Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
2010 Year in Review
The past year has been more monumental for health policy unlike any other time since the enactment of Medicare. Yet, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, delivered by Congressional Democrats and President Obama, will be viciously challenged by Republicans Continue Reading …
Risk Equalization Schemes
Health insurance is designed to pool risk among individuals. Profit-seeking health insurers attempt to limit their risk by selecting healthier consumers. To counter this behavior, many nations have implemented risk equalization schemes. A recent article in the journal Health Policy Continue Reading …
The Future of Nursing
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed a diverse committee comprised of nursing leaders across the country to study the future needs of the nursing profession. The Committee on the RWJF Initiative on the Continue Reading …
Unhealthy Competition
Competition among health plans is supposed to yield benefits for “consumers.” However, health care is not a true market. In certain situations, increased choice can lead to detrimental effects on patients. Market-oriented thinkers believe that greater choice on the part Continue Reading …
The Conception of Coverage
Contraceptive options for women often vary based on their socioeconomic status. Some of this variance can be explained by the unwillingness of some providers to prescribe intrauterine contraception to low SES women. are well documented. The role of provider bias Continue Reading …