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House Republicans Tweak AHCA Again; CBO Scores Earlier Changes

It is now reported that the full House will vote on the American Health Care Act on Friday, March 24, 2017. Late on March 23, a further manager’s amendment was offered ( summary here ), apparently to pick up extra Republican votes. The bill would first...

Published Thu, Mar 23 2017 10:23 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending

Five Lessons From The AHCA’s Demise

While the keyhole of history has had insufficient time to bring the failed launch of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) into focus, it’s not too soon to begin learning some of the lessons it can teach us. Legislative efforts have a lifespan but our health...

Published Mon, Mar 27 2017 8:52 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, Republicans, bipartisanship, ACA repeal and replace, American Health Care Act

Help Wanted: Cost-Effectiveness Research For Health And Wellness

National health expenditures represented nearly 18 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, while efforts to limit cost growth continue to be central objectives for public and private payers alike. Dissemination of research on the evidence...

Published Thu, Mar 30 2017 7:47 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Public Health, Quality, Research, Social Determinants of Health, Population Health, Costs and Spending, cost-effectiveness, comparative effectiveness studies

Just The Facts: What Consumers In Michigan Told Us About Accessing Care Under The Affordable Care Act

Policymakers who advocate for repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have called the health care law a “disaster” and a failed policy . With the failure of the Republican-proposed American Health Care Act, it appears that the ACA is here to stay, at...

Published Fri, Mar 31 2017 8:50 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Costs and Spending, Medicaid and CHIP, access to care, Michigan, out-of-pocket health care costs, Healthy Michigan Plan

CBO Provides A Roadmap For Improving AHCA

The future of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the GOP-drafted plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is unclear after the bill was pulled before the House of Representatives could vote on it. But the debate over the ACA and proposals...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2017 7:16 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, CBO, ACA repeal and replace, AHCA

A Strategy For Lowering Brand Drug Prices: Patent Buyouts And Licensing

Why does competition among brand drugs often fail to reduce prices? In this post, I address that question, which is obviously important in structuring efforts to reduce prescription drug costs. Based on the answer, I then propose a mechanism to increase...

Published Wed, Apr 05 2017 7:43 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Costs and Spending, Drugs and Medical Technology, intellectual property, drug manufacturers, Drugs and Medical Innovation, prescription drug prices, innovation incentives

How Dorothy Rice Helped Transform Health Care In America And Inspired A Generation of Researchers

Dorothy Rice—who passed away on February 25, 2017, at the age of 94—was a giant in the field of health services research, conducting groundbreaking studies and mentoring others who continue to contribute to the field. Her pioneering study...

Published Fri, Apr 07 2017 4:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Quality, Aging, Insurance and Coverage, seniors, Social Security Administration, Dorothy Rice

How Should The Trump Administration Handle Medicare’s New Bundled Payment Programs?

Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dr. Tom Price and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma face significant decisions across a range of programs in the first half of 2017. Decisions regarding how the new...

Published Mon, Apr 10 2017 8:07 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Quality, Featured, Costs and Spending, oncology care model, tom price, CMS Innovation Center, bundled payment, Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative, Episode Payment Model, Seema Varma, Comprehensive Care for Joint Care Model

Medicaid Work Requirements: Who’s At Risk?

While the American Health Care Act (AHCA) has collapsed, adding work requirements to Medicaid continues as a key theme in conservative health reform efforts. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Published Wed, Apr 12 2017 8:39 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, Section 1115 Waivers, employment, tom price, American Health Care Act, health status, medicaid work requirement, Seema Verma, work requirements

Health Affairs Briefing: Securing The Future Of Value-Based Payment

On April 18, Health Affairs will sponsor a half-day forum for policy makers on the future of value-based payment in health care. The forum follows an event we hosted last year to educate the policy community on critical value-based payment issues that...

Published Thu, Apr 13 2017 10:52 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs

Looking Ahead To 2018: Will A Shorter Open Enrollment Period Reduce Adverse Selection In Exchange Plans?

On April 13, 2017 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule designed to “improve the risk pool and promote stability in the individual insurance market” for 2018. The rule finalizes the provision from the proposed rule...

Published Fri, Apr 14 2017 8:22 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Marketplace Open Enrollment Notice, open enrollment, open enrollment period

How Minnesota Is Stepping Up To Preserve Its Individual Market

Last December I wrote about the steps Minnesota was taking to save its individual insurance market. The state’s commissioner of commerce negotiated enrollment caps with five insurers in response to the decision of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) to leave...

Published Tue, Apr 18 2017 6:00 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Insurance and Coverage, Costs and Spending, Minnesota, 1332 waivers, Health Insurance Pemium Relief bill, Council of Health Plans, MinnesotaCare, Premium Security Plan, Health Care Access Fund, Mark Dayton

Health Affairs Web First: Medical Marijuana Laws Reduced The Number Of Medicaid Prescriptions

In the past twenty years, twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia have passed some form of medical marijuana law. A new study , released today by Health Affairs as a Web First, studied nine clinical areas to find out if Medicaid enrollees in...

Published Wed, Apr 19 2017 1:08 PM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs, Web First, medical marijuana

Loathing And Loving As A Pathway To Meaningful Health Care Reform

The Republicans are having trouble reaching consensus on a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the Democrats understandably are not inclined to help. Searching for areas of agreement at this point seems like a waste of legislators’ valuable...

Published Fri, Apr 21 2017 4:30 AM by Health Affairs BlogHealth Affairs Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Following the ACA, Insurance and Coverage, Medicare Advantage, ACA repeal and replace, AHCA

Sebelius To Keynote Health Affairs Briefing

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will keynote the Health Affairs May 4 briefing “Reinventing Primary Care.” The briefing will take place from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. It will highlight...

Published Thu, Apr 29 2010 2:17 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Primary Care

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