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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Monday, December 16, 2019
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IN THE JOURNAL
AHEAD OF PRINT
By Zack Cooper, Hao Nguyen, Nathan Shekita, and Fiona Scott Morton
Most recently, attention on out-of-network billing has been focused on patients receiving large, unexpected physician bills. However, the impact of out-of-network billing on total health care spending is also significant, according to Zack Cooper and coauthors from Yale University. Analyzing data from a large commercial insurer, the authors found that at in-network hospitals, 11.8 percent of
anesthesiology care, 12.3 percent of care involving a pathologist, 5.6 percent of claims for radiologists, and 11.3 percent of cases involving an assistant surgeon were billed out of network. Read More >>
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
CANCER
Redesigning Oncology Care: A Look at CMS’ Proposed Oncology First Model
By François de Brantes, Nick Bluhm, Alice Gosfield, Michael Kolodziej, and Valinda Rutledge
We hope that the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services will heed our recommendations. Patients with cancer and the physicians who care for them are counting on it. Read More >>
ACCESS TO CARE
Shaping The 2020 National Vaccine Plan
By Angela K. Shen, Richard Hughes IV, Emily Sobel, Alessandra Fix, and Marissa Shaw
The development of the 2020 National Vaccine Plan provides an opportunity to enhance immunