Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Cost-Consciousness in Health Care
When doctors and other providers know the costs of care, they will curb expenses when caring for patients. Physicians often order laboratory tests and imaging studies without any idea about the costs incurred on behalf of the patient. Research has Continue Reading …
Toward GME Accountability
An analysis of over 750 institutions shows that fewer than one-quarter of doctors train as primary care providers. Dr. Candice Chen and colleagues attempted to assess outcomes of the nearly $10 billion federal Medicare and more than $3 billion federal-state Continue Reading …
The Math of Medicaid Expansion
The following 2 minute video is excerpted from the RAND Corporation. It explains the effects on states that opt-out of the Medicaid expansion scheduled for 2014.
System Overuse
Many people believe that the design of a health system influences the quality of care. Data suggest otherwise. With rising health care costs, more attention has been placed on productive models of care and systems to cut waste. Limited studies Continue Reading …
Celebrating 5 Years!
Five years ago today, Policy Prescriptions debuted online. In that time, we have grown from our 2 founders to a multidisciplinary group of a dozen individuals devoted to patient care and improving the policy decisions that affect their health. Over the Continue Reading …
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