Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
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The Implications of Health Reform
On March 9, 2017, House Republicans announced the American Health Care Act (AHCA), their bill to replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). A week later, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the impact Continue Reading …
Treating Baltimore’s Sweet Tooth
At Baltimore’s City Hall this month, I joined dozens of others giving testimony to the City Council’s health committee on a bill that would require warning labels for sugary drinks on advertisements and wherever these products are sold in Baltimore. Continue Reading …
Time for a Reality Check on Health Insurance
In her keynote address at the Third Annual Policy Prescriptions® Symposium, Elena Marks discusses the challenges of health coverage in a post-ACA world and sprinkles in some knowledge on the social determinants of health. Time for a Reality Check on Health Continue Reading …
Are We Wasting $15 Billion on Quality Reporting?
In a new study, the national cost of quality reporting for physician practices has been estimated. The results are not surprising: a lot of time and money is spent collecting and reporting data that practices do not find meaningful. Funded Continue Reading …
E-Cigarettes: Harm reduction or just harm?
Electronic cigarettes (or Electronic Nicotine Delivery Service—ENDS) are battery-powered devices that deliver heat to a liquid nicotine-containing solution, creating an inhalable aerosol or vapor. This simple description belies the fact they are currently one of the most controversial topics in Continue Reading …
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