Opportunities to Advance Patient-Centeredness and Equity
With the historic enactment of national health care reform in March 2010, it can be a little overwhelming to understand all the details and implications of this huge structural shift in national health care policy.
As I continue to refine my own knowledge and understanding of the national health care reform law, I will share my analyses and presentations here. I will be highlighting what I call the “patient-centeredness” and “equity” elements of the legislation, two of the components of health care quality identified by the Institute of Medicine.
In this January 2015 blog posting, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced departmental goals of linking 30% of Continue reading
Covered California, the state health insurance marketplace for California, has announced the health plans and preliminary premium rates for purchasing Continue reading
On June 9, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published this final rule that significantly revises the requirements Continue reading
This report from the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians (NCAPIP) analyzes 2013 American Community Survey data on select social determinants Continue reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has a proposed change in its Medicare fee-for-service payments that would use a Continue reading
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPPC) has published its 2015 edition of its annual review of the evidence for improving Continue reading
This policy brief from the California School-Based Health Alliance and the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network describes how health homes can Continue reading
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is seeking comments on proposed changes to the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers Continue reading
Ignatius Bau 