Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Access to Care
Medicaid or Placebo. Which would you choose?
New data from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment has thought leaders in the health policy world dueling over the statistics these past 24 hours. As background, we (Dr. Matthews) previously discussed the premise behind the : “Oregon has recently opened Continue Reading …
Insurance expansion does not pose risk to people already with coverage
Does expanding health insurance result in adverse consequences for those already with coverage? No. The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that the Affordable Care Act has expanded access to preventive services to as many as 71 million people. Continue Reading …
New-Age American Health Care System (Part 3)
In Part 3 of a discussion from the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Conference in Louisville, KY this past weekend, Bryant Cameron Webb and I discussed changes to Medicaid. The Underserved One of the major elements impacting the care of Continue Reading …
Insurance Impacts Infant Health
Insurance is needed for access; access is vital to life. Mortality rates associated with premature births in the United States have been a longstanding concern among pediatricians. Although extensive research and preventative measures have been employed to combat this problem, Continue Reading …
The Quality of Medicaid compared with Private Coverage
Is Medicaid worse than no insurance at all? Of course not. But it is not as good as private coverage for quality. Medicaid, the much-maligned , seeks to emulate the effectiveness of private insurance coverage. A recent study explores hospital-based Continue Reading …
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