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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
TODAY ON THE BLOG

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

To Help Fix The Maternal Health Crisis, Look To Value-Based Payment
By Clare Pierce-Wrobel and Katie Green

The health care system can and should be held accountable for reducing disparities in outcomes as a part of an outcomes-driven maternity payment model. Read More >>


PAYMENT

Rep. Ruiz’s Arbitration Proposal For Surprise Billing (H.R. 3502) Would Lead To Much Higher Costs And Deficits
By Loren Adler, Erin Duffy, Paul B. Ginsburg, Mark Hall, Erin Trish, and Christen Linke Young

The new legislation introduced by Rep. Ruiz would, like other proposals, prohibit balance billing for surprise out-of-network services and limit patient cost-sharing to standard in-network amounts. Read More >>


FOLLOWING THE ACA

Third Circuit Blocks Trump Contraceptive Rules
By Katie Keith

As a result of this ruling, a nationwide injunction remains in effect. With those rules enjoined, the Obama-era accommodations process had remained in place. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

Accuracy Of The Relative Value Scale Update Committee’s Time Estimates And Physician Fee Schedule For Joint Replacement
By John W. Urwin, Emily Gudbranson, Danielle Graham, Dawei Xie, Eric Hume, and Ezekiel J. Emanuel

John Urwin and coauthors use EHR time-stamp data from the University of Pennsylvania Health System to examine physicians’ time spent conducting knee and hip replacements. They find that the time estimates used by Medicare to set the physician relative value fee schedule, based on physician surveys, are greatly overstated, including by 50 percent or more for revision procedures. Read More >>

This article appears in Health Affairs’ series on The Practice of Medicine.

A CLOSER LOOK—Cadillac Tax

The House is voting to repeal the “Cadillac tax” tomorrow. The policy targets generous employer health insurance plans with a 40 percent excise tax. Last month, a Health Affairs Blog post by Stan Dorn made the case for repealing the tax.
 
 
 
 
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