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.
This policy brief from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analyzes the proposed rule misleadingly named as “market stabilization” Continue reading
In stunning governmental doublespeak, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued this proposed rule misleadingly named “marketplace Continue reading
This research brief from the University of California Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education estimates the economic losses in Continue reading
This issue brief from the George Washington University Miliken Institute School of Public Health describes the economic and employment impact of Continue reading
This issue brief from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities describe the impact of changing federal funding provided to Continue reading
This issue brief from the Urban Institute highlights another impact of changing federal funding for Medicaid to either block grants or Continue reading
This chapter from the June 2016 Report to Congress from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) describes alternative Continue reading
This table lists the amount of spending by the federal, state, and territorial governments for Medicaid in each state and Continue reading
Ignatius Bau 