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Press Releases
March/April (6 May 2008)
•Workers In Fair Or Poor Health With Individual Health Insurance Are Less Likely to Become Uninsured Than Similar Workers With Small-Group Coverage
March/April (29 April 2008)
•The United States Faces A Shortage Of Generalist Physicians To Provide Primary Care For Adults
March/April (22 April 2008)
•Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities Linked To Physician Practice Resources
March/April (15 April 2008)
•Modest Number Of Uninsured Families Have Sufficient Assets To Cover Cost-Sharing In HSA-Qualified Plans
March/April (8 April 2008)
•Dutch And German Health Ministers Talk With Leading U.S. Analysts In Health Affairs Web Exclusive Interviews
March/April (1 April 2008)
•Treatment Gaps And Other Disruputions Increased After Maine Medicaid Program Instituted A "Prior Authorization" Requirement For Certain Schizophrenia Drugs
March/April (25 March 2008)
•Eliminating Medicare Waiting Period For All Disabled Workers Would Cover The Uninsured But Displace Private Insurance
March/April (18 March 2008)
•Physician-Owners Of Ambulatory Surgical Centers Siphon Off High-Paying Privately Insured Patients, say Researchers
March/April (11 March 2008)
•Black, Latino Children More Than 12 Times As Likely As White Children To Both Be Poor, Live In Poor Neighborhoods, Which May Negatively Affect Their Health
March/April (7 March 2008)
•James C. Robinson To Step Down As Health Affairs Editor-In-Chief And Return To Economics Chair At Berkeley
March/April (4 March 2008)
•Berenson Proposes New Method Of Paying Medicare Advantage Plans In Health Affairs Web Exclusive
January/February (26 February 2008)
•Health Care Spending Expected To Double By 2017, Reaching $4.3 Trillion And Consuming Nearly One-Fifth Of The Economy, Federal Report Says
January/February (20 February 2008)
•Coverage Losses Continued Even As The Economy Improved From 2004 Through 2006
January/February (12 February 2008)
•Variations In Hospital Treatment Intensity Are Important Across Different Hospital Patient Groups, Researchers Find In California Study
January/February (5 February 2008)
•Uninsured Californians Pay Net Hospital Prices Similar To Those Paid By Medicare, RAND Researchers Report
January/February (29 January 2008)
•State Coverage Expansions Could Lay The Groundwork For National Action, Say Researchers
January/February (23 January 2008)
•Americans Are Waiting Longer To See A Doctor In Hospital Emergency Departments, Harvard Medical School Researchers Report
January/February (15 January 2008)
•Americans Are Waiting Longer To See A Doctor In Hospital Emergency Departments, Harvard Medical School Researchers Report
January/February (8 January 2008)
•New Prescription Drug Benefit Fuels Fastest Growth In Medicare Spending In 25 Years, Say Federal Experts In Health Affairs Article
November/December (18 December 2007)
•Parity Legislation Could Actually Reduce Access To Mental Health Treatment If Out-Of-Network Benefits Are Not Guaranteed, Researchers Warn
November/December (11 December 2007)
•New Survey From Harvard Researchers Casts Serious Doubt On Future Of Regional Health Data Exchange
November/December (4 December 2007)
•HHS Secretary Leavitt: It's Time for The Federal Govenment To Use Its Buying Power to Promote Health IT Interoperability
November/December (27 November 2007)
•For New Cancer Drugs, Finding The Right Patients May Work Better Than Finding The Right Prices
November/December (14 November 2007)
•Massachusetts Business Express Support For Health Care Reform Objectives
November/December (6 November 2007)
•Changing Population Age-Mix Affects Health Care Costs Only Modestly, CMS Researchers Say
November/December (1 November 2007)
•Health Affairs Presents Award For Bipartisan Collaboration To Senators Max Baucus And Chuck Grassley
November/December (1 November 2007)
•Health Affairs Names Jack Wennberg As The Most Influential Health Policy Researcher Of Past Quarter-Century
November/December (1 November 2007)
•New Study: Medicare Part D Increases Medication Consumption By 158 Million Prescriptions, Costs Federal Government $32 Billion
November/December (1 November 2007)
•International Survey: U.S. Adults Most Likely To Report Medical Errors And Skip Needed Care Because Of Costs
September/October (23 October 2007)
•Include Substance Abuse Treatment In Parity Requirements, Say Yale Researchers
September/October (16 October 2007)
•Vermont's Catamount Health Reforms: The View From The Governor's Office
September/October (9 October 2007)
•Having Zero Adverse Events In Hospitals Is Now A Realistic Goal, Lucian Leape Says In Health Affairs Interview
September/October (2 October 2007)
•American Adults More Likely Than Europeans To Be Diagnosed With, Treated For Chronic Diseases
