Connecticut Health Foundation: Health Equity and the Medical Home
Here is my video interview for the Connecticut Health Foundation on health equity and the medical home. Link to Original Continue reading
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Archive for: Health Care Reform
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.
AAPCHO: Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction Under Health Care Reform
Here is my presentation on quality improvement and cost reduction under national health care reform at the Association of Asian Continue reading
Institute of Medicine: Primary Care and Public Health – Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health
A new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends increased integration between primary care and public health to improve Continue reading
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments about Constitutionality of Affordable Care Act
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard an unprecedented three days of oral arguments in the lawsuits brought by Continue reading
AHRQ: Early Evidence on the Patient-Centered Medical Home
This paper commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and prepared by Mathematica Policy Research reviews the published Continue reading
Families USA: Medicaid – A Lifeline for Blacks and Latinos with Serious Health Care Needs
This report from Families USA, the American Diabetes Association, the American Lung Association, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Continue reading
Families USA: Early Expansions of Medicaid Under National Health Care Reform
This issue brief from Families USA describes how states may implement early expansions of Medicaid eligibility based on income and/or Continue reading
Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid Coverage and State Spending Under Health Care Reform
This analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation projects the eligibility, enrollment, and state spending that would result from the implementation Continue reading
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