Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Uninsured
The Dirigo Health Reforms
The Dirigo Health Reform Act of 2003 in the state of Maine was enacted to improve cost, quality, and access to care for all. Unfortunately, there appears to be little success with improving the numbers of Maine residents covered. In Continue Reading …
The Most Difficult Decision
As the healthcare debate appears to have stalled in Congress, perhaps we should take note that health care is a limited resource. How to best divide this resource, in terms of how to define what is covered and what is Continue Reading …
Why we can’t wait until 2014
This study analyzes data from the RAND Corporation’s Health and Retirement Study conducted from years 1992 through 2006. The authors sought to compare their data with the claims of other researchers which estimated that anywhere from between 50-62 percent of Continue Reading …
Public Option, Private effects
A recent analysis funded by the insurance industry predicts tough financial times for hospitals if a public insurance option results in significant crowd out of traditionally higher-paying private insurance. In the absence of crowd out, hospitals will have improved revenues. Continue Reading …
Are mandates constitutional?
We have reviewed other materials from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in regards to . This current review discusses the important legal basis for and potential arguments against the institution of either an employer or individual mandate to obtain health Continue Reading …
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