Policy Prescriptions

The Top Tweets of 2016

Posted onDecember 30, 2016December 30, 2016AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

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Come and Take It

Posted onDecember 26, 2016September 15, 2018AuthorOrlando Sola, MD, MPH

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the future of health care in America sits in the crosshairs of Donald Trump and the Republican party. Even in Texas – a state in the heart of conservative America that chose not to Continue Reading …

Narrow Networks Keep Costs Low

Posted onDecember 19, 2016January 19, 2018AuthorMichelle Lin, MD, MPH, SM

The number of insurance plans with narrow networks has increased after the implementation of health insurance exchanges (Marketplaces) of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Narrow networks may reduce costs by: (1) restricting high cost providers, (2) allowing negotiation of discounted Continue Reading …

Poor Lives Matter

Posted onDecember 12, 2016January 19, 2018AuthorMegan Doede, PhD, RN

A recent paper describes the impact of poverty on various health outcomes and social conditions using an elegant, easy-to understand method. The authors used the 2015 County Health Rankings National Data to determine the five-year averages for median household income Continue Reading …

Caring for the Whole Community

Posted onNovember 30, 2016January 19, 2018AuthorKameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP

Health centers have been lauded for providing to a large portion of the nation’s underserved population. In a community based primary care setting, health center patients receive culturally aware and focused care that is specifically directed by the patients themselves. Continue Reading …