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The Social Costs Of Repealing The ACA

As we reflect on the possibility of a repeal or at least substantial dismantling of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), much of the debate has and will likely continue to center on costs and access to insurance. Indeed, controlling costs and expanding access...

Published Tue, Mar 07 2017 4:55 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Population Health, Insurance and Coverage, health equity, uninsurance, ACA repeal, insurance equity, social relationships

Health Affairs’ March Issue: Delivery System Innovation

The March issue of Health Affairs explores various aspects of delivery system innovation as it relates to efficiency, improved quality, better patient engagement, and a more satisfied clinical workforce. The issue was supported by Blue Shield of California...

Published Mon, Mar 06 2017 1:15 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, Health Affairs journal

The Immigration Ban And The Physician Workforce

The Executive Order restricting visas for citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen has many legal, political, and moral implications. But here we will focus on the medical implications of the executive order, by considering its impact...

Published Mon, Mar 06 2017 9:29 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Physicians, Quality, Featured, Health Professionals, immigration, rural health, executive order, Trump

Myths About The Medicaid Expansion And The ‘Able-Bodied’

A conservative critique of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) expansion of Medicaid eligibility is that it helps adults who are “ able-bodied ” and may discourage them from working. For example, a policy summary released by House Republicans proposes that...

Published Mon, Mar 06 2017 6:30 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, Medicaid expansion, medicaid expansion states, Arizona, ACA repeal and replace

Reproductive Health Under Assault

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series stemming from the Fifth Annual Health Law Year in P/Review event held at Harvard Law School on Monday, January 23rd, 2017. The conference brought together leading experts to review major developments in health...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2017 7:30 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Quality, Featured, Women's Health, Reproductive Health, Abortion, The Health Law Year in P/Review, Purvi Patel, Global Health Policy, Helms amendment, GOP platform

All-Payer Claims Databases After Gobeille

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series stemming from the Fifth Annual Health Law Year in P/Review event held at Harvard Law School on Monday, January 23rd, 2017. The conference brought together leading experts to review major developments in health...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2017 7:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Law, Costs and Spending, Supreme Court, The Health Law Year in P/Review, Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., ERISA, common data layout

Invisible High-Risk Pools: How Congress Can Lower Premiums And Deal With Pre-Existing Conditions

As Congress and the Trump administration move forward with plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), they are looking for proven state-led reforms that maintain access for those with pre-existing conditions in the current exchange market...

Published Thu, Mar 02 2017 12:54 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Policy Lab, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, pre-existing conditions, high-risk pools, ACA repeal and replace

CMS Addresses Medicare-Eligible Marketplace Enrollees; Court Awards Risk Corridor Damages

On March 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services took steps to address another practice that the insurers believe is destabilizing the individual market. These measures, which include both a carrot and a stick, respond to the claims of...

Published Thu, Mar 02 2017 12:42 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Featured, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage

Health Affairs Briefing: Delivery System Innovation

In a constantly changing political and policy environment, innovative efforts to improve the quality and value of health care are proliferating. The impetus comes from many sources: leading health care systems seeking to improve their own performance;...

Published Thu, Mar 02 2017 9:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, events

Value Assessment Frameworks: How Can They Meet The Challenge?

Rising health care costs and pharmaceutical prices in particular are among the main factors that have prompted a steady flow of scholarly and lay press articles about moving from paying for volume to paying for value. Proposals from groups such as the...

Published Thu, Mar 02 2017 7:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Costs and Spending, cost effectiveness analysis, value-based insurance design, value-based purchasing, Drugs and Medical Innovation, ICER

Examining The President’s Speech To Congress

On February 28, 2017, President Trump presented his first address to a joint session of Congress. One focus of his remarks was the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which accounted for almost 400 words of his nearly 5,000 word speech. There had...

Published Wed, Mar 01 2017 8:35 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, health savings accounts, high-risk pools, ACA repeal and replace, interstate insurance

Outdated Privacy Law Limits Effective Substance Use Disorder Treatment: The Case Against 42 CFR Part 2

On November 17, 2016, Surgeon General Vivek Murphy released the first report on substance use disorder (SUD) in the U.S. This landmark document described the tremendous toll of alcohol and drug use on the health and well-being of our nation. With the...

Published Wed, Mar 01 2017 7:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Quality, Population Health, Featured, Health Professionals, HIPAA, addiction, Substance Use Disorders, ADA, opioid epidemic, 42 CFR Part 2, patient privacy

The Future Of Precision Medicine: Great Promise, Significant Challenges

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series stemming from the Fifth Annual Health Law Year in P/Review event held at Harvard Law School on Monday, January 23rd, 2017. The conference brought together leading experts to review major developments in health...

Published Tue, Feb 28 2017 9:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Research, Featured, Costs and Spending, 21st Century Cures Act, The Health Law Year in P/Review, Precision Medicine, cancer moonshot, cancerr

How The Trump Administration Could Advance Federal Prevention Policy

Chronic disease prevention was an explicit priority of the Secretaries of Health and Human Services in both of the President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama administrations. While the policies and programs may have differed across administrations...

Published Tue, Feb 28 2017 8:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Population Health, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Prevention and Public Health Fund., ACA repeal, Healthy People, chronic disease prevention, Community Preventive Services Task Force, Trump administration

States Be Warned: High-Risk Pools Offer Little Help At A High Cost

Recently, House Republican Leadership announced a new “State Innovation Grants” program as part of its plan and draft legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These funds could be used for high-risk pools among other purposes. Historically...

Published Tue, Feb 28 2017 7:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, high-risk pools, ACA repeal and replace, preexisting conditions, Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan

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The Social Costs Of Repealing The ACA

Health Affairs’ March Issue: Delivery System Innovation

The Immigration Ban And The Physician Workforce

Myths About The Medicaid Expansion And The ‘Able-Bodied’

Reproductive Health Under Assault

All-Payer Claims Databases After Gobeille

Invisible High-Risk Pools: How Congress Can Lower Premiums And Deal With Pre-Existing Conditions

CMS Addresses Medicare-Eligible Marketplace Enrollees; Court Awards Risk Corridor Damages

Health Affairs Briefing: Delivery System Innovation

Value Assessment Frameworks: How Can They Meet The Challenge?

Examining The President’s Speech To Congress

Outdated Privacy Law Limits Effective Substance Use Disorder Treatment: The Case Against 42 CFR Part 2

The Future Of Precision Medicine: Great Promise, Significant Challenges

How The Trump Administration Could Advance Federal Prevention Policy

States Be Warned: High-Risk Pools Offer Little Help At A High Cost