Health Affairs

Beyond Reform: Health Care Industry Efforts Hold Key To Access

Now that the Obama Administration has secured a second term, health reform is a “go”. Yet, gaps and questions remain, some of them potentially far more substantial than originally anticipated. While the mandate on individuals to purchase health insurance...

Published Wed, Feb 06 2013 12:06 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Public Health, Consumers, Prevention, Insurance, Health Care Costs, States, Coverage, Workforce, Access, Technology

Vaccinating Against Iron-Deficiency Anemia: A New Technology For Maternal And Child Health

When we think of killer diseases of global health importance, iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is not something that immediately comes to mind. Yet the December 2014 publication of leading causes of death by the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 reveals...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2015 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Nonmedical Determinants, Public Health, Prevention, Pharma, Global Health, Health Care Delivery

In Regulating E-Cigarettes, No Easy Fix For The FDA

Sometime in the next few months, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to issue the so-called deeming regulations, which will open the door to the federal regulation of e-cigarettes. In considering whether to issue the regulations, which...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2015 9:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Consumers, Prevention, Policy, Health Law, Science and Health, Research

Implementing Health Reform: 2016 Benefit And Payment Final Rule, Insurance Provisions

On November 21, 2014, the Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services released its final 2016 Benefit and Payment Parameter (BPP) Rule . (Fact sheet here .) My first post examined the provisions of this rule...

Published Sun, Feb 22 2015 2:26 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, States, Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Implementing Health Reform: Beginning The Cadillac Tax Regulatory Conversation And Other ACA News

The Cadillac high-cost health plan excise tax, which goes into effect in 2018, is one of the last-to-be-implemented provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It was one of the most controversial provisions of the ACA, which contributed to its delayed...

Published Tue, Feb 24 2015 9:10 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Politics, Insurance, Health Care Costs, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Spending, Coverage, Medicaid, Health Law, Children, Reform

What Happens When A Retail Pharmacy Decides To Stop Selling Cigarettes?

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series stemming from the Third Annual Health Law Year in P/Review event held at Harvard Law School on Friday, January 30, 2015. The conference brought together leading experts to review major developments in health...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2015 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Public Health, Consumers, Prevention, Policy, Health Care Costs, Business of Health Care

Health Affairs Web First: Assessing Health And Health Care Perceptions In sub-Saharan Africa

A large share of Western aid to developing countries goes to sub-Saharan Africa, a region where spending on health care is around $100 per person in 2005 price-adjusted terms. This region, which experienced large gains in life expectancy in the years...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2015 7:26 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Global Health, Quality, AIDS

Health Affairs’ March Issue: The Benefits And Limitations Of Information

The March issue of Health Affairs contains papers focusing on the benefits---and the limitations---of information-gathering processes as a way to solve health system problems. Studies in this variety issue examine US hospital rating systems, disclaimers...

Published Mon, Mar 02 2015 1:02 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Spending, Coverage, Workforce, Pharma, Quality, Hospitals, Health Law, Europe

Health Affairs Briefing: Linking Community Development & Health

On Tuesday, November 8, Health Affairs will release its November 2011 issue, “Linking Community Development & Health.” The issue explores the connection between improving the health of populations and undertaking efforts to raise incomes, employment...

Published Mon, Oct 31 2011 11:44 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Nonmedical Determinants, Payment, Environmental Health

Howard Koh On Health Literacy: Proposing A New Model Of Care

Health literacy is the essential backbone of informed patient engagement, said Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, at a February 6 Health Affairs briefing . The event was held to unveil the journal...

Published Thu, Feb 28 2013 11:47 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Physicians, Health IT, Primary Care, Quality, Patient Safety

Implementing Health Reform: A Burst Of Regulatory Activity

The final days of February and the first day of March 2013 have seen a landslide of new Affordable Care Act implementation issuances. Perhaps the agencies decided to get all of their work done before sequester furloughs begin, or perhaps they have awakened...

Published Fri, Mar 01 2013 12:51 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Insurance, Payment, States, Employer-Sponsored Insurance

In New Health Affairs: Mortality Rates, EHRs, Wellness Programs, And Cesareans

The March issue of Health Affairs , released today, includes a variety of articles revolving around health and wellness, including an examination of mortality rates among American men and women by county. The issue also addresses whether physicians will...

Published Mon, Mar 04 2013 12:59 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Nonmedical Determinants, Public Health, Physicians, Health IT, Hospitals, Disparities, Medicaid

Decline In Utilization Rates Signals A Change In The Inpatient Business Model

Use rates for inpatient and certain hospital outpatient services are declining in many areas of the country, reflecting fundamental change brought by the new business model. Importantly, as evidenced by trends in Chicago and Minnesota, there also appears...

Published Fri, Mar 08 2013 7:13 AM by Health Affairs Blog

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

Are Shortages Going Down Or Not? Interpreting Data From The FDA And The University Of Utah Drug Information Service

Drug shortages are a significant public health issue that has affected many critically important drugs including chemotherapy treatments, nutritional support preparations, and antibiotics. Drug shortages can result in delaying or denying needed care to...

Published Wed, Apr 08 2015 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Consumers, Policy, Access, Pharma, Health Law, Health Care Delivery, Research

Recent Trends In The Nursing Pipeline: US Educated BSNs Continue To Increase

To become licensed as a registered nurse (RN), graduates of nursing programs must pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). Foreign RNs wanting to practice in the US...

Published Thu, Apr 09 2015 12:27 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Workforce, Global Health, Quality, Nurses, Health Care Delivery

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