Health Costs And Financing: Challenges And Strategies For A New ...
Jan 21, 2021 — It is likely that 2021 will be a dynamic year for US health care policy. There is pressing need and opportunity for health reform that helps achieve better access, affordability, and equity. In thi...
Health Policy Topics | Health Affairs
Topics in Health Affairs journal, Forefront, briefs and other content cover a wide swath of health policy matters and health services research. Fields range from economics to political science to ...
Actualizing Better Health And Health Care For Older Adults
Jan 21, 2021 — Social determinants of health. Quality of care. In 2018 the US population ages sixty-five and older numbered 52.4 million, with older adults representing 15.6 percent of the population. 1 By 2030 ...
Systemic And Structural Racism: Definitions, Examples, Health …
Racism is not always conscious, explicit, or readily visible—often it is systemic and structural. Systemic and structural racism are forms of racism that are pervasively and deeply embedded in ...
Hospital And Insurer Price Transparency Rules Now In Effect But ...
Sep 12, 2022 — A federal rule went into effect in July 2022 requiring health plans to disclose the negotiated prices they pay physicians and facilities for each item and service they provide. Federal and state ...
Strategies To Empower Communities To Reduce Health Disparities …
Aug 1, 2016 — Community-based participatory research is a promising approach to reducing health disparities. It empowers individuals and communities to become the major players in solving their own health ...
The Effects Of Violence On Health | Health Affairs
Oct 7, 2019 — The biological effects of violence have become increasingly better understood and include effects on the brain, neuroendocrine system, and immune response. Consequences include increased ...
The ACA’s Individual Mandate In Retrospect: What Did It Do, And …
The Affordable Care Act required most people to obtain health insurance or pay a tax penalty. Legislation enacted in December 2017 effectively repealed that requirement, starting in 2019. This ...
Principles And Policies To Strengthen Child And Adolescent Health …
Oct 5, 2020 — Key principles are to put children first, engage all parts of society, recognize the power of prevention, emphasize equity over the life course, and commit to supporting implementation. Exhibit 1 ...
Achieving Health Equity: Closing The Gaps In Health Care …
Aug 1, 2016 — In the United States, racial/ethnic minority, rural, and low-income populations continue to experience suboptimal access to and quality of health care despite decades of recognition of health dispa...