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January 24, 2019 | Health Affairs Blog
In the current issue of Health Affairs, David Wamble and colleagues published a new study - What’s Been The Bang For The Buck? Cost-Effectiveness Of Health Care Spending Across Selected Conditions In The US. In it, they examined disease-...
January 23, 2019 | Fierce Healthcare
As the buzz around a single-payer health system based around Medicare grows, a former Department of Health and Human Services secretary says it's crucial to keep eyes on a more pressing problem: Medicare is running out of money.
The...
January 23, 2019 | Wall Street Journal
The U.S. is experiencing outbreaks of measles, a disease it had declared eliminated years ago, largely due to a drop in vaccination rates in some areas.
An outbreak in Washington state has sickened 23 people this month, mostly children...
January 22, 2019 | NYU News, Publications and Facts
Good health literacy is associated with better adherence to blood pressure medications among Hispanic individuals with high blood pressure, finds a study by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Columbia University School of Nursing....
January 22, 2019 | NYU News, Publications and Facts
Good health literacy is associated with better adherence to blood pressure medications among Hispanic individuals with high blood pressure, finds a study by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Columbia University School of Nursing....
January 22, 2019 | Modern Healthcare
The partial government shutdown, now on its 32nd day, has dried up a key cash flow for at least one rural hospital: a $3.2 million low-interest rural development loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In the case of the small not-...
January 22, 2019 | Kaiser Health News
Last week, California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, promised to pursue a smörgåsbord of changes to his state’s health care system: state negotiation of drug prices, a requirement that every Californian have health insurance, more...
January 22, 2019 | New York Times
In the age of the internet, it’s easier than ever to pull together lots of information to find the best doctor. And if you’re like most patients, the metric you probably rely on most is the doctor’s credentials. Where did she go to school...
January 19, 2019 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When it comes to opioids, the United States and nations around the world are well past the crisis point. Our jails are filled, rehab centers are overwhelmed, families are being destroyed and lives are being lost.
The standard response to...
January 18, 2019 | Healio
Better team-based care led to reductions in HbA1C and LDL cholesterol for some patients, according to a study published in the Journal of Primary Care and Community Health.
“Consistent, long-term leadership facilitation is a key component...
January 18, 2019 | New York Times
It was a well-intended policy. Almost all parties agree on that much.
A decade ago, when Medicare beneficiaries were discharged from hospitals, one in five returned within a month.
Older people faced the risks of hospitalization all over...
January 16, 2019 | Health Affairs Blog
Until recently, efforts to improve the health of Americans have focused on expanding access to quality medical care. Yet there is a growing recognition that medical care alone cannot address what actually makes us sick. Increasing health...
January 15, 2019 | Pew Charitable Trusts
In 2019, many states are likely to continue efforts to expand access to dental care to more of their residents through multiple approaches, including extending dental coverage to those newly eligible for Medicaid and making greater use of...
January 15, 2019 | The Boston Globe
Privately insured patients have been asked to rate their medical providers for years. Now, for the first time, Massachusetts is seeking the opinions of thousands of Medicaid recipients about their experiences in the doctor’s office....
January 15, 2019 | Health Affairs Blog
Navigating the health care system in the United States can be challenging. It’s complex, it’s expensive, and services are often fragmented. Unfortunately, a byproduct of the way things are currently organized is that patients and families...
January 14, 2019 | AAFP News
The AAFP has released a new position paperaimed at helping steer the future development and use of quality measures in initiatives related to practice improvement and physician payment.
It's an important step at a critical point in...
January 14, 2019 | Politico
INSIDE TRUMP'S MEDICARE INNOVATION LAB — The Obamacare-created office empowered to test radical new health care ideas has been mostly quiet under this administration, but that's about to change, POLITICO's Rachel Roubein and Dan Diamond...
January 14, 2019 | Healthcare Informatics
The Chicago-based NorthShore University HealthSystem and genomics technology company Color are partnering on a new initiative that will aim to deliver the power of genomics to routine primary care at population scale.
Known as "DNA10K,"...
January 11, 2019
Washington, DC -- The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) applauds Delaware’s Primary Care Reform Collaborative (Collaborative) for its recommendations to invest more in primary care to meet the medical, behavioral, and...
January 10, 2019
Lake Travis area community members have committed to tackling mental health by equipping the public with tools and resources about how to help someone who is struggling from depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts.
Local therapist Sarah...
