Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Affordability & Delivery System
Blunt Tools not the Best Policy Instruments
How do high deductible health plans (HDHP) affect our health care system? Since 2004, HDHP’s have increased in popularity, especially amongst employers and government entities looking to provide coverage to workers. Low premium and high deductible plans are designed to Continue Reading …
Newly Eligible Cost 21% Less to Cover
“We can’t afford it” is a common objection to expanding access to health care in the United States. The obvious rebuttal proclaims that we can’t afford not to expand given the costs associated with being uninsured. Either way, policy makers Continue Reading …
The Intolerable Side Effect of Access to Care
Debates around health reform are often viewed through a political lens. Assessing the outcome of the ACA is no different. If the central goal of health reform is to increase access to care, there can be little debate as to Continue Reading …
Is There Benefit to HIE in the ED?
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there have been substantial investments in developing health information exchanges (HIEs) to electronically transfer medical records between health care providers. The goals of using exchanges are to minimize service duplication, length Continue Reading …
A Policy Prescription for 2018
The controversy over health care reform often boils down to two issues: coverage and cost. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) made significant impact on the coverage issue, dropping the uninsured rate below 10% for the first time in the recorded Continue Reading …
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