Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Access to Care
Medicaid Work Requirements
I am a practicing emergency physician, and I have taken care of patients in a number of contexts — private (for profit and nonprofit), public, and VA emergency departments. Additionally, I completed a fellowship in health policy which included working Continue Reading …
Blocked at the Front Desk
Health services scholars describe “access” as having 5 dimensions: availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability, and accommodation. That means that even if patients can get insurance to pay for an appointment, make the appointment, get to the clinic, and see the appropriate Continue Reading …
Myths about ED Overuse by the Uninsured
An oft-cited argument in favor of expanding Medicaid coverage is that the uninsured consume a disproportionate share of emergency department (“ED”) resources, causing overcrowding and dangerously increased wait times. A recent article in Health Policy, however, challenges this widely-held assumption. Continue Reading …
Death by a Thousand Cuts
The Trump administration’s 2017 decision to slash the advertising budget for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplaces by 90% outraged many in the public health, policy, and medical communities. Yet, little evidence exists correlating the running of televised advertisements Continue Reading …
Expand Medicaid or Get out of the Way
Download and share our brief on expanding Medicaid in the states that have yet to do so and join the quest to close the Medicaid Gap in Utah, Idaho, and Nebraska.
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