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“I’m from the Government & I’m here to help”
Despite fears of failing Marketplaces, death spirals, and a recent threat by UnitedHealth to withdraw from the Marketplaces altogether, researchers find that insurer participation and Marketplace offerings increased between 2014 and 2015. The data also show that each additional insurer Continue Reading …
Democratic Debate Dives Deep into Health Care Topics
We don’t have a literature review for this week so instead I wanted to provide some insights on the recent Democratic Debate held last night. Two main healthcare themes came up for discussion – the future of health reform and Continue Reading …
Facts Don’t Support the Second Amendment
After the Newtown, Connecticut shooting, National Rifle Association (NRA) executive vice president Wayne LaPierre said, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” Gun rights advocates have endorsed loosening gun Continue Reading …
Minorities more likely to be Readmitted
Prevention of hospital readmissions serves as one of the primary metrics for quality improvement under the Affordable Care Act. In 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began levying penalties for hospitals that had 30-day readmissions for acute Continue Reading …
A Policy Prescription for 2016
3. Gun Violence & Mental Health Some would say that the only thing mental health and gun violence have in common is that politicians keep conflating the two issues. To a small degree, that is correct. However, as long as Continue Reading …