of the urgent need for health reform, as embodied...
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January Health Affairs Examines Rocky Road Of Delivery System Transformation
As US health care continues down the path of delivery system transformation, January’s Health Affairs explores areas of opportunities and challenges to achieving better health and better care at lower costs. Other articles focus on a range of topics of...
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Safety Net Challenges In Delivering Accountable Care
Editor's note: In addition to Stephen Shortell (photo and linked bio above), this post is coauthored by Sarah Weinberger, a graduate student at UC Berkeley; Matt Chayt, an associate at Nossaman LLP; and Ann Marie Marciarille, a visiting assistant...
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New IOM Report Addresses Growing Complexity Of Health Care
Health Affairs Blog commends to readers today’s newly released Institute of Medicine report, “Best Care At Lower Cost: The Path To Continuously Learning Health Care In America.” The report states that “achieving a learning health care system – one in...
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