Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP
Kameron Matthews MD, JD is a board-certified family physician and currently serves as Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community Care at the Veterans Health Administration in Washington DC. She earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and her law degree from the University of Chicago.
LGBT Insurance Disparities
Legal marriage for same-sex (SS) adults is currently recognized by 16 states and the District of Columbia. An additional 3 states grant civil unions, but the remaining states have banned SS marriage through legislative action or amendments to their state Continue Reading …
Provider Service Networks Can Cut Costs
Provider service networks, and other case management programs, may reduce the cost of care in the long run. Florida’s Medicaid program has allowed for several pilot models under a Section 1115 waiver of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affecting 5 Continue Reading …
Tobacco Tax Improves Dental Health of Nonsmokers
Tobacco taxes reduce the likelihood of smoking. This improves the health of smokers and nonsmokers alike. All 50 states and Washington, DC impose a cigarette excise tax that ultimately gets passed on to the consumer through the price of cigarettes. Continue Reading …
Raising the Medicare Age to 67
Changes to Medicare would merely shift costs to the private sector or onto seniors. One solution to nation’s deficit and debt problems, by reducing entitlement spending, is an increase in Medicare eligibility age. A recent analysis by the CBO found Continue Reading …
Transforming Medicare via Premium Support
Tomorrow’s election promises two starkly different views on Medicare reform. The Republican option, premium support, might reduce costs to the federal treasury at the expense of the majority of senior citizens. As an example for reforming the current Medicare program, Continue Reading …
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