Policy

Cutting-edge stories about updates and issues in health policy

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Climate Change and Human Health: It’s a Killer

Patricia Salber, MD, MBA - 11/28/2018 - 7

The impact of climate change on human health is killing people right now via extreme weather events, spread of infectious disease, and failures of nutrition.

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Why Infertility Treatment Should be a Covered Benefit

David Adamson, M.D. - 10/29/2018 - 0

Infertility is a disease and deserves to be covered by health insurance like other medical conditions. There are compelling business and social reasons to support this case.

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Quality is the Key to Healthcare Value

Brian Klepper PhD - 9/22/2018 - 2

America’s healthcare value crisis is rooted in the failure to focus on managing quality. However, some providers have systematically improved quality with outstanding results.

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How to Kill Pre-existing Condition Protections

Patricia Salber, MD, MBA - 9/5/2018 - 0

A.G. Jeff Sessions’ letters to Congress outline the convoluted reasoning the DoJ is using to refuse to defend a legal assault on 3 key provisions of the ACA.

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Why We Can’t Punish Our Way Out of the Addiction Epidemic

Thomas G. Kimball, PhD - 9/2/2018 - 0

More investment in rehabilitation and less reliance on incarceration and other punitive measures improves outcomes for those suffering from addiction

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How to Fix Part B Drug Fail-First Policies that Harm Seniors

Corey Greenblatt - 8/28/2018 - 0

Adding step-therapy to Medicare Advantage Part B drugs can delay access to effective medications putting patients at risk. 3 easy tweaks can mitigate the risk.

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Lowering Cost-Share for High Value Meds Improves Adherence

A. Mark Fendrick M.D., Margaret F. Shope, B.S. & Caroline E. Richburg - 8/21/2018 - 1

A recent study shows that value-based insurance desig reduces consumer cost-sharing for clinically indicated medications and increases adherence without changing total spending.

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