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Category: Access to Care
Minimum Wage, Maximum Care
As the minimum wage rises, Americans at the margins of society face the loss of health insurance eligibility for Medicaid. While a “living wage” is important to some policy makers, health may be more important than money. Continue Reading …
Implementing ACO’s
One strategy for implementing Accountable Care Organizations is detailed in the case study of Advocate Physician Partners. This case report describes Advocate Physician Partners (APP) in Illinois, a physician-hospital Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model which seeks to integrate independent physician Continue Reading …
Home Births: Delivery at “The Crib”
Babies can be born anywhere: home, hospital, and sometimes in a cab ride between the two. Regardless of the site chosen, patients must be carefully selected to ensure safety for both the mother and the child. Each year, about 25,000 Continue Reading …
The Individual Mandate in Massachusetts
Insurance mandates are commonplace for car insurance. Subsidies promote such activity as buying a home or higher education. For health care, the debate continues over whether mandates or subsidies are the best policy tool to foster greater coverage and expand Continue Reading …
International Health System Design
Each nation has a uniquely tailored health care system. The Commonwealth Fund’s annual health policy survey provides insights about how the United States compares to the rest of the world’s industrialized democracies. This 2010 Commonwealth Fund health policy survey was Continue Reading …
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