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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Help Reduce Opioid-Related Death Rates

Over the past two decades, the number of opioid pain relievers sold in the United States has risen dramatically, and the rate of opioid-related overdose deaths has also increased (see the map below for 2013 data by states.) In response, 49 states (all...

Published Wed, Jun 22 2016 1:38 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, Drugs and Medical Technology, Opioid Addiction, opioids, Health Affairs journal, webfirst
Are The FDA’s New Definitions And Labeling Requirements Good For Us, Or Just Empty Calories?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently taken three steps toward providing consumers with more and better information about food products that the agency regulates. First, in response to several citizen petitions, the agency requested comments...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2016 8:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Quality, Obesity, drug, Population Health, Featured, FDA, nutritional information, consumer choices, Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Food, Nutrition Labeling and Education Act
Time To Fix The Black Hole In Medicare Data

Every year, the Medicare program pays for nearly 500,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries for America’s seniors. At the same time, approximately 25,000 patients undergo procedures to remove and replace a previous artificial joint, sometimes because...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2016 8:45 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Health IT, Medicare, Quality, Health Policy Lab, Costs and Spending, Health Professionals, Congress, medical devices, Alternative Payment Models, medical device safety, unique device identifier
Connecting Immigrants To Health Care Coverage

The Supreme Court’s deadlocked decision last week on United States v. Texas leaves millions of immigrants at potential risk for deportation and leaves many of them shut out of health coverage . For the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) , it...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2016 3:49 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Policy, States, Coverage, Medicaid, Health Philanthropy, GrantWatch, Insurance and Coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, Supreme Court, New York City, Obama executive action, undocumented immigrants, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Appeals Panels Affirm Injunction Against Fixed Indemnity Regulation, Turn Back Challenge To ‘Administrative Fix’

On July 1, the D.C. Circuit decided two appeals challenging aspects of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, accepting one challenge and rejecting the other. In Central United Life v. Burwell , a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of...

Published Sun, Jul 03 2016 12:48 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, ACA litigation, administrative fix, West Virginia, fixed indemnity insurance, excepted benefits, standing
Health Affairs’ July Issue: ACA Coverage, Health Spending, And More

The July issue of Health Affairs , a variety issue, covers a broad range of topics: the Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage provisions; improvements in emergency department care; trends in health spending by different income groups; efforts by accountable...

Published Wed, Jul 06 2016 1:25 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, Featured, tobacco, Health Affairs journal, ACA Marketplaces, medical marijuana
Value Based Reimbursement: The Rock Thrown Into The Health Care Pond

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series based on the 5th Forum: Learning from each other – Scaling ideas up to the next level . The forum was held in Berlin, Germany on June 9 and 10, 2016 and organized by the Center for Healthcare Management . Value...

Published Fri, Jul 08 2016 7:30 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Quality, Featured, Payment Policy, Insurance and Coverage, Organization and Delivery, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, fee-for-service, value-based reimbursement, MACRA, value-based payment, Center for Healthcare Management 5th Forum, value-based insurance design
CMS Provides New Clarity For Family Planning Under Medicaid

Family planning services and supplies have been a part of the Medicaid program since it was first established half a century ago. And over the past several decades, Medicaid has become the dominant public funding source for family planning in the United...

Published Tue, Jul 12 2016 8:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, States, Quality, Featured, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, Equity and Disparities, Women's Health, CMS, contraceptive coverage, family planning, long-acting reversible contraceptives
Health Expenditure Projections: When Does ‘New’ Become ‘Normal’?

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its latest forecast of medical spending for the next decade. The headline number is that medical care as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to increase from its current...

Published Wed, Jul 13 2016 1:30 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Featured, Payment Policy, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, ACA, ACOs, spending projections, MACRA, Alternative Payment Models
How Policymakers Can Foster Organizational Innovation In Health Care

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series based on the 5th Forum: Learning from each other – Scaling ideas up to the next level . The forum was held in Berlin, Germany on June 9 and 10, 2016 and organized by the Center for Healthcare Management . For...

Published Fri, Jul 15 2016 8:30 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Featured, Organization and Delivery, Costs and Spending, risk adjustment program, Center for Healthcare Management 5th Forum, Medicare DRG program
CMS Releases 2017 Enrollment Manual For Individual And Small Business Marketplaces

On July 19, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) and Federally-facilitated Small Business Health Options Program (FF-SHOP) Enrollment Manual for the fourth (2017) marketplace open enrollment...

Published Wed, Jul 20 2016 2:44 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Federally Facilitated Marketplace, agents and brokers, Federally-facilitated Small Business Health Options Program
People Post: Staff And Board Changes At Foundations; Job Opening: Foundation President

In June, Becky Hayes Boober left the Maine Health Access Foundation , where she was a senior program officer. She is now vice president of community impact at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) and is working out of its Ellsworth office. She told...

Published Fri, Jul 22 2016 10:30 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Hospitals, Aging, Long-Term Care, Health Philanthropy, GrantWatch, Mental Health, Health Promotion and Disease PreventionGW, Long-term Services and Supports, California, Behavioral Health, Climate Change, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, culture of health, Opioid Addiction, New York State, adolescents, California Health Care Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, impact investing
CMS Releases Draft QRS And QHP Enrollee Experience Call Letter

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a draft 2016 call letter proposing refinements to the Quality Rating System (QRS) and Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Enrollee Experience Survey. The QRS and QHP Enrollee Experience Survey...

Published Tue, Jul 26 2016 1:00 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, CMS, qualified health plans, quality rating system, ERISA
Why ‘Government Patent Use’ To Lower Drug Costs Won’t Stifle Innovation

In a May article in Health Affairs , we proposed that the federal government consider using an existing law to negotiate or compel lower drug prices in the United States for certain important drugs with excessive prices. We’ve been gratified at the interest...

Published Thu, Jul 28 2016 8:30 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Featured, Costs and Spending, Drugs and Medical Technology, hepatitis C, Research and Development, drug innovation
Minimum Essential Coverage Reporting And ‘No Wrong Door’ Coordination

The Affordable Care Act requires individuals to have minimum essential coverage (MEC) or pay a tax, unless they qualify for an exemption from the requirement. MEC includes coverage through government programs (such as Medicare or Medicaid), employer coverage...

Published Mon, Aug 01 2016 9:44 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, minimum essential coverage, No Wrong Door

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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Help Reduce Opioid-Related Death Rates

Are The FDA’s New Definitions And Labeling Requirements Good For Us, Or Just Empty Calories?

Time To Fix The Black Hole In Medicare Data

Connecting Immigrants To Health Care Coverage

Appeals Panels Affirm Injunction Against Fixed Indemnity Regulation, Turn Back Challenge To ‘Administrative Fix’

Health Affairs’ July Issue: ACA Coverage, Health Spending, And More

Value Based Reimbursement: The Rock Thrown Into The Health Care Pond

CMS Provides New Clarity For Family Planning Under Medicaid

Health Expenditure Projections: When Does ‘New’ Become ‘Normal’?

How Policymakers Can Foster Organizational Innovation In Health Care

CMS Releases 2017 Enrollment Manual For Individual And Small Business Marketplaces

People Post: Staff And Board Changes At Foundations; Job Opening: Foundation President

CMS Releases Draft QRS And QHP Enrollee Experience Call Letter

Why ‘Government Patent Use’ To Lower Drug Costs Won’t Stifle Innovation

Minimum Essential Coverage Reporting And ‘No Wrong Door’ Coordination