As health care payment models become more value-based, health care systems are increasingly interested in approaches that address both medical needs and social determinants of health. Read More >>
It is clear that the social conditions in which people live are fundamental in shaping health trajectories, and that the stress created through these social conditions serves as an important pathway driving poor health and furthering health disparities. Read More >>
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Among Medicare beneficiaries, dental, vision, and hearing services could be characterized as high need, high cost, and low use. Amber Willink and coauthors analyzed beneficiary survey data and found that in 2016 only 21 percent of beneficiaries in
traditional Medicare had purchased a stand-alone dental plan, whereas 62 percent of Medicare Advantage enrollees were in plans with a dental benefit. Among Medicare beneficiaries with coverage overall, out-of-pocket expenses still made up 70 percent of dental spending, 62 percent of vision spending, and 79 percent of hearing spending. Read More >>
The Affordable Care Act extended health coverage to more than 20 million people and strengthened consumer protections for millions more, but it didn’t dramatically change employer-sponsored coverage, the primary source of private health insurance. A Health Affairs Blog post considers pathways to affordable health coverage for low-income workers.
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