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Maryland’s Global Budget Disappoints
It seems simple: give hospitals one overall budget, instead of fee-for-service reimbursement, and they will cut how much they spend. Maryland set out with this plan to reduce health spending in 2010. They implemented global budgets for eight rural hospitals, Continue Reading …
The Emergency Department’s Role is Critical
How much does the emergency department contribute to healthcare delivery in the United States? Do our policies reflect the emergency department’s current role? This study assessed the contribution of emergency departments to the health care received in the United States Continue Reading …
Policy Brief: Gun Violence
Download our Gun Violence brief & learn about 3 policies that you can support right now that will save lives.
Freedom to Choose what is Best
About half of pregnancies in the world are unplanned. In the United States, that trend is declining. However, unintended pregnancies are still common among women who are black, Hispanic, and poor. Women spend much of their lives avoiding pregnancy. Long-acting reversible contraceptive Continue Reading …
The Choice is Yours
Of late there has been increasing concern over the ever-rising costs of health care in America. Some have attributed these rises, in part, to an overconsumption of medical resources – imaging studies, lab tests, procedures – both through clinician recommendation Continue Reading …
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