Double Jeopardy and the Individual Mandate
Source: Keniju (Creative Commons / Flickr) Although studies exist that tout the benefits of the individual mandate on health care costs, data is lacking on how it affects costs for traumatically [...]
The Evolution of Health Care
Source: University of Southern California [...]
EDs Are Profitable, But Just Barely
Source: Dave Dugdale (Creative Commons / Flickr) Wilson and Cutler analyzed several large databases to calculate the profit margin for all 120 million ED visits in the United States in 2009. The [...]
Health Policy Journal Club
Please join us for our July Health Policy Journal Club hosted in the Ben Taub Emergency Center! Who: You! and anyone else interested in the topic What: “Primary care access for new patients [...]
The cost-sharing sweet spot
Value-based insurance designs (VBID) provide cost incentives to encourage individuals to utilize certain highly effective medications in order to cut costs while improving quality and health [...]