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Category: Access to Care
American Thoughts on Health Reform
Last month’s CBS News/New York Times poll on “The Debate over Health Care” provides useful information on the public’s view about several reform components being considered by Congress this summer. At Policy Prescriptions, for health reform: universal healthcare, Continue Reading …
Who Thinks That Part D is Too Complicated? Survey Results in the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
In 2006, the Medicare prescription-drug benefit (Part D) took effect, allowing beneficiaries federally-subsidized coverage of prescription drugs. Despite critique of Part D’s structure and ease of beneficiary maneuverability, the benefit marked an important moment in healthcare reform. Public opinion on Continue Reading …
A Classic: The RAND Health Insurance Experiment
We would be remiss In our discussion of the health insurance marketplace if we did not include one of the best social experiments of all time, the RAND Health Insurance Experiment. This often cited study, conducted from 1974 to 1977, Continue Reading …
The Impact of Consumer-Directed Health Plans on Prescription Drug Use
Consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) combine high-deductible insurance coverage with tax-exempt personal spending accounts, allowing enrollees to pay for their medical costs before reaching the deductible from either their own pocket or with money from the account. The argument is that Continue Reading …
Cost Effectiveness / Comparative Effectiveness: Rationing or Priority Setting?
“My question . . . is how can we get our policy makers and legislatures . . . to better use data . . . to inform their decisions?” A qualitative study addressing the controversial topic of cost-effectiveness analysis Continue Reading …
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