Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Jennifer N. Kistama ML, MSN, RN
Jenn Kistama ML, MSN, RN is a Quality Management Nurse at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and formerly a practicing Neonatal Intensive Care nurse.
Immigrants’ Premiums Exceed Expenditures
The narrative supported by the Trump administration emphasizes a potential drain that immigrants create on the U.S. economy, especially health care resources. However, previous studies of immigrants’ contributions to Medicare have indicated that immigrants pay more into the system than Continue Reading …
Obamacare Saves One Life Every Day
Prior to 2010, individuals age 19 to 25 had one of the highest uninsured rates in the United States. Approximately 30% of those in this age group were uninsured, compared to 16% of all Americans, on average. The Dependent Care Continue Reading …
Progress Remains in Jeopardy
Since first evaluated in 2014, gains in health insurance coverage and improvement in health care access and affordability have continued through the first quarter of 2017. These gains are particularly striking among low- and moderate-income Americans living in states that Continue Reading …
Incentives for ACOs Outweigh Meaningful Use
Of the initiatives the federal government has launched in an effort to advance quality, encourage efficiency, and reduce the cost of health care, the (ACO) model continues to succeed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ authorization to disburse incentive Continue Reading …
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