Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Vidya Eswaran, MD
Dr. Eswaran is an Emergency Medicine Resident at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. She received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine.
Primary Care is Still the Answer
Though the has been praised as the ultimate strategy in keeping patients out of emergency departments and hospitals, so far the actual results have been mixed. A new study out of California, however, provides more positive evidence for the benefits Continue Reading …
The First Five Years of the ACA in Review
This article is the second of a two part series. See article one . Cost of Care: The ACA encouraged the creation of (ACOs) to integrate and coordinate patients’ health care experiences. Under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), providers Continue Reading …
The First Five Years of the ACA in Review
The (ACA) turned five in March of this year and the authors of this Health Policy Report in The New England Journal of Medicine describe the milestones that the law has reached so far: Since the implementation of the ACA, Continue Reading …
Primary Care 101: Supply and Demand
The (ACA) has helped millions of Americans get insured. The hope is that if an individual is insured, he or she is more likely to gain access to primary care. More access to primary care means fewer expensive emergency room Continue Reading …
Give the people what they want
Under the , eligibility for Medicaid benefits was expanded to include low-income childless adults. This provision has proven to be immensely controversial, however, and 23 states have refused to accept it*. A survey published in Health Affairs asked low-income adult Continue Reading …
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