Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Health reform
Cost Effectiveness / Comparative Effectiveness: Rationing or Priority Setting?
“My question . . . is how can we get our policy makers and legislatures . . . to better use data . . . to inform their decisions?” A qualitative study addressing the controversial topic of cost-effectiveness analysis Continue Reading …
Parents’ Perspectives on Medicaid Changes
During tough economic times, state governments often make drastic cuts to health programs, specifically Medicaid, in order to balance budgets. A recent study in the Journal of the National Medical Association investigated the opinions of Medicaid parents regarding federally-mandated changes Continue Reading …
The Physician Workforce
A recent Congressional hearing held by the Senate Finance committee explored the physician workforce. Extensive attention was paid to the role of primary care (internal medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine) in the overall medical field. The expert witnesses present seemed Continue Reading …
The Massachusetts Experience
This report from Harvard University researchers analyzes the three-year, on-going experience following the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act of 2006. Data for this study has been acquired from multiple sources including the Urban Institute, the Massachusetts State Government, and the Continue Reading …
Individual Health Insurance Mandates – Pros & Cons
Several universal insurance coverage models incorporate an individual mandate which requires every person to obtain health insurance coverage. A main argument for individual mandates centers around the elimination of free-riders who choose to forego private insurance and instead choose to Continue Reading …