Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Affordability & Delivery System
Health care co-ops
The release of the Senate Finance Committees health reform bill includes the establishment of health care co-ops as an alternative to the public option touted in the Senate HELP committee and House health reform bills. A prior analysis from the Continue Reading …
Medicaid Physician Payments
Many states reimburse physicians participating in Medicaid at rates far less than those paid by Medicare for the same set of services. A new analysis reveals that fees rose by 15% from 2003 to 2008 but failed to increase as Continue Reading …
Retail Clinics Not Equitably Distributed
The authors of this study examined 930 retail clinics across the nation in order to plot their geographic location according to United States Census tracts. Eighteen states had no retail clinics and 17 had greater than 25 clinics. Florida, California, Continue Reading …
Effects of Malpractice Reforms on Private Health Insurance Premiums
Tort reform is one of the major policy goals of many doctors groups. The American Medical Association claims that To preserve patients’ access to care, the AMA will continue to lead an aggressive, multi-year campaign to reduce medical liability premiums. Continue Reading …
Variation in Drug Prices at Pharmacies: Are Prices Higher in Poorer Areas?
Low-income individuals often face higher prices for goods and services: pertaining to prescription coverage, those with no coverage pay full retail prices while those with prescription drug coverage benefit from lower prices negotiated by their insurance plans. The authors of Continue Reading …
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