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Home Visits Help the Elderly
A mixed methods study explored the effectiveness of five different home visiting programs on reducing hospitalizations, ED visits, and expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries. These programs use care teams comprised of registered nurses or lay health workers as lead staff on Continue Reading …
ACA Increased Emergency Department Use
As the Affordable Care Act was being implemented, many politicians and health policy experts predicted a decline in ED use, as newly-insured patients would receive care from primary care providers instead of the ED, leading to more efficient and less Continue Reading …
We Must Oppose AHCA
There is not much time as the House of Representatives are currently debating the American Health Care Act on the floor. To the best of my knowledge, this bill would get rid of several of the ACA’s provisions. Specifically: Eliminating Continue Reading …
When Physicians Get a Free Lunch, Who Pays?
When patients fill a prescription from their physicians, they implicitly trust that the prescribed drug was chosen with their best interests in mind. Patients assume that medical expertise decided which patient would benefit most from which drug. However, a recent Continue Reading …
Four Ways to Improve upon the Affordable Care Act
In a grand effort to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, U.S. Congressional Republicans have failed in their attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With the understanding that the ACA will remain the law of the land, Continue Reading …
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