Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Access to Care
Financial Fitness for Medicare Advantage
“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” – Hippocrates Health insurers face a strong incentive to attract and retain Continue Reading …
Healthy Bones
Did changes in reimbursement for bone density tests affect the likelihood that women on Medicare received appropriate screening? If so, the question must be raised: when screening is recommended, how much to pay? After the extensive media hype surrounding the Continue Reading …
Derangements of the Heart
Despite worry from medical schools and organized medicine, some scholars doubt that physician shortages are real phenomenon. Instead, issues of access to care can be blamed on maldistribution of physicians and specialists. With the increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease and Continue Reading …
A Policy Prescription for 2012
Two years after the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, opponents and proponents are destined to collide in the Supreme Court. The controversy surrounding health reform, if not decisively determined by the Court, will certainly impact the upcoming elections. The Continue Reading …
Engaging All Payers
Price discrimination in health care means each insurer pays a different amount for the same service. A prominent health policy expert suggests a move to an all-payer system as implemented in Germany, Switzerland, and Maryland. United States health care payments Continue Reading …