New blogs from Sachin Jain, Lisa Simpson, Zack Cooper, and Fiona Scott Morton
 
 
 
 
 
The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs

Thursday, February 11, 2021
TODAY ON THE BLOG
SYSTEMS OF CARE

To Make Progress, Focus On Building Trust
By Lisa Simpson and Sachin H. Jain

At least three dimensions of trust are essential to addressing the health and health care challenges ahead: trust within historically disenfranchised communities to achieve equity; trust in science and scientific innovation; and trust in health care itself. Read More >>


Hospital Price Transparency Could Change The Face Of Medical Debt Collections, If Advocates Exploit It
By Jackson Williams

With some assistance, uninsured patients, or those who are out of network with a hospital, should be able to leverage the newly available information in hospital price reports to fend off hospitals’ attempts to collect excessive charges. Read More >>


COSTS & SPENDING

Health Care Reform: One (Percent) Step At A Time
By Zack Cooper and Fiona Scott Morton

High US health care costs are the result of a series of discrete problems that each incrementally raises health spending by a percent or two. We call these the “one percent problems” and have brought together experts to identify these problems and describe evidence-based steps to address them. Read More >>


NURSING HOMES

These Administrative Actions Would Improve Nursing Home Ownership And Financial Transparency In The Post–COVID-19 Period
By Charlene Harrington, Anne Montgomery, Terris King, David C. Grabowski, and Michael Wasserman

The growth in complex nursing home ownership structures has limited financial transparency by allowing nursing homes to hide public payments and stint on direct resident care.
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IN THE JOURNAL

MEDICAID

Medicaid Physician Fees Remained Substantially Below Fees Paid By Medicare In 2019
By Stephen Zuckerman, Laura Skopec, and Joshua Aarons

Stephen Zuckerman and coauthors update previous studies of Medicaid physician fees to assess how Medicaid fees compared with Medicare fees in 2019 across states and service types. Read More >>

ELEVATING VOICES: Black History Month

Rachel L. J. Thornton and coauthors write in a 2016 Health Affairs article that strategies to achieve a reduction in health disparities will require interventions that address education and early childhood; urban planning and community development; housing; income enhancements and supplements; and employment.
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