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The Essential Scan: Top Findings in Health Policy Research | Edition 13
What’s the latest in health policy research? The Essential Scan, produced by the Schaeffer Initiative for Innovation in Health Policy, aims to help keep you informed on the latest research and what it means for policymakers.
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Expect the CBO to Estimate Large Coverage Losses from the GOP Health Care Plan
In anticipation of the official CBO estimates, this blog post draws upon prior CBO estimates and analysis to assess how they will likely expect this legislation to impact insurance coverage.
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The Essential Scan: Top Findings in Health Policy Research | Edition 12
What’s the latest in health policy research? The Essential Scan, produced by the Schaeffer Initiative for Innovation in Health Policy, aims to help keep you informed on the latest research and what it means for policymakers.
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The Essential Scan: Top Findings in Health Policy Research | Edition 11
What’s the latest in health policy research? The Essential Scan, produced by the Schaeffer Initiative for Innovation in Health Policy, aims to help keep you informed on the latest research and what it means for policymakers.
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New Data on Sign-ups Through the ACA’s Marketplaces Should Lay “Death Spiral” Claims to Rest
Comparing enrollment changes across states implies that Marketplace premium increases had little if any impact on Marketplace sign-ups, providing strong evidence against claims that these increases would send the individual market into a “death spiral.”
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Four Recommendations to Advance Medicare Delivery System Reform
MACRA assumes a wide range of attractive APM opportunities available to physicians, but the reality is that the opportunities are limited, especially for physicians in specialties outside of primary care.
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The Essential Scan: Top Findings in Health Policy Research | Edition 10
What’s the latest in health policy research? The Essential Scan, produced by the Schaeffer Initiative for Innovation in Health Policy, aims to help keep you informed on the latest research and what it means for policymakers.
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Stopping Surprise Medical Bills: Federal Action is Needed
More than a dozen states have enacted various protective measures to protect patients from surprise medical bills. This post outlines why federal action is needed and recommendations on how to move forward.
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What Medicare Advantage’s Success in Delivering Post-Acute Care Means for Medicare Reform
A recent study found Medicare Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage patients have hospitalization and post-hospitalization costs and outcomes that are generally different. How do these outcomes translate to policy recommendations?
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Why Risk Adjustment is a Crucial Component of Individual Market Reform
In order to mitigate incentives for insurance companies to avoid sicker patients, policymakers will need to include a risk adjustment program in any replacement reforms that require insurers to issue insurance to any applicant and set limits on adjusting premiums to fully reflect an enrollee’s health status.
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