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.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has listed the dozens of health insurance companies that failed to meet Continue reading
The following was my presentation to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Minority Health on Continue reading
Community Catalyst has issued this report with recommendations for promoting racial and ethnic health equity through the implementation of state Continue reading
Community Catalyst describes the navigator program that will assist applicants in enrolling in state health insurance exchanges. Each state Continue reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published its proposed rule defining what essential health benefits must be offered Continue reading
The Connecticut Health Foundation has three new publications on the implementation of person-centered medical homes and the relationship to health Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has clarified that discrimination based on gender Continue reading
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued the 2011 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR). As in 2010, Continue reading
Ignatius Bau 