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Tamiflu For All? Evidence Of Morbidity In CDC’s Antiviral Guidelines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has boiled down its public health campaign against influenza to a single slogan: “Take 3.” Vaccines, everyday preventive actions like handwashing, and influenza antivirals. Last year, because of a mismatch...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2016 11:22 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Prevention, Physicians, Global Health, Quality, Research, Drugs and Medical Technology, vaccines, Health Professionals, FDA, drug safety, CDC, clinical trials, influenza

Health Policy Brief: Final 2015-20 Dietary Guidelines For Americans

A new policy brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) focuses on the recommendations of the eighth edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, released on January 7, 2016. This brief updates a previous Health Policy...

Published Fri, Apr 01 2016 12:00 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, Featured, FDA, Health Policy Brief, Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Hospitals’ Engagement In Population Health: Moving Past The Medicine And Into The Community

Traditionally, hospitals are thought of as places people go for medical care. But could one imagine a world where hospitals reached out to people in their communities to address the deeply rooted social and environmental factors impacting health? While...

Published Tue, Apr 05 2016 7:30 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Quality, Hospitals, Social Determinants of Health, Population Health, Payment Policy, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, Equity and Disparities, Health Professionals, ACOs, New York, culture of health, Alternative Payment Models, New York State, value-based payment

An International Trend Toward Self-Directed Care

Critics of consumer-directed health care often argue that patients are not knowledgeable enough and the market is not transparent enough for consumerism to work in health care. But a study by The Commonwealth Fund says there is an international trend...

Published Fri, Apr 09 2010 7:46 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Chronic Care, States, Medicaid

Implementing Health Reform: Political And Legal Battles, Data Security, And More

The week of September 16, 2013, has been quiet on the Affordable Care Act regulatory front. Most of the noise has emanated from Capital Hill, where the House of Representatives seems poised to enact legislation that would “defund Obamacare” as part of...

Published Fri, Sep 20 2013 5:14 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Prevention, Policy, Politics, Malpractice Liability Reform, Health Law

As Open Enrollment Nears, A Health Affairs Conversation With Alan Weil

In a new Health Affairs Conversations podcast , Alan Weil, the executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy, discusses the impending opening of the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces. In a wide-ranging discussion...

Published Tue, Sep 24 2013 1:03 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Insurance, States, Spending, Coverage, Medicaid, Podcast

Low-Income Consumers’ Lack Of Financial Literacy Could Impede Use Of ACA Coverage, Subsidies

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many low income consumers will become eligible for government support to buy health insurance. Whether these consumers are able to take advantage of the support and make sound decisions about purchasing health insurance...

Published Thu, Sep 26 2013 8:43 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, Coverage, Disparities

Health Affairs Briefing: Economic Trends And Quality Trade-Offs

Please join Health Affairs Founding Editor John Iglehart on Tuesday, October 8, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, for a Health Affairs briefing at which we will unveil the October 2013 thematic, "Economic Trends And Quality Trade-offs...

Published Fri, Sep 27 2013 10:22 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Care Costs, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Spending, Aging, Research

Healthy Indiana 2.0 Is Challenging Medicaid Norms

Last year, the State of Indiana launched the latest version of the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), made possible through a series of Medicaid waivers sought by Governor Mike Pence and approved by the Obama Administration. As a result, “HIP 2.0” made it possible...

Published Mon, Aug 29 2016 7:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Quality, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, Indiana, high deductible health plans, Healthy Indiana Plan, Mike Pence, war on poverty

The Proposed 2018 Notice Of Benefit And Payment Parameters: Part 1

On August 29, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its proposed 2018 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters .The proposed rule was accompanied by a fact sheet and CMS blog post . CMS also released on August 29 a draft actuarial...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2016 12:16 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Payment Policy, Following the ACA, benefit and payment parameters

Keeping A Finger On The PULSE Of Blood Donation Policy After Orlando

On June 12, 2016, a gunman murdered 49 people at PULSE, a Florida LGBT nightclub, in the most lethal mass shooting in U.S. history. Many more were critically injured, requiring blood transfusions and exacerbating the need for blood donors in the Orlando...

Published Thu, Sep 01 2016 7:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Featured, Equity and Disparities, FDA, HIV/AIDS, blood donations, DONATE Act, LGBT

Mylan’s CEO A Villain? Depends On Your Preferred Brand Of Capitalism

The headline in a New York Times article on Heather Bresch, the CEO of drugmaker Mylan Inc., reads: “ Painted as EpiPen Villain, Mylan’s Chief Says She’s No Such Thing .” EpiPen is an auto-injector for a drug called epinephrine for potentially fatal allergic...

Published Tue, Sep 06 2016 10:26 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Featured, Payment Policy, Costs and Spending, Drugs and Medical Technology, capitalism, EpiPen, Mylan

Embracing The Role Of Family Caregivers In The U.S. Health System

One of the clear trends emerging from U.S. health reform is the transition from a provider and procedure focused system to one that puts the patient at the center of care. “ Patient-centered care ” is defined as “providing care that is respectful of,...

Published Thu, Sep 08 2016 8:20 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, End-of-Life Care, Aging, Population Health, Featured, Costs and Spending, Long-term Services and Supports, End-of-Life, caregivers, Caregiving

Medicare Accountable Care Organization Results For 2015: The Journey To Better Quality And Lower Costs Continues

On August 25, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the quality and financial results for the ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and the Pioneer ACO Model during 2015. Overall, 31 percent of the MSSP...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2016 10:29 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Quality, Payment Policy, Following the ACA, Organization and Delivery, Accountable Care Organizations, ACOs, MSSP, shared savings

A Reprieve For Women: Embracing Inclusive Scientific Research

Historically, understanding a woman’s unique biology and developing optimal interventions for women has been somewhat of a blind spot for medical research. For much of the 20th century, scientists favored enrolling men in large clinical trials. Men were...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2016 9:02 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Population Health, Featured, Equity and Disparities, NIH, Women's Health, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, clinical trials, REPRIEVE

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