Delivery Innovations [DataGraphic]
The need for innovations in care delivery is recognized by providers, payers, and patients alike. Hospitals, physicians, and other clinicians are experimenting with new models of care designed to better meet patients’ needs, reduce administrative burdens, and lower costs. The Affordable Care Act placed the Medicare and Medicaid programs at the center of a national effort to experiment with delivery and payment models designed to improve care and contain costs. These public-sector efforts have often aligned with private initiatives, such as the use of reference pricing—in which an insurer will only pay for a ser...
Source: Health Affairs - March 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Health Care Finance, Business Of Health, Consumer Issues, Affordable Care Act DataGraphic Source Type: research
Delivery System Innovation [From The Editor-in-Chief]
(Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - March 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Weil, A. R. Tags: Health Reform From The Editor-in-Chief Source Type: research
First Steps Of Repeal, Replace, And Repair [Web First]
The United States has never experienced a sea change in national health policy like that which occurred in early 2017. (Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - February 23, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jost, T. S. Tags: Health Reform, Affordable Care Act Web First Source Type: research
In Mexico, Evidence Of Sustained Consumer Response Two Years After Implementing A Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax [Web First]
In this study we estimated changes in beverage purchases for 2014 and 2015. We used store purchase data for 6,645 households from January 2012 to December 2015. Changes in purchases of taxed and untaxed beverages in the study period were estimated using two models, which compared 2014 and 2015 purchases with predicted (counterfactual) purchases based on trends in 2012–13. Purchases of taxed beverages decreased 5.5 percent in 2014 and 9.7 percent in 2015, yielding an average reduction of 7.6 percent over the study period. Households at the lowest socioeconomic level had the largest decreases i...
Source: Health Affairs - February 21, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cochero, M. A., Rivera-Dommarco, J., Popkin, B. M., Ng, S. W. Tags: International Issues, Public Health, Consumer Issues Web First Source Type: research
National Health Expenditure Projections, 2016-25: Price Increases, Aging Push Sector To 20 Percent Of Economy [Web First]
Under current law, national health expenditures are projected to grow at an average annual rate of 5.6 percent for 2016–25 and represent 19.9 percent of gross domestic product by 2025. For 2016, national health expenditure growth is anticipated to have slowed 1.1 percentage points to 4.8 percent, as a result of slower Medicaid and prescription drug spending growth. For the rest of the projection period, faster projected growth in medical prices is partly offset by slower projected growth in the use and intensity of medical goods and services, relative to that observed in 2014–16 associated with t...
Source: Health Affairs - February 14, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Keehan, S. P., Stone, D. A., Poisal, J. A., Cuckler, G. A., Sisko, A. M., Smith, S. D., Madison, A. J., Wolfe, C. J., Lizonitz, J. M. Tags: Health Care Finance, Health Spending Web First Source Type: research
First Steps Of Repeal, Replace, And Repair [Web First]
The United States has never experienced a sea change in national health policy like that which occurred in early 2017. (Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - February 12, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jost, T. S. Tags: Health Reform, Affordable Care Act Web First Source Type: research
Mobile Health Applications: The Authors Reply [Letters]
(Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - February 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Singh, K., Landman, A., Bates, D. W. Tags: Access To Care Letters Source Type: research
Errata [Errata]
(Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - February 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Access To Care Errata Source Type: research
Reviewing Mobile Health Applications [Letters]
(Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - February 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hughes, J. W. Tags: Access To Care Letters Source Type: research
Measuring Quality Of Care: The Authors Reply [Letters]
(Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - February 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Morton, M., Sadanandan, R., Bauhoff, S. Tags: Quality Of Care Letters Source Type: research
Clinical Pathways, Claims Data, And Measuring Quality [Letters]
(Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - February 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Downey, L. E., Cluzeau, F. A., Chalkidou, K. Tags: Quality Of Care Letters Source Type: research
Hospital Readmissions: The Authors Reply [Letters]
(Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - February 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Chin, D. L., Bang, H., Romano, P. S. Tags: Hospitals Letters Source Type: research
Hospitals Role In Readmissions [Letters]
(Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - February 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Dharmarajan, K., Lin, Z., Normand, S.-L. T. Tags: Hospitals Letters Source Type: research
How You Vote Can Kill You [Book Reviews]
(Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - February 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sheikh, A. Tags: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Public Health, Determinants Of Health Book Reviews Source Type: research
Poor Relations: Connecting Waste, Need, And Health Spending [Book Reviews]
(Source: Health Affairs)
Source: Health Affairs - February 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sage, W. M. Tags: Health Spending Book Reviews Source Type: research
