What’s in the Republican Health Care Bill?
[cross-posted from the Health Cents blog on philly.com]
House Republicans released the American Health Care Act last night. For the first time, we have a strong sense of what repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act might look like if passed.
We All Pay the High Cost of EpiPens
[cross-posted from the Health Cents blog on philly.com]
Why Shopping for Health Care is Hard
[cross-posted from the Health Cents blog on Philly.com]
As health care costs increase, consumers are being asked to manage more of their own health care spending. One of the most common ways this is happening is through high deductible health insurance plans.
Using Bribes--er, Incentives--to Change Children's Eating Habits
[cross-posted from the Health Cents blog on Philly.com]
Health Care Spending and High Insurance Deductibles – A High Stakes Gamble
An edited version of this post appeared on The Field Clinic.
Does Philadelphia Have Primary Care Deserts?
Cross-posted with the Field Clinic blog
Over the past two years, one of the top health care priorities in Philadelphia has been getting people signed up for health insurance. That is still a huge, unfinished task, but alongside it we need to make sure we have enough doctors in the right places to deliver care. For health care reform to deliver on its promise, people need good access to primary care.
Governor Wolf is right: Scrapping Healthy PA will get more people covered
Cross-posted with the Field Clinic blog
Why We Should All Care about Obamacare
Cross-posted from The Field Clinic blog
Despite all the media attention, most of us are only bystanders to the activities surrounding “Obamacare.” That’s because most of us still get our health insurance through our employers. The ACA focused on stabilizing the individual market and making coverage more affordable for people buying health insurance on their own.
Better Late Than Never for Pennsylvania Medicaid
(Cross-posted from The Field Clinic blog)
Making Auto-Renewal of ACA Plans Work for Consumers in 2015
Cross-posted with The Field Clinic Blog
Why Your Colleagues Aren’t on Twitter (or Facebook)
“University professors…just don’t matter in today’s great debates,” wrote New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof earlier this year, igniting a fiery national discussion on the role of academia in public policy. Kristof went on to criticize not these professors’ methods or findings, but rather the gaps between such findings and the public who can use them. His plea?
Can Obamacare's Narrow Networks Really Be Good for Patients?
Cross-posted with The Field Clinic Blog
What do Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg tell us about the appropriate use of personal health information?
Since Edward Snowden revealed that US agencies have been following social media, telephone data, and other seemingly private communications of US citizens, public reaction to his actions has been mixed. Roughly as many call him a traitor as call him a hero, and some simultaneously criticize his approaches and praise him for what he revealed.
Why Pennsylvania Medicaid is So Expensive, and What to Do About It
(Cross-posted on The Field Clinic blog at philly.com)
The Medicaid Gap in Pennsylvania – Does the “Private Option” Add Up?
Cross-posted on The Field Clinic blog at philly.com