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Category: Health reform
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 …
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 …
Lessons from the Dutch
A December 2008 manuscript examines changes in the health insurance system in the Netherlands after implementation of the Health Insurance Act of 2005. The study captures two years of experience through the perspectives of patients, insurers, providers, government, and other Continue Reading …
Measuring Efficiency: The Association of Hospital Costs and Quality of Care
The U.S. health care system faces two challenges: increased costs and concerns about quality. It is argued that low-cost hospitals are more efficient with better management and are therefore able to provider higher-quality care. 3,794 hospitals were included in the Continue Reading …
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