September/October (25 September 2007)
•Tackle Public Health And Poverty Together, Says Thai Policy Leader
Who Has Led Efforts Against Population Growth, HIV/AIDS
September/October (18 September 2007)
•CMS Study: New England, Mideast Regions Spend Significantly More On Health Care Than Other States
September/October (11 September 2007)
•Expanding Health Insurrance To Uninsured Could Narrow Access And Quality Gaps For People Wiith Coverage, New Study Finds
July/August (29 August 2007)
•Two Years After Katrina, Are We Ready To Do Better When The Next Disaster Hits? No, Says One Gulf-Area Health Care Safety-Net Provider
July/August (21 August 2007)
•Study Finds That Medicare's Drug Benefit Greatly Increased Seniors' Coverage; Some Continue To Be Vulnerable To High Costs
July/August (16 August 2007)
•Covering Children Through SCHIP And Medicaid: A Success Story, But An Incomplete One
July/August (14 August 2007)
•States That Offer Generous Medicaid Coverage Of Children Should Be Allowed To Cover Young Adults Through SCHIP, Says Leading Expert On Program
July/August (7 August 2007)
•Fluidity In Eligibility Underlies Churning Into And Out Of Medicaid And SCHIP
July/August (1 August 2007)
•California Data Exchange Project Offers Valuable Lessons For National Health IT Efforts
July/August (26 July 2007)
•Simply Holding Onto Children Already Enrolled In Medicaid And SCHIP Could Cut Uninsurance In Children By One-Third
July/August (24 July 2007)
•The Consumer Revolution In Health Care Has Barely Begun
July/August (17 July 2007)
•Satisfaction With Health Status Is Consistent Around The World, Report Gallup CEO Jim Clifton And Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
July/August (16 July 2007)
•Paying For Health Care Out Of Pocket Impoverishes 150 Million Worldwide; Payment Systems Can't Help
July/August (10 July 2007)
•Health Affairs Article Details Care Redesign At Seattle Medical Center
May/June (26 June 2007)
•Pay-For-Performance In Medicaid Managed Care: Money Talks, But Only If There's Enough Of It, And Only If Plans Talk To Providers As Well
May/June (19 June 2007)
•Evidence-Based Medicine Should Focus On Evidence Of Value, Not Just Evidence Of Benefit, Say David Eddy And Sean Tunis
May/June (14 June 2007)
•Small-Group And Individual Health Coverage In California Is Becoming Less Affordable
May/June (7 June 2007)
•Health Benefits For Substance Abuse Treatment Still Lag Far Behind Coverage For General Medical Care
May/June (4 June 2007)
•What Makes Insurance 'Affordable'? States Must Look Beyond Premiums To All Health Spending, Say Researchers
May/June (22 May 2007)
•TennCare's Flawed Structure Doomed The Program Says Tennessee Governor
May/June (15 May 2007)
•Growth In Private Fee-For-Service Plans Accounts For Much Of The Increase In Choice Among Medicare Advantage Plans
May/June (8 May 2007)
•What's Riskier: Driving In A Car Or Taking Aspirin To Prevent A Heart Attack? New Health Affairs Study By Tufts-New England Medical Center Researchers Tries To Answer The Question
May/June (1 May 2007)
•Growth And Innovation In Medical Devices: A Conversation With Stryker Chairman John Brown
March/April (24 April 2007)
•Malpractice Premium Spike In Pennsylvania Did Not Decrease Physician Supply
March/April (17 April 2007)
•Physician Self-Refferal: Banned, But Surprisingly Common
March/April (10 April 2007)
•Pay-For-Performance And Public Quality Reporting: A Boon For Most, But A Potential Burden For The Most Vulnerable Patients
March/April (3 April 2007)
•Wide Gap Between Vision For E-Prescribing And Reality In Physician Practices; Physicians Report Major Barriers To Using Advanced E-Prescribing Features
March/April (27 March 2007)
•Going Beyond Health Care Availability In Lower-Income Countries: Researchers Focus On Measuring And Improving Quality Of Care In The Developing World
March/April (13 March 2007)
•Technology Can Lower Health Care Costs Through Disruptive Innovation, Says Harvard Researcher
March/April (6 March 2007)
•SCHIP's Advances Could Halt If Funding Does Not Increase, Warn Researchers In March-April Issue of Health Affairs
January/February 2007 (23 February 2007)
•Fundamental Medicaid Reform, Not Spending Cuts, Vital For Program's Continued Success, Say Analysts In Health Affairs Article
January/February 2007 (21 February 2007)
•Health Care Spending Projected To Pass $4 Trillion Mark By 2016
January/February 2007 (15 February 2007)
•Health Information Technology Will Enable Big Savings, But Much Work Remains To Be Done, Says Brailer
January/February 2007 (13 February 2007)
•Imaging Is Transforming The Practice Of Medicine, Say Experts From Industry And Academe
January/February 2007 (6 February 2007)
•Self-Pay Markets In Health Care: Consumer Nirvana Or Caveat Emptor?
