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Implementing Health Reform: A Proposed Rule On Congressional Exchange Participation

The Affordable Care Act has been plagued by misinformation and misunderstanding since long before its adoption. One of the ACA’s provisions that has been most misunderstood is its requirement that members of Congress and their personnel staff purchase...

Published Wed, Aug 07 2013 9:22 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Insurance, States

Physician Payment: Forget Carrots And Sticks, It’s Motivation

Motivation is the fuel that keeps any professional going, the fuel for our internal generator. Where we go, of course, depends on our morals and ethics, but that's a different issue. Our motivation is to achieve certain goals, and overwhelmingly,...

Published Wed, Aug 07 2013 5:06 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Payment, Physicians, Workforce

Health Affairs Conversations Podcast: ACA Implementation With Gail Wilensky And Tim Jost

Today, Health Affairs released the first installment of Health Affairs Conversations , a new periodic series of podcasts featuring discussions with health policy experts and Health Affairs contributors. We begin with a discussion of the implementation...

Published Tue, Aug 06 2013 10:13 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Insurance, States, Medicare, Medicaid, Podcast

New Health Affairs Issue: Health IT, Payment And Practice Reforms

Health Affairs’ August issue , released today, covers a range of topics, including changes in health care delivery and financing sparked by the rise in health information technology (HIT) adoption. In the United States, progress in health IT adoption...

Published Mon, Aug 05 2013 1:08 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, Malpractice Liability Reform, Payment, Physicians, Health IT, Pharma, Hospitals, Innovation

Preventive Care For All Medicaid Enrollees: A Response To Sara Wilensky And Elizabeth Gray

The recent article in the July edition of Health Affairs titled “ Existing Medicaid Beneficiaries Left Off the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention Bandwagon ," by Sara Wilensky and Elizabeth Gray, overlooked several important steps that are underway...

Published Fri, Aug 02 2013 8:44 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Prevention, Policy, States, Medicaid

Implementing Health Reform: Verifying Income, Combating Discrimination, And More

We are in the very depths of summer and should all be at the beach. But with the exchanges set to open their doors in less than nine weeks time, there is little rest for federal and state agency staff charged with opening those doors. After three years...

Published Thu, Aug 01 2013 1:48 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Insurance, States, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Spending, Coverage, Disparities

Health Industry Price Inflation At Historical Low

One hesitates to make too much of a single report, but the Altarum Institute’s July Report, “ Health Care Price Growth at 20+ Year Low ,” certainly commands one’s attention. According to Altarum’s analysis, the health sector pricing trend ran at a 1.0...

Published Thu, Aug 01 2013 11:09 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Insurance, Payment, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Hospitals, Medicaid

CMS Progress Towards Greater Data Transparency

Over time it has become very clear that health care today relies on sharing data to drive improvements in access and care delivery as well as control costs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has embraced the need for greater data transparency...

Published Wed, Jul 31 2013 11:55 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Payment, Physicians, Health IT, Medicare, Quality, Hospitals, Innovation, Research

The BPC Health Care Reform Plan: A Response To Coulam, Feldman, and Dowd

We commend Robert Coulam, Roger Feldman, and Bryan Dowd for bringing attention to competitive bidding in Medicare, a meaningful strategy to constrain health care costs through reducing inefficiencies in the health care system. The authors have made valuable...

Published Tue, Jul 30 2013 12:06 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Payment, Health Care Costs, Uncategorized, Spending, Medicare, Competition, Quality

Implementing Health Reform: Contraceptive Coverage Litigation Moves Toward The Supreme Court

Litigation challenging the Affordable Care Act preventive services rule continues its march toward the Supreme Court. As discussed in earlier posts , the ACA requires insurers and group health plans to cover preventive services without cost sharing. Preventive...

Published Mon, Jul 29 2013 2:29 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Prevention, Insurance, States, Disparities, Health Law

Health Affairs Connected Health Theme Issue: Call For Papers

Health Affairs plans to publish an issue on the topic of Connected Health in February 2014. Connected health covers the development of technologies that are aimed at expanding treatment opportunities that extend beyond traditional care settings, such...

Published Fri, Jul 26 2013 10:26 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Payment, Quality, Technology

The First-Year Pioneer ACO Results: Predictable Bumps In The Road

It’s not often that progress comes in straight lines. To tackle complex problems, we test and innovate and then try out our new ideas, and then continuously reconsider, revise and adapt them over time. Few problems are more complex and vexing than figuring...

Published Thu, Jul 25 2013 10:45 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Primary Care, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Innovation

Taking Stock Of Initial Year One Results For Pioneer ACOs

The first year experience of 32 Medicare “Pioneer” Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) suggest five key conclusions, based on the initial results recently released by CMS and information from the participants. First, the ACO concept remains attractive...

Published Thu, Jul 25 2013 9:13 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Reform, Policy, Insurance, Payment, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Innovation

Cutting Health Cost Growth By Shared State-Federal Savings

In a Health Affairs Web First commentary released today, Alan Weil discusses the concept of “cooperative federalism” in light of the Affordable Care Act. He proposes an optional shared savings program between the states and the federal government as a...

Published Wed, Jul 24 2013 1:41 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Health Care Costs, States, Quality, Medicaid, Children

Making Sense Of Geographic Variations In Health Care: The New IOM Report

Since 1973, when Jack Wennberg published his first paper describing geographic variations in health care, researchers have argued about both the magnitude and the causes of variation. The argument gained greater policy relevance as U.S. health care spending...

Published Wed, Jul 24 2013 9:26 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Insurance, Payment, Physicians, Health Care Costs, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Hospitals

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