Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Stop, Switch, and Save?
As the cost of health care in America rises, many employers have turned to high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) in order to cut spending. Enrollees are incentivized by greater cost sharing to shop for inexpensive providers. In most marketplaces, Americans are Continue Reading …
Medicaid Expansion cuts Hospital Closures
Hospital closures can adversely impact patient outcomes, particularly for time-sensitive conditions, and hospitals with poor financial performance are more likely to close. Prior evidence has demonstrated the positive effect of Medicaid expansion on hospital financial outcomes because Medicaid revenue from Continue Reading …
Insurance Overstates Actual Value
Do marketplace plans adequately communicate their ability to cover consumers? The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed plans to have coverage across multiple tiers: bronze plans must have an actuarial value of 60%, silver 70%, gold 80%, and platinum 90%. Considered Continue Reading …
#PolicyRx18
1:00pm – 1:25pm “Repeal, Replace, Repeat” Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP 1:25pm – 1:50pm “Universal Coverage: Getting There from Here” Alison Haddock, MD, FACEP 1:50pm – 2:15pm “It’s the Prices, Stupid” Laura Medford-Davis, MD 2:15pm – 2:40pm “An Agenda Continue Reading …
The Customer Is(n’t) Always Right
Patient satisfaction is currently gaining more attention in the healthcare system as physician’s compensation is becoming increasingly linked to patients’ subjective approval of their overall office visit. Several studies have found that a patient’s approval of their appointment is a Continue Reading …
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