Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Megan Douglas, JD
Ms. Douglas is our Associate Editor for the Satcher Health Policy Journal Club. Currently she is Policy Director for the National Center for Primary Care and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. She received her law degree from Georgia State University. She received a BS in Biology from Virginia Tech.
Don’t Be a Blockhead
Medicaid is the largest single health insurance program in the nation, spending more than $500 billion to serve the most vulnerable people with some of the highest need, including children, pregnant mothers, people with disabilities, the poor and the elderly Continue Reading …
Paying for Quality
Paying for Quality from Megan Douglas
How 19 Republican-Led States Trap People in Poverty
People with disabilities make up approximately 20% of the U.S. population and are subject to significant employment, income, housing, and health disparities. Many disabled Americans have health insurance through Medicaid as their disability qualifies them for the program. Historically, strict Continue Reading …
The Problem with ACOs & Vulnerable Patients
Growing evidence suggests that (ACOs), which are networks of health care providers (including both physicians and hospitals) with shared financial and medical responsibility for coordinated patient care, are improving health outcomes. For this reason, along with strong financial incentives, are Continue Reading …
Medical Homes Improve Outcomes for Underserved
Healthcare finance and delivery policies are shifting from volume to value, placing the burden on physicians, hospitals, and administrators to identify and implement models that improve quality while also reducing cost. New evidence supports expanding the (PCMH) to achieve better Continue Reading …