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Year Zero: Leaders At Oregon’s CCOs Share Lessons From The Early Days

Oregon is one of the first states to implement a version of accountable care organizations statewide across its Medicaid program; insights from those who were “on the ground” during the early days of this experiment may prove useful to other states contemplating...

Published Thu, Sep 11 2014 5:30 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, States, Medicaid, Health Care Delivery

Saving The Shared Savings Program (ACOs) Part Two: Financial Issues

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a series of blog posts by Ron Klar offering suggestions on how to make the Medicare Shared Savings Program a more viable vehicle for the creation of accountable care organizations. You can read the...

Published Tue, May 31 2011 9:25 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Primary Care, Spending, Medicare, Quality

Sen. Menendez: No Way To Make Medicare Premium Support Acceptable

Here’s a brief Q&A between Democratic Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Health Affairs Blog. It took place earlier this afternoon during a press call by Senator Menendez, which was coordinated by the office of Senate Majority Leader...

Published Wed, Jun 01 2011 1:31 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Politics, Spending, Medicare

Same Care No Matter Where She Gives Birth: Addressing Variation In Obstetric Care Through Standardization

In August, Health Affairs published a study highlighting an alarming fact in maternal health: The incidence of childbirth complications varies significantly from hospital to hospital across the United States. The study – led by Laurent Glance and colleagues...

Published Fri, Sep 12 2014 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Public Health, Access, Hospitals, Disparities

Early Observations Show Safety-Net ACOs Hold Promise To Achieve The Triple Aim And Promote Health Equity

Safety-net accountable care organizations (ACOs) have the potential to deliver cost-effective, patient-centered care that engages patients and contributes to achieving the Triple Aim in Medicaid. Safety-net ACOs are playing increasingly important roles...

Published Mon, Sep 15 2014 11:20 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Payment, States

Brownsville: A Culture of Health, Not Health Challenges

Editor’s Note: This post is part of an ongoing series written for Health Affairs Blog by local leaders from communities honored with the annual Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize. In 2014, six winning communities were selected by RWJF...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2014 9:02 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Nonmedical Determinants, Public Health

Health Policy Brief: The Ninety-Day Grace Period

A new Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) examines the ninety-day grace period, a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Of the eight million people who enrolled in the insurance Marketplaces between...

Published Fri, Oct 17 2014 6:04 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Insurance, Coverage, Health Law

Enrolling College Students In Health Insurance: Lessons From California (Part 1)

Editor's note: As we approach the beginning of the second open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act, Walter Zelman describes an effort he led during last year's initial open enrollment period to enroll students in the California State...

Published Mon, Oct 20 2014 12:33 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, States, Coverage

The Growing Bipartisan Support For Health Courts

The rising cost of America’s health care system – already 18 percent of GDP – is driving the country toward the fiscal brink, and nowhere is the need for a new paradigm to control costs more evident than in the area of medical liability. Doctors’ justified...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 12:46 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Policy, Politics, Malpractice Liability Reform, Physicians, Health Care Costs, Spending, Health Law

Briefing: Patient Perspectives On California’s Safety Net

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will change the health care landscape for all safety net providers and those they serve. Blue Shield of California Foundation and Health Affairs are pleased to present results from a new poll by Langer...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 6:03 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, States, Quality, Medicaid

Social Insurance Is Missing A Piece: Medicare, Medicaid, And Long-term Care

Editor’s note: This is the first of several periodic posts stemming from presentations to be given at “ The Law of Medicare and Medicaid at Fifty ,” a conference that will be held at Yale Law School on November 6 and 7 . The issues covered in this post...

Published Thu, Nov 06 2014 10:47 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Politics, Insurance, Public Opinion, Medicare, Medicaid, Long-Term Care

Implementing Health Reform: Supreme Court Will Review Tax Credits In Federal Exchanges

On November 7, 2014, the Supreme Court granted certiorari (review) in King v. Burwell , one of the cases involving the question of whether federally-facilitated marketplaces can grant premium tax credits. The Fourth Circuit in King had upheld the Internal...

Published Fri, Nov 07 2014 12:54 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Insurance, States, Health Law

Implementing Health Reform: New HHS 2015 Marketplace Enrollment Estimates

On November 10, 2014, the HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released an estimate of “ How Many Individuals Might Have Marketplace Coverage After the 2015 Open Enrollment Period .” ASPE estimates that 9.1 to 9.9 million will be...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2014 11:51 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, States, Medicaid

High Quality, Affordable Care: Making The Case For Smarter Networks

Narrow networks are one means health insurance plans have used to mitigate increases in health insurance premiums. These networks have become more prevalent since the expansion of coverage brought about by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But these narrow...

Published Thu, Nov 13 2014 6:00 AM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Consumers, Policy, Insurance, Coverage, Quality

GDP+0: Prospects And Challenges Of Bending The Health Care Cost Curve

Editor's note: In addition to Kenneth Kaufman and Charles Roehrig (photos and linked bios above), this post is coauthored by Paul Hughes-Cromwick, a health economist and Senior Analyst at Altarum Institute and Charles Kim, a Senior Vice President...

Published Tue, Oct 16 2012 12:32 PM by Health Affairs Blog

Filed under: All Categories, Health Reform, Policy, Health Care Costs, States, Spending, Medicare, Medicaid, Innovation

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