Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Medicaid Managed Care Cuts ED Visits
Discussion about how the publicly insured encounter and use American health care has long dominated conversation around the social safety net. Since the inception and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) both proponents and opponents of its policies have Continue Reading …
Complex Billing adds to Health Care Headache
International comparisons invariably reveal that the cost of health care in the U.S. is embarrassingly high with disparate return on investment in terms of access. There has been much speculation about the cause of this discrepancy, ranging from “the U.S. Continue Reading …
Higher Costs for some with CDHPs
Consumer Directed Health Plans (CDHPs) are high-deductible health plans created to provide enrollees with more options and to encourage value-based decision-making behavior. CDHPs offer lower premiums and higher deductibles compared to traditional health plans and are often used with a Continue Reading …
Medicaid Work Requirements
I am a practicing emergency physician, and I have taken care of patients in a number of contexts — private (for profit and nonprofit), public, and VA emergency departments. Additionally, I completed a fellowship in health policy which included working Continue Reading …
Blocked at the Front Desk
Health services scholars describe “access” as having 5 dimensions: availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability, and accommodation. That means that even if patients can get insurance to pay for an appointment, make the appointment, get to the clinic, and see the appropriate Continue Reading …
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