Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Affordability & Delivery System
Scrambling to rescue ACO’s
Health care systems such as the Mayo and Cleveland clinics – which are organized the way policy makers envision accountable care organizations – initially balked at the rules proposed by CMS. Now, the rules have changed. After receiving a significant Continue Reading …
On the Horizon: Individual Insurance Market Changes
A description of the individual health insurance market shows that premiums tend to be lower, and benefits less expansive, than in the group or employer-sponsored market. But change is right over the horizon. The authors of the current study proclaim Continue Reading …
PROMETHEUS Fails to Enlighten Mankind
According to legend, Prometheus (the Greek Titan) brought fire and enlightenment to mankind. Unfortunately, PROMETHEUS (the payment system) has has not shed any positive light on the concept of payment reform. The fee-for-service payment system, the norm in the United Continue Reading …
Metrics for Doctors and Patients
Electronic health records can improve processes of care as well as real health outcomes for diabetic patients. However, it is critical that patients themselves are held accountable for their own health and given the tools to do so. The ability Continue Reading …
The Essentials
Under the direction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), individuals and small businesses are to receive a certain package of diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic services and products that are defined as “essential” by the Department Continue Reading …