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Health Affairs Issue: Oral Health And More

The December issue of Health Affairs explores the state of oral health . Editor-in-chief Alan Weil writes that “the divide between dental care and medical care is vast, has significant consequences for patients, and is entirely of our own making.” More...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2016 1:00 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Oral Health, Dental Care, Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, Featured

Court Stays Cost-Sharing Reduction Payment Case, Giving Control To New Administration And Congress

On December 5, 2016, the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia acceded to the request of the House of Representatives and stayed further proceedings in House v. Burwell pending further motions by the parties, due by February 21, 2017....

Published Mon, Dec 05 2016 11:42 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, House v. Burwell, cost-sharing reduction payments

How NashvilleHealth Is Maximizing Community Population Health

How can Main Street, America, move the needle in a city’s population health and wellbeing? It begins with a solid, organizational structure built for the long term. I fondly call my hometown, Nashville, the “Silicon Valley of Health Services.” With...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2016 9:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Population Health, Tennessee, Community Health, culture of health, Nashville

Making The Case For States To Reduce Out-Of-Network Charges

There has been increased attention to unexpected bills due to out-of-network charges among the commercially insured population. For example, a recent Brookings report examined where and how “surprise medical bills” can occur in context of U.S. health...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2016 6:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Featured, Payment Policy, Costs and Spending, Health Professionals, New Jersey, HCCI, surprise billing, balance billing

National Health Spending Grows Faster In 2015

A new analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), published as a Web First by Health Affairs , estimates that in 2015 health care spending in the United States grew at a rate of 5.8 percent and reached...

Published Fri, Dec 02 2016 11:05 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, Featured, Costs and Spending, ACA, CMS, Web First, Affordable Care Act, health spending, Obamacare, national health expenditures, gross domestic product

Barriers To Change: The View From Berlin

For the past two years, Health Affairs has published blog posts arising from the Center for Healthcare Management’s forums , held in Berlin. These events are unlike a typical conference — more conversation than presentation, and more participation...

Published Fri, Dec 02 2016 8:43 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Politics, Payment, Once In A Weil, Payment Policy, delivery system innovation

A Funder Collaborative To Integrate Oral Health Into Primary Care Sets The Bar

My experience with collaboration among foundations to achieve a particular goal has varied widely in my dozen years at the REACH Healthcare Foundation . While some collaborations have just resulted in stronger personal relationships with funder colleagues...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 10:29 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, GrantWatch, Featured, Organization and Delivery, Health Professionals

President-Elect Trump Selects Price For HHS And Verma For CMS

As has been widely reported, President-elect Donald Trump has put forward the names of Tom Price for Secretary of Health and Human Services and Seema Verma for Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Price is a six-term Republican...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2016 10:26 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, open enrollment, risk corridors, Medicaid waivers

Modifying Hospital Community Benefit Tax Policy: Easing Regulation, Advancing Population Health

Editor’s note: This post is part of a periodic series of Health Affairs Blog posts discussing the Culture of Health . In 2014 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced its Culture of Health initiative, which promotes health, well-being, and equity...

Published Wed, Nov 30 2016 9:01 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Hospitals, Population Health, Costs and Spending, Community Health, culture of health, nonprofit hospitals, tax policy

The Current 21st Century Cures Legislation Is Still A Bad Deal For Patients

In July 2015, the House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which contained public science funding and numerous provisions aimed at adjusting how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) evaluates new medical products and new indications...

Published Wed, Nov 30 2016 12:32 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Drugs and Medical Technology, NIH, FDA, Congress, 21st Century Cures Act, Drugs and Medical Innovation

Improving Kids’ Access To Team Sports Through Fee Waivers

Participation in youth sports can help reduce obesity, improve self-confidence, and develop critical social skills. But participation doesn’t come cheap and so not all children get to play. A Narrative Matters article in Health Affairs described the cost...

Published Wed, Nov 30 2016 8:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Costs and Spending, health equity, culture of health, childhood obesity, youth sports

People Post: Staff And Board Changes At Health Foundations

Mary Backley, vice president for finance and administration at Grantmakers In Health (GIH) , departed from the organization at the end of September. According to an announcement from Faith Mitchell, president and CEO, “Mary has been a core member of GIH...

Published Tue, Nov 29 2016 11:03 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: GrantWatch, Health Professionals

Health Affairs Briefing: Oral Health

The December 2016 issue of Health Affairs provides our first ever comprehensive look at oral health. Register for our December 7 briefing today! Oral Health Issue The collection of papers examine the topic from many angles, but one theme stands out: The...

Published Tue, Nov 29 2016 8:10 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Oral Health, Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, Featured, Health Affairs events

How Value-Based Payment Arrangements Should Measure Behavioral Health

Value-based payment (VBP) models have the dual aim of reducing costs and improving quality of care. A typical VBP approach identifies potential savings by establishing baseline health care costs for specific conditions or populations. The model assumes...

Published Tue, Nov 29 2016 8:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Health Policy Lab, Payment Policy, Costs and Spending, Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorders, value-based payment

Calculating Medicare Advantage/Fee-For-Service Price Differences Is Harder Than It Looks

Understanding whether fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans pay different prices is important — but more difficult to determine than it seems. In “Medicare Advantage Plans Pay Hospitals Less Than Traditional Medicare Pays...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2016 9:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Payment Policy, Costs and Spending, fee-for-service, Medicare Advantage

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