Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Ryan Jacobs
Ryan Jacobs is a medical student at Baylor College of Medicine.
Merging Might Make No Difference
Consolidation dissatisfies patients but the impact on true quality remains obscure
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Trimming the Fat
The use of costly, unnecessary medical tests that provide little benefit to the patient, known as low-value healthcare services, is a major cause of wasteful spending in the healthcare system. The recent rise of consumer-directed health plans (CDHP) aims to Continue Reading …
Health Spending Growth Slower after ACA
Healthcare delivery and financing in the United States has undergone considerable changes in the past decade, especially with the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010. In addition to providing affordable healthcare coverage to more individuals, the ACA Continue Reading …
Docs Spend Too Much Time Behind a Computer
For years, the US has worked toward fully integrating electronic health records (EHRs) into healthcare systems in order to improve outcomes, quality of care, and cost-effectiveness, otherwise known as the Triple Aim. However, from physicians’ anecdotal experiences with EHRs, they Continue Reading …
Fixing the Family Glitch
The “Family Glitch” is a problem cited by many policy experts as a substantial flaw in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Here is how it works: if an individual has a family income between 100-400% of the federal poverty level Continue Reading …
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