Fixing Health Care’s Bias Problem
On the latest episode of The Dose, host Shanoor Seervai discusses ways to tackle bias in health care with Ann-Gel Palermo, who works on diversity and inclusion at New York’s Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Joia Crear-Perry, who founded the National Birth Equity Collaborative to address racial disparities in health care.
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Risks of Health Plans That Don’t Comply with ACA
Millions of Americans have purchased health plans that don’t comply with the consumer protections of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In their latest To the Point post, the Commonwealth Fund’s Shanoor Seervai, Munira Gunja, and Sara Collins caution that while these plans may be cheaper, they can leave people exposed to hidden costs and limited coverage — something to keep in mind when shopping for a health plan during the open enrollment period.
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Open Enrollment: What Young Adults Should Know
While young adults have made the largest health coverage gains of any age group since the ACA became law, they still remain the most likely to be uninsured. On To the Point, the Commonwealth Fund’s Munira Gunja, Gabriella Aboulafia, and Sara Collins explain why all uninsured young adults should sign up for coverage during this year’s open-enrollment period, which runs November 1 through December 15 in most states. Also, be sure to watch and share our
open-enrollment video.
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Controlling Prescription Drug Costs: What France Can Teach Us
Retail prescription drug spending in the United States grew an average of 3.6 percent a year between 2008 and 2017. But in France, spending fell nearly 2 percent between 2008 and 2018. In a new Commonwealth Fund issue brief, Marc Rodwin examines the French government’s two-pronged strategy for limiting pharmaceutical spending without blocking access to innovative medicines.
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Outsized Drug Costs Cancel Medicare’s Progress Elsewhere
Increases in what Medicare beneficiaries spend out of pocket on prescription drugs have negated the declines achieved in out-of-pocket spending on hospital and skilled nursing home care, according to a Commonwealth Fund analysis. The new report, by Cathy Schoen, Amber Willink, and Karen Davis, also finds that, by 2016, average out-of-pocket costs for medications had exceeded what beneficiaries spent on doctors and hospitals.
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Open for Applications: Fellowship in Minority Health Policy
The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University is accepting applications for 2020–21 through December 2, 2019. To learn more and register, visit https://mfdp.med.harvard.edu/cff/how-apply. |
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