Health Affairs

By The Numbers: Our Progress In Digitizing Health Care

Over the past seven years, the United States has seen a historic health IT transformation, moving from a primarily paper-based health system to one where virtually everyone has a digital footprint of their care because of the dramatic uptake of electronic...

Published Thu, Sep 29 2016 7:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health IT, Hospitals, Organization and Delivery, EHRs, Health Data, electronic health records

Let’s Adapt Health Care Quality Measures To Meet The Needs Of Transgender People

Editor’s Note: This month’s issue of Health Affairs also features a personal essay by a transgender doctor about meeting the health care needs of transgender patients. As transgender people become increasingly visible , so have the challenges they face...

Published Mon, Sep 11 2017 7:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Population Health, equality, health equity, Alternative Payment Models, quality measures, transgender health, LGBT health

In Kentucky’s New Medicaid Plan Evidence Takes A Back Seat

On June 22, the Governor of Kentucky unveiled a Medicaid reform plan to replace its highly successful Medicaid expansion. The new Kentucky Medicaid plan is not innovative, instead relying on policies that have been shown to be counterproductive, decreasing...

Published Thu, Aug 25 2016 9:30 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Featured, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, Indiana, Medicaid expansion, Kentucky, Healthy Indiana Plan

Patient Medication Adherence: The Next Act

If we’re truly serious about reining in health care costs and improving patient outcomes at the same time, then improving medication adherence is absolutely key. And if we’re serious about improving medication adherence, then the time to strike is now...

Published Mon, Dec 19 2011 12:54 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Physicians, Health IT, Health Care Costs, Pharma, Quality, Innovation

The Pathway To Sustainability: Aligning Ambulatory Patient Experience Survey Implementation

Across the United States health care system, there is a growing imperative to deliver more patient-centered care. Listening to the voice of the patient is increasingly recognized as an essential part of this transformation. Health care is late to the...

Published Thu, Sep 03 2015 9:08 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Hospitals, Featured, Costs and Spending, Drugs and Medical Technology, RWJF, Health Professionals, Maine, patients, culture of health, CAHPS, Surveys, AH4Q

Health Affairs Briefing: The Work/Health Relationship

The February 2017 issue of Health Affairs will shine an important spotlight on the complex and constantly evolving relationship between work and health, from the perspective of both employers and employees. To draw attention to the issue, Health Affairs...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2017 1:00 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, events

Another Exciting Episode Of Health Wonk Review

Over at the New America Foundation, on The New Health Dialogue, Joe Colucci marks what would have been Jim Henson’s 75th birthday with a Muppet edition of the Health Wonk Review. (The title of this blog post is shamelessly stolen from Joe’s...

Published Fri, Sep 30 2011 9:01 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: Health Reform, Blog, Policy, Insurance, States

Creating Realistic Long-Term Care Solutions As Part Of The Entitlement Reform Debate

Great struggles sometimes result in unexpected opportunities. In the waning moments of 2012, Congress remained in session to bridge partisan divides to solve the fiscal cliff impasse with the passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA). Signing...

Published Wed, Jan 23 2013 9:03 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Politics, Chronic Care, Spending, Medicare, Medicaid, Aging, Long-Term Care

Ushering In The New Era Of Health Equity

Editor’s note: Joseph Betancourt is one of the theme advisors for the June 2017 equity issue. The passage of health care reform and current efforts in payment reform have fueled a significant transformation of the US health care system. An entire new...

Published Mon, Oct 31 2016 9:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Quality, Social Determinants of Health, Population Health, Featured, triple aim, health equity, MACRA

Creating A Workforce For The New Health Care World

Recently, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council reported that Americans die earlier and live in poorer health than people in other industrialized countries. This is the latest evidence of the urgent need for health reform, as embodied...

Published Thu, Mar 07 2013 12:37 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Prevention, Policy, Physicians, Primary Care, Health Care Costs, Medicare, Workforce, Quality, Hospitals, Nurses

A Reprieve For Women: Embracing Inclusive Scientific Research

Historically, understanding a woman’s unique biology and developing optimal interventions for women has been somewhat of a blind spot for medical research. For much of the 20th century, scientists favored enrolling men in large clinical trials. Men were...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2016 9:02 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Population Health, Featured, Equity and Disparities, NIH, Women's Health, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, clinical trials, REPRIEVE

How States Are Addressing Uncertainty With 1332 Waivers

While the future of the American Health Care Act is uncertain, states continue to be interested in reforming their health care systems. We believe that states will ramp up efforts to exercise authority they have under existing law to address their state...

Published Fri, Jun 09 2017 6:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Payment Policy, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Section 1332 waivers, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Alaska, American Health Care Act, state health insurance market

Are U.S. Health Reform Values From Mars And Global Values From Venus?

Editor’s Note: This week, senior health policy experts and emerging health care leaders from around the world have gathered in Salzburg, Austria, to discuss how different health care systems are seeking to control costs and improve care. Health...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 9:31 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Europe

Predicting ACO Formation: Two Studies With More In Common Than It Might Seem

At a time when policy makers, providers and payers are all trying to make high stakes decisions about how respond to the proliferation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), divergent research findings might feel as welcome as rain on the fourth of...

Published Tue, Oct 22 2013 11:58 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Payment, Physicians, Spending, Medicare, Quality, Hospitals, Disparities

July Health Affairs: The Impact Of Health Reform

The new health reform law charges the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with testing new payment and delivery models intended to improve health outcomes and restrain costs. But as the July issue of Health Affairs, published yesterday...

Published Thu, Jul 08 2010 8:54 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Politics, Payment, Health IT, Chronic Care, Medicare, Coverage, Medicaid, Children, Technology

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