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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 …
Health Insurance Among Low Income Fathers
Traditional needs-based public health insurance programs have focused on the “deserving poor,” a group typically consisting of children and pregnant women. As a result, men have been discriminated against by public programs such as Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Continue Reading …
The Myth of Care Coordination, Quality, and Cost Savings
An analysis of 15 Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration projects, covering 18,402 Medicare patients from across the nation, demonstrated limited to no evidence of the benefit of care coordination towards the goal of improving quality or cost-effectiveness of care. Patients in 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 …
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