Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Access to Care
ER Closures & Mortality at Nearby Hospitals
There has been an increase in demand for emergency care in the U.S., yet access to emergency rooms is diminishing. From 1996 to 2009, annual visits to Emergency Departments (EDs) increased by 51% while the number of EDs decreased by Continue Reading …
Who’s Responsible for Decreased Health Care Spending?
A recent study explored whether there is a relationship between the healthcare spending of uninsured individuals – sorted by citizenship status – prior to and during the Great Recession using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) database. Noncitizens were further Continue Reading …
Will Medicaid gains offset DSH cuts?
The Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program was developed to provide financial assistance for hospitals that care for large numbers of Medicaid and uninsured patients. During the development of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), policymakers reevaluated the program’s funding as they Continue Reading …
States opt for lower smoking fees
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows insurance companies to charge smokers up to 50% higher premiums than nonsmokers. However, this study found that most insurance companies are charging much less than the 50% maximum surcharge allowed. All states included in Continue Reading …
The Perils of Welfare to Work
Millions of Americans have enrolled in health insurance plans through Healthcare.gov and thousands more now qualify for state-sponsored Medicaid services in states that decided to expand the Medicaid option. In states that declined the Medicaid expansion, supporters of “small government” Continue Reading …