Uninsurance in Georgia would fall by nearly 300,000 people under Medicaid expansion. Around 28 percent of nonelderly uninsured people would gain health coverage.
The current inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) payment system differs substantially from its original intent. Shifting to cost-based weights may benefit the IRF prospective payment system and better meet Medicare’s objectives.
Targeting rate-setting strategies in areas with few insurers, high hospital concentration, or simply otherwise high premiums can make the policy more palatable politically. Researchers examine seven alternative approaches.
An Urban analysis of medical debt in Colorado revealed that medical debt in collections is concentrated in areas in the state with large immigrant populations and offered promising strategies for alleviating it.
Join Urban at noon EDT on April 15 for a virtual discussion on sociopolitical factors affecting inequities in the US health system and how to address them.
