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Category: Access to Care
Why are patients readmitted to hospitals?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided to limit payments to hospitals most likely to have patients readmitted. However, the data suggest that readmissions are best correlated with patient-specific issues. With significant impact on patients quality of life Continue Reading …
Medicaid Saves Lives
Despite concern by some analysts that Medicaid is worse than no health care at all, the Oregon Health Study and others, including this one, suggest that Medicaid improves access to care and might even have a mortality benefit. For individuals Continue Reading …
Transforming Medicare via Premium Support
Tomorrows election promises two starkly different views on Medicare reform. The Republican option, premium support, might reduce costs to the federal treasury at the expense of the majority of senior citizens. As an example for reforming the current Medicare program, Continue Reading …
How do we Solve a Problem like Health Care Reform?
“Everyone can agree on the goal of health care reform: ensuring affordable access to high-quality care for all Americans. The question is how.” Can you guess which Presidential candidate made this statement? You might be surprised to find out that Continue Reading …
Will the Affordable Care Act kill jobs?
Many public policy decisions have impacts distant from their original intent. Public expansion of health insurance has often been associated with alterations in the labor force. So does the Affordable Care Act kill jobs or save them? For many in Continue Reading …
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