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Democratic Ideas On ACA Improvements; More From CBO On BCRA Medicaid Cuts

On June 28, 2017, the New York Times reported that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, facing difficulty in corralling 50 Republican Senators to unite behind a version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act, has suggested he might turn to the Democrats...

Published Thu, Jun 29 2017 2:54 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, Congressional Budget Office, reinsurance, cost-sharing reduction payments

Health Affairs’ July Issue: Advanced Illness & End-of-Life Care

The July issue of Health Affairs explores topics related to advanced illness and end-of-life care. Often when needs are as much social and spiritual as they are medical, people are confronted with a fragmented, rescue-driven health care system that produces...

Published Wed, Jul 05 2017 1:05 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs

Medicaid Under Block Grants: Lessons From Welfare Reform

Both proposed versions of the Republican health care bill—the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA)–create an option for states to receive Medicaid funds in the form of a block grant (in the BCRA, the...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2017 7:01 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, ACA repeal and replace, AHCA, Medicaid block grants, tanf, BCRA

The Messenger Also Matters: Value-Based Payment Can Support Outreach To Vulnerable Populations

With the proliferation of value-based payment initiatives and implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) coverage expansions, states have had many opportunities in recent years to improve the health of vulnerable populations through health promotion...

Published Mon, Jul 10 2017 7:53 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Social Determinants of Health, Population Health, Medicaid and CHIP, health equity, New York, New York State, vulnerable populations, value-based payment, Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health

Beyond ‘Repeal and Replace’: Physicians Renew The Call For Delivery System Improvement

The last few months have been an anxious time in health care policy with calls to repeal, replace, repair, and delay repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Daily, elected officials face angry constituents fearful of losing their coverage. What is clear...

Published Wed, Jul 12 2017 7:30 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Payment Policy, Following the ACA, Health Professionals, ACOs, EHRs, Bundled Payments, value-based payment

In Senate Health Care Bill, A Few Hidden Surprises

A low-income person, eligible for Medicaid but not enrolled, is hit by a car or a bullet. Gravely injured, she arrives at the hospital unconscious. Thanks to expert, intensive care that lasts for days or weeks, she gradually recovers. Eventually, her...

Published Thu, Jul 13 2017 12:35 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Payment Policy, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, The Better Care Reconciliation Act, Senate health bill

Examining Provider Bias In Health Care Through Implicit Bias Rounds

In 2015, a 27-year-old patient presented to our primary care resident practice in intractable pain, having been recently discharged from the hospital following surgery for a complex shoulder fracture. The orthopedic surgeons evaluated him the day before...

Published Mon, Jul 17 2017 8:02 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Population Health, health equity, provider bias, implicit biases, Implicit Bias Rounds

From The Archives: Prices And Consumer Shopping

Welcome to “ From the Archives ,” an occasional Health Affairs Blog series, where we take a timely topic and delve into the literature and history, from a Health Affairs angle, of course. The American Health Care Act and the proposed Better Care Reconciliation...

Published Wed, Jul 19 2017 7:53 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, From the Archives, shoppable health care

Implementing Health Reform: Standards For Tax-Exempt Hospitals

Section 9007 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , creating a new 504(r) of the Internal Revenue Code, “Additional Requirements for Charitable Hospitals,” crowns a long-standing campaign by Senator Charles Grassley to increase the accountability...

Published Sat, May 29 2010 3:11 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Hospitals

Reinventing Primary Care And Other Health Reform Essentials

This coming Tuesday, June 8, Health Affairs will release its June issue, which focuses on the challenges of implementing health reform, at a Washington D.C. briefing. The past few issues of the journal have also focused on topics crucial to reform’s success...

Published Sun, Jun 06 2010 8:31 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Physicians, Health IT, Primary Care, Obesity

Fleshing Out The Concept Of Insurance Exchanges

The idea of a health insurance exchange is broad enough to encompass many interpretations, and that can be both a good thing and a bad thing, Jon Kingsdale said Tuesday. He spoke at a Health Affairs briefing on implementing health reform, which was keynoted...

Published Thu, Jun 10 2010 12:46 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Adoption and Meaningful Use of EHRs – The Journey Begins

Editor’s Note: The post below is by David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and Don Berwick, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Blumenthal will speak later today at a Washington D.C...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 6:20 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Payment, Physicians, Health IT, Quality, Patient Safety

Christiana Care: A Leadership Moment For Hospitals And Physicians

Editor’s Note: Robert Laskowski of Christiana Care Health System (photo and bio above) is a participant in today’s National Press Club briefing on meaningful use of health IT, cosponsored by Health Affairs and the Health Industry Forum at...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 9:20 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Physicians, Health IT, Hospitals

Advancing Electronic Health Record Adoption And Meaningful Use

Achievement of the nation’s ambitious objectives for electronic health record (EHR) adoption and meaningful use will depend not only on thoughtful federal polices, but also on the cooperation across all the components of the health care sector. To advance...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 9:02 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Insurance, Physicians, Health IT, Hospitals

Nonelderly Medicare Beneficiaries: Access And Costs More Problematic

A new study released today by Health Affairs focuses on an often-neglected segment of Medicare enrollees: people ages 18–64 with permanent disabilities, a group that currently numbers eight million, or roughly one-sixth of the total number of Americans...

Published Thu, Aug 12 2010 8:37 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Chronic Care, Medicare

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