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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Friday, October 23, 2020
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SYSTEMS OF CARE
Prioritizing The Elimination Of Prior Authorizations For Inpatient Psychiatric Care
By Jessica E. Becker, Robert Accordino, and Eric Hazen
Improvements in reimbursements to clinicians, as well as increased access to and reimbursement for psychosocial resources for these patients, could help create a better safety net system for patients with mental illness, diminish the problem of prior authorization, and do right by some of our most needy, and most stigmatized, patients. Read More >>
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rethinking CMS Coverage And Reimbursement For The Fourth Industrial (AKA Digital) Revolution
By Robert Horne and Lucia Savage
Policy
makers should modernize the statutory and regulatory rules that govern how products and services are made available to Medicare beneficiaries. That means including coverage and reimbursement policies based upon the functional outcome of the care—and viewing digital components as integral to all modes of care, not as stand-alone novelties. Read More >>
FOLLOWING THE ACA
Premiums Drop Slightly As 2021 Open Enrollment Period Draws Near
By Katie Keith
Overall, premiums are expected to drop by 2 percent for a 27-year old for a silver benchmark marketplace plan sold through
HealthCare.gov. This builds on a 4 percent decline for 2020 and a 2 percent decline for 2019. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Vaccines
The modern anti-vaxxer movement started after a fraudulent study was published by Andrew
Wakefield. Despite the study being fully retracted by the journal that published it in the 1990s, many still refuse to have their children vaccinated because they believe vaccines carry a risk of causing autism. Now in the midst of a pandemic, what can be done to dispel these beliefs?
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