Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Baylor MEERM 628
Health Policy Journal Club brings students together with multi-specialty faculty and members of health care teams across Houston to discuss recent evidence from the field of health services research. The studies selected for discussion always have implications for the practice of medicine and are useful for learning about various aspects of the American health care system.
Stop, Switch, and Save?
As the cost of health care in America rises, many employers have turned to high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) in order to cut spending. Enrollees are incentivized by greater cost sharing to shop for inexpensive providers. In most marketplaces, Americans are Continue Reading …
The Customer Is(n’t) Always Right
Patient satisfaction is currently gaining more attention in the healthcare system as physician’s compensation is becoming increasingly linked to patients’ subjective approval of their overall office visit. Several studies have found that a patient’s approval of their appointment is a Continue Reading …
The Deception of Debt Distribution
Though physicians frequently receive criticism about their annual salary, less attention is paid to the other side of the curtain. Many young physicians are burdened with hefty debts and end up paying off their education for decades. However, not all Continue Reading …
Unlearn What You Have Learned
The history of employer sponsored health insurance (ESI) is long and colorful. Given the chance, it is a story we would rewrite. Removed of our hindsight, might we actually arrive with a better health care financing system? Few would argue Continue Reading …
Justifying the Charge Master
The price of health care in America is a complex and controversial topic. Many agree that we pay too much for the health care we receive but there is little agreement on what exactly should be done about it. A Continue Reading …
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