Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Tyree Winters, DO
Dr. Winters received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of Michigan-Dearborn and completed his medical education at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a pediatric residency from Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State University Medical Center/Doctors West Hospital and is board certified in Pediatrics. He currently is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. .
Continuity of care in resident clinics
Clinicians, policy makers, and the literature agree that continuity of care is ideal for a healthy America. How well do teaching hospital clinics, which often have a revolving door of resident physicians, perform on this and quality? Teaching hospitals are Continue Reading …
Will the Affordable Care Act kill jobs?
Many public policy decisions have impacts distant from their original intent. Public expansion of health insurance has often been associated with alterations in the labor force. So does the Affordable Care Act kill jobs or save them? For many in Continue Reading …
The Ballot or the Wallet
Voting is one of the quintessential aspects of citizenship in the United States. Yet, on average, fewer than one in two physicians casts a vote in America. Physicians cast a ballot significantly less often than the general public or lawyers. Continue Reading …
Expanding Kids’ Coverage
Public health insurance programs such as Medicaid and CHIP have successfully improved coverage for low-income children and adults. Evidence remains mixed as to the actual health outcomes achieved through these programs. As the time draws near for the complete enactment Continue Reading …
Shared Responsibility
Cost sharing schemes can reduce over-utilization of health care services. Implementation of copays in the Alabama CHIP program demonstrated savings when patients and taxpayers shared the responsibility to pay for care. The passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Continue Reading …
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