Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
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 …
[Anecdotes] Practicality, not idealism, should drive essential benefits
The Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) recently sent a to the Obama administration protesting the “grossly inadequate, skimpy, spartan standard” benefits made by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on the definition of essential health benefits. The – mistakingly deemed Continue Reading …
Undocumented: Uninsured & Ignored
Undocumented immigrants account for 1 out of every 7 uninsured people in the United States. Simply ignoring them will not make the issue disappear. As of March 2010, there were an estimated 11.2 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. 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 …