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Tuesday, July 9, 2019
TODAY ON THE BLOG

POPULATION HEALTH

Implementing Population Health In The US: Lessons From Spain
By Roberto Nuño-Solinís, Stephen M. Shortell, Richard M. Scheffler, and Meg A. Kellogg

A prime example is the Basque Region of Spain, which over the past eight years has engaged in a transformational population health improvement initiative with important lessons and insights for the US in each of the areas identified. Read More >>


MEDICARE

CMS’s International Pricing Model For Medicare Part B Drugs: Implementation Issues
By Steven Lieberman and Paul B. Ginsburg

To lower the Part B portion of drug spending, the Trump Administration has proposed a demonstration project tying Medicare reimbursement for outpatient, physician-administered drugs to international prices. Read More >>


A Market-Oriented Framework For Reforming Medicare Part B Drug Payment
By Joseph Antos and James C. Capretta

Those reforms would promote competition but also impose tighter price regulation using international reference pricing. This hybrid policy is not as unusual as it first appears.
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FOLLOWING THE ACA

Texas v. United States: Where We Are Now And What Could Happen Next
By Katie Keith

This post summarizes the background of the case, the current posture of the parties, some key issues to watch for during oral argument, and what could happen next. Read More >>
IN THE JOURNAL

PAYMENT

Air Ambulances With Sky-High Charges
By Ge Bai, Arjun Chanmugam, Valerie Y. Suslow, and Gerard F. Anderson

Ge Bai and colleagues analyze Medicare payment data and find that charges for air ambulance services were significantly higher than what Medicare paid for the same services in 2016. Read More >>
HA 38/7 Bai et al., Exhibit 4
IN THE MEDIA

Today's highlighted paper was also featured recently in the Washington Post.
Washington Post

A CLOSER LOOK—Telehealth

Tomorrow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on a $100 million telehealth initiative, the Connected Care Pilot Program, that will support telehealth efforts in low-income rural areas. Health Affairs published a theme issue on Telehealth in December of 2018.
 
 
 
 
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