Forefront: Value-Based Delivery Of Obesity Treatment And Support
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News
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Today, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil joins Fierce
Healthcare's Robert King on an episode of the Podnosis podcast to
discuss the start of Medicaid redeterminations and the long-term outlook
for the misunderstood program. Listen here for more
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Preventive Care Coverage
Starting in 2010 when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed,
ACA-compliant health plans have been required to cover certain
evidence-based preventive services with no patient cost sharing.
Alexandra Makhoul and coauthors find that despite preventive services
being available at no charge
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to people enrolled in individual-market ACA-compliant plans, 21-61
percent of enrollees in these plans, depending on the service received,
incur costs that same day.
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Colonoscopies are the most common source of same-day fees, while fees
are much less likely for mammograms and annual wellness visits, they
report.
"Measurement of same-day costs is a blunt instrument, yet it offers
insight into possible policy solutions," the authors explain. They
posit, "A more comprehensive definition of preventive care may be more
effective in reducing the financial friction that patients face when
accessing preventive services."
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Elsewhere At Health Affairs
Today in Forefront, Thomas Hubbard and coauthors discuss how the
expected increase in demand for obesity treatment
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should compel new thinking on how it could be delivered at the highest
value to both patients and the health care system at large.
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Patient Cost Exposure And Use Of Preventive Care Among ACA-Compliant
Individual Plans
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Alexandra E. Makhoul et al.
It's Time To Plan For Value-Based Delivery Of Obesity Treatment And
Support
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Thomas E. Hubbard et al.
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