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Category: Affordability & Delivery System
Eliminating Duplicative Government Spending
The Government Accountability Office was tasked to find areas of duplication within the federal government. They discovered 81 potential areas of overlap, three of which refer to health care and public health. The General Accountability Office was asked to report Continue Reading …
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 …
Gender differences in health costs
Health insurance pools risk and redistributes costs among the members of society. Women tend to accrue greater health care costs than their male counterparts. Under the Affordable Care Act all health insurance premiums – for men and women – will 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 …
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