January/February 2007 (30 January 2007)
•Cost-Sharing Levels Should Vary By Treatment Efficacy, Say Health Affairs Authors
January/February 2007 (26 January 2007)
•Researchers Call For Rapid Learning Through Electronic Health Records To Advance Knowledge, Improve Care
November/December 2006 (19 December 2006)
•Health Affairs Article Dissects The Rise And Fall Of The Oregon Health Plan
November/December 2006 (5 December 2006)
•Hospital-Physician Rift Leads To "Medical Arms Race" And Endangers Emergency Care, Berenson Says in Health Affairs Web Exclusive
November/December 2006 (30 November 2006)
•More Than Half Of Uninsured Americans Cannot Afford Coverage And Are Not Eligible For Public Programs
November/December 2006 (28 November 2006)
•The Health Insurance Industry Will Continue To Consolidate, Says WellPoint CEO
November/December 2006 (21 November 2006)
•More Medicare Part D Choices On The Way For 2007. But Dearth Of Full Coverage In "Doughnut Hole" To Persist
November/December 2006 (14 November 2006)
•Americans Value Health Plan Choice, Expanded Coverage As Long As They Don't Have To Pay: New Survey
November/December 2006 (7 November 2006)
•Wilensky Outlines Vision Of New Center For Comparative Effectiveness Information
November/December 2006 (2 November 2006)
•New International Survey Of Primary Care Physicians: Most U.S. Doctors Unable To Provide Patients Access To After-Hours Care; Half Lack Access To Drug Safety Alert System
September/October 2006 (24 October 2006)
•RAND Researchers Say Consumer-Directed Plans Can Save Money, But Effects On Quality Are Still Uncertain
September/October 2006 (17 October 2006)
•Public Wants Action On Health Care Costs And The Uninsured, Even Though Media Focus On Part D And Academics Write About Quality
September/October 2006 (12 October 2006)
•Narrative Matters: The Power of the Personal Essay in Health Policy
September/October 2006 (11 October 2006)
•Landmark Public-Private Effort Finds One Quarter Of Physicians Using Electronic Health Records, But Fewer Using Systems With Key Capabilities
September/October 2006 (26 September 2006)
•Health Care Spending Growth Stays In High-Altitude Holding Pattern In 2005
September/October 2006 (26 September 2006)
•Health Insurance Premium Growth Moderates Slightly In 2006, But Still Increases Twice As Fast As Wages And Inflation
September/October 2006 (20 September 2006)
•New Scorecard Offers Comprehensive View Of U.S. Health Care System And Finds Much Room For Improvement
September/October 2006 (14 September 2006)
•Massachusetts Health Reform Plan Offers Great Benefits, But Significant Challenges Remain
September/October 2006 (12 September 2006)
•Medicare Part D Greatly Expands Access To Cancer Treatments, Says Study In Health Affairs Biotech Theme Issue
September/October 2006 (6 September 2006)
•Under British Pay-For-Performance Initiative, Quality Is Unexpectedly High, But So Are Payments
July/August 2006 (29 August 2006)
•Hurricane Katrina Underscored The Need To Revamp The New Orleans Health Care System, Say Kaiser Authors In Health Affairs
July/August 2006 (22 August 2006)
•Medicare Beneficiaries Treated For Five Or More Chronic Conditions Account For Virtually All Program Spending Growth
July/August 2006 (15 August 2006)
•BiDil Is An Important Advance In The Fight Against Heart Failure's Disproportionate Toll On The Black Community, Researcher Says
July/August 2006 (8 August 2006)
•In Areas Where Cesareans Are More Frequent, The Operation Is Performed On Less Appropriate Patients
July/August 2006 (1 August 2006)
•New Study Confirms That Medicare Has Met Its 90 Percent Enrollment Goal For Medicare Part D
July/August 2006 (25 July 2006)
•Specialty-Service Lines: Salvos In The New Medical Arms Race
July/August 2006 (18 July 2006)
•Hospital Emergency Department Use Varies Greatly Across The United States
July/August 2006 (11 July 2006)
•In Health Affairs July/August Theme Issue On Public Health, Studies Question Whether Public Health Infrastructure Is Prepared For New Challenges
May/June 2006 (26 June 2006)
•Hospitals Steps Ease Nurse Shortage In Near Term, But Long-Term Worries Persist
May/June 2006 (22 June 2006)
•Health Affairs Founding Editor John Iglehart Receives AcademyHealth Chair Award
May/June 2006 (20 June 2006)
•Researchers Find That Impact Of Nonprofits, And Grounds for Tax Exemption, Range Far Beyond Care For Indigent
May/June 2006 (6 June 2006)
•In Comprehensive Look At Evidence-Based Drug Project, Neumann Says That Reviews Should Consider Cost-Effectiveness
May/June 2006 (23 May 2006)
•Researchers Find That Premiums And Coverage Vary Widely Among Medicare Drug Plans
May/June 2006 (18 May 2006)
•Hip And Knee Replacements Are Less Expensive Than Ever, Says Former Biomet President
May/June 2006 (16 May 2006)
•Expensive Biotech Drug Are Worth It, Says Caltech President Baltimore
May/June 2006 (9 May 2006)
•Erosion Of Community-Based Services For The Mentally Ill Reported In Health Affairs May/June Issue On Mental Health Care
May/June 2006 (8 May 2006)
•Study Says That AMA Data Belie Claims Of Medical Malpractice Premium Crisis
May/June 2006 (2 May 2006)
•Cutting Premiums Expands Coverage In Individual Market Only Modestly, Says RAND California Study
March/April 2006 (25 April 2006)
•Most States Have Used HIFA Waiver Process To Expand Coverage Without Cutting Benefits For Existing Enrollees
•Politics, Not Policy, Killed TennCare, Advocate Declares
March/April 2006 (18 April 2006)
•Public Employees' Health Benefits Weather Rising Costs and Tight Budgets
March/April 2006 (11 April 2006)
•Impact Of Community Initiatives On The Uninsured Limited By Economic and Political Obstacles
March/April 2006 (28 March 2006)
•Population Aging Plays Small Role In Growing Demand For Hospital Services
March/April 2006 (21 March 2006)
•Social Insurance Makes Markets Possible, Yale Scholars Say
March/April 2006 (14 March 2006)
•Biomedical Entrepreneur Working On Plan To Translate Basic Research Into Products
March/April 2006 (09 March 2006)
•Zerhouni Says Today's Curative Model Of Medical Practice Is Unsustainable
March/April 2006 (07 March 2006)
•Super-Resistant Malaria Strains Likely Without Global Subsidies Of Critical New Therapies, According To New Study In Health Affairs
January/February 2006 (28 February 2006)
•Medical Costs Contribute To Fewer Than One In Five Bankruptcies, Say Kellogg Management School Researchers.
January/February 2006 (22 February 2006)
•One In Every Five Dollars Devoted To Health Care By 2015; Federal Forecasters Predict That Health Spending Will Reach $4 Trillion in Ten Years.
January/February 2006 (14 February 2006)
•Information-Based Medicine Is Coming; IBM IT Exec Outlines Corporate Role In Bridging Gap Between Research and Practice
January/February 2006 (7 February 2006)
•Dartmouth Researchers Say Rising Health Care Costs Don't Necessarily Buy Better Health
January/February 2006 (31 January 2006)
•Daschle Calls For Comprehensive Health Care Reform; Sees Conditions As Increasingly Ripe For Change
January/February 2006 (24 January 2006)
•Americans Favor Quarantines To Combat Diseases, But Are Skeptical Of Tough Enforcement And Monitoring
January/February 2006 (17 January 2006)
•Are Adults Benefiting From State Health Insurance Expansions? Public Coverage Grows, But Sometimes At Expense Of Private Coverage
January/February 2006 (10 January 2006)
•Health Affairs January-February Issue Surveys Challenges Facing Hospitals
November/December 2005 (13 December 2005)
•Transparency Is Needed To Turn Consumer-Directed Health Care Into True Reform, Aetna CEO Says in Health Affairs Interview
November/December 2005 (6 December 2005)
•Economic Disparities Drive Widening Rift In Health Care Access And Quality
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