Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Access to Care
Drying the DSHs
I was asked an interesting question last week when giving a presentation to Baylor College of Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Residency program. As a program housed in a public hospital that sees a lot of uncompensated care, places such as Ben Taub Continue Reading …
Even More Duplicative Government Spending
Many politicians lament wasteful government spending. The authors of a recent study point out billions of dollars paid to private health insurance companies for patients who received care within the public Veterans Affairs system. With , issues of cost containment Continue Reading …
Medicaid at the Polls
Five states – Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Carolina – plan on skipping the Medicaid expansions available from the Affordable Care Act. If these states fail to act, nearly 4 million Americans will be denied coverage. The decision of Continue Reading …
Expanding Access in Massachusetts
Governor Mitt Romneys Massachusetts health reforms appear to have provided expanded coverage as well as expanded access to care in this study of elective surgeries. However, disparities may still persist for Blacks. As , analyzing the health care reforms accomplished Continue Reading …
Million Man (and Woman) March
Low-income adults are often served by safety-net providers – public hospitals, Federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs), and free or low-cost clinics – as opposed to private practice community physicians. The Affordable Care Act promises to bring millions more low-income adults from Continue Reading …