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Aligning Philanthropy To Support Locally Driven Health Interventions Addressing Upstream Issues

We hear much about American health and health care being in crisis. Health care in the United States is increasingly expensive for everyone—consumers and government alike—but it doesn’t make us healthy. Despite that, there are “bright spots” of change...

Published Thu, Feb 16 2017 9:01 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, GrantWatch, Featured, Costs and Spending

Request For Abstracts: The Practice Of Medicine

Health Affairs seeks submissions for a series of articles focusing on the practice of medicine that we will begin publishing in early 2017. The series will explore the broad practice environment and how features of that environment affect physicians,...

Published Fri, Feb 17 2017 12:58 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, practice of medicine

Parties Ask Court To Keep Cost-Sharing Reduction Payment Litigation On Hold

On February 21, 2017 the House of Representatives and the Trump administration Justice Department filed a joint motion in House v. Burwell asking the court to continue to hold the case in abeyance “with status reports due every three months beginning...

Published Tue, Feb 21 2017 11:26 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, House v. Burwell

Withdrawal Of Guidance On Bathroom Access Raises Questions For Gender Identity Protections Under ACA

On February 22, 2017, the Departments of Education and Justice issued a statement withdrawing the Obama administration’s guidance that required schools to permit access to sex-segregated facilities (bathrooms and locker rooms) based on gender identity...

Published Thu, Feb 23 2017 9:03 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: health equity, gender identity, ACA section 1557

A Look At Republican Intentions? Diving Into The Leaked ACA Replacement Bill

On February 24, 2017, a draft House reconciliation bill was leaked to the media. Although I have not seen any claims that it is not authentic, it is dated February 10 and may not be the most recent draft. I have also not seen any assertion that the Congressional...

Published Sat, Feb 25 2017 6:44 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA

Implementing Health Reform: Program Integrity Amendments And Other Issues

Although the nearly three-week government shutdown did real damage to the nation’s economy, it did have its bright side. For three weeks those of us who scan the Federal Register for new regulatory issuances had time to catch up on our other work, even...

Published Fri, Oct 25 2013 12:11 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Reform, Consumers, Insurance, States, Health Law, Technology

Workplace Wellness Programs: Continuing The Discussion With Ron Goetzel

We imagine that reading a point-by-point reply to Professor Ron Goetzel's lengthy rebuttal to our previous reply , which responded to a previous lengthy rebuttal by Professor Goetzel to our original article , would try the patience of even the most...

Published Wed, Oct 30 2013 10:11 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Nonmedical Determinants, Prevention, Health Care Costs, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Bioethics, Disparities, Effectiveness

New Health Affairs Issue: Reinventing Primary Care

Bold changes are needed in how the United States delivers and pays for primary care if the key goals of national health reform are to be achieved, according to the May issue of Health Affairs. This thematic issue of the journal, released today at a National...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 6:06 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Physicians, Health IT, Primary Care, Chronic Care, Access, Pharma, Nurses

Implementing Health Reform: Young Adult Coverage

On Monday, May 10, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury jointly released Interim Final Rules for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Dependent Coverage of Children to Age 26 under the Patient Protection...

Published Tue, May 11 2010 3:43 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Uncategorized

Eliminating The Medicaid Expansion May Cause More Damage Than Congress Realizes

The American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the Senate’s ill-fated Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) attempted to deliver on two promises: 1) protecting patients with preexisting conditions, and 2) eliminating the Medicaid expansion. Though repeal efforts...

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

Filed under: Following the ACA, Medicaid and CHIP, HIV/AIDS, medicaid expansion states

Orphan Diseases Or Population Health? Policy Choices Drive Venture Capital Investments

The US exhibits a remarkable pipeline of biopharmaceutical innovation, with 170 new drugs and biologics launched into the market between 2011 and 2015 and another 22 drugs approved in 2016. A striking feature of the pharmaceutical pipeline is the large...

Published Fri, Jul 21 2017 7:57 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Costs and Spending, venture capitalism, Drugs and Medical Innovation, orphan drugs, Orphan Drug Act

Introducing A New Series Of Health Affairs Policy Primers: Prescription Drug Pricing

For policy makers at every level of government it is easy to recognize the deep impact of soaring prescription drug prices. Bold headlines, countless hearings, and recent legislation have all raised the alarm about, and floated policy solutions to address...

Published Mon, Jul 24 2017 8:16 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs

Diffusion Of Community Health Workers Within Medicaid Managed Care: A Strategy To Address Social Determinants Of Health

Clinic notes from a Community Health Worker: A 63 year old client and her 70 year old husband had been evicted from their apartment while they were hospitalized and were living in a motel. I was able to assist the elderly couple in finding a new apartment...

Published Tue, Jul 25 2017 8:54 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Quality, Social Determinants of Health, Population Health, Organization and Delivery, Medicaid and CHIP, Medicaid Managed Care, Diffusion of Innovation

We Need To Raise The Bar To Improve Cancer Treatments. What’s The Best Way To Do It?

Over the past 20 years, we have witnessed an unprecedented development of new life-science technologies. Although clinical outcomes have also improved , the benefits often remain out of reach for many patients. Translating scientific and technological...

Published Wed, Jul 26 2017 9:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: clinical trials, Drugs and Medical Innovation

The Skinny On The Senate ACA Debate, Day Three

Editor’s note: This post is part of ongoing Health Affairs Blog coverage by Tim Jost of the Senate debate over repealing and replacing—or maybe just repealing, or maybe just minimally repealing, or maybe retaining—the Affordable Care Act....

Published Thu, Jul 27 2017 9:52 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Congressional Budget Office, employer mandate, individual mandate, 1332 waivers, medical device tax, skinny ACA repeal

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