Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Baylor Journal Club
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Over recent years, the number of hospitals and health insurance markets has decreased, leading to a higher market concentration in both industries. Previous studies have concluded that increasing market concentration of hospitals results in increased transaction prices. Conversely, studies have Continue Reading …
Money Don’t Mean A Thing
Does making medications free affect a patient’s decisions to adhere to therapy for chronic conditions? In a study conducted at Kaiser Permanente, patients in a no deductible plan were moved to a deductible plan with either Value Based Insurance Design Continue Reading …
Does Pay-For-Performance Improve Outcomes?
Throughout the modern history of medicine, health care has been paid for in a “fee-for-service” framework – physicians performed services and physicians were paid for those services accordingly. A common criticism is that fee-for-service incentivizes physicians towards overuse without improving Continue Reading …
Analyzing Texas’ Tort Reforms
Malpractice claims are not a popular topic around a physician’s dinner table – in fact, throughout my medical training, I’ve heard peers express unwillingness to pursue certain specialties specifically due those specialties’ high malpractice premiums. And with the annual cost Continue Reading …
Insurance Expansion can Improve Compliance
Out-of-pocket healthcare spending has always been an issue for Americans, especially for those with chronic health problems who have an increased need for prescription drugs. Under the ACA, uninsurance rates among patients who used prescription drugs dropped 30% due to Continue Reading …
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