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Enthoven And Kronebusch Highlighted By Health Wonk Review

Last week’s edition of the Health Wonk Review celebrates the nation’s current twin pastimes: baseball and health policy. Highlighted by host Brady Augustine at medicaidfirstaid are Health Affairs Blog pieces by Alain Enthoven and Karl Kronebusch...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 11:46 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Blog

Assessing The Fight Against Obesity In Two Cities

In 2001, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a warning that this country was facing an “obesity epidemic.” Since that time, there have been public policy responses from all levels of government. Yesterday Health Affairs released three studies...

Published Wed, Oct 07 2009 7:19 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Nonmedical Determinants, Public Health, Consumers, Prevention, Policy

Can Slumping Support For Health Care Reform Be Turned Around?

Editor’s Note: In addition to S. Ward Casscells, M.D. and Hiliary Critchley (photos and bios above), coauthors of this post include Thomas Amoroso, M.D., of the Quincy Medical Center; James Tyll of James Tyll Consulting, LLC; and John Zogby of Zogby...

Published Tue, Oct 06 2009 9:26 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Insurance, Public Opinion, Malpractice Liability Reform

Creating the Virtual Integrated Delivery System

Preventing and more effectively managing chronic illness are critical national health priorities. Patients with chronic disease currently account for three-quarters of overall health spending. Multiple morbidities are common: More than half of Medicare...

Published Mon, Oct 05 2009 11:36 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Prevention, Payment, Physicians, Health IT, Primary Care, Chronic Care

Health Care Reform and the Public Disconnect

On September 30, 2009, the Harvard School of Public Health, NPR, and the Kaiser Family Foundation released the findings of some new polling on how the public perceives the current debate about health care or health insurance reform. NPR discussed how...

Published Fri, Oct 02 2009 9:14 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Politics, Public Opinion

Massachusetts Health Reform: Employer Coverage From Employees’ Perspective

As Congress and the Administration debate health care reform, it is instructive to look at the Massachusetts model, now in its third year. Health Affairs today released a study of workers in the Bay State who were interviewed in fall 2008 about their...

Published Thu, Oct 01 2009 1:33 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Insurance, Health Care Costs, Uncategorized, States, Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Obama Speech Assessment Tops HA Blog Most-Read List

Uwe Reinhardt’s assessment of President Obama’s address to Congress on health reform tops the list of most-read Health Affairs Blog posts for September. Additional comment on all posts is always welcome. Grading The President’s Health Care...

Published Thu, Oct 01 2009 10:55 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Insurance, Spending, Medicare, Competition

A Tax That Targets Health Insurance Innovation

The Senate Finance Committee is now considering a proposal that would impose an aggregate tax of $6.7 billion dollars per year on “any U.S. health insurance provider,” in proportion to market share, whether for profit or not for profit, but not on employers...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 5:41 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Individual Mandate Is Focus Of New Health Policy Brief

The complex health care overhaul underway in Congress would require nearly all Americans to have health insurance – a provision known as “individual responsibility” or an “individual mandate.” Supporters warn other reforms are not possible without this...

Published Tue, Sep 29 2009 7:59 PM by Health Affairs Blog

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

The Grandparents Corps: A New Primary Care Model

Editor’s Note: In addition to Arthur Garson (photo and bio available above), coauthors of this post include Margaret Whitehead, Tracy Buni, Catherine Sommers, and Karen Rheuban. Given current trends, access to health care will worsen considerably...

Published Mon, Sep 28 2009 8:04 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Primary Care, Workforce, Access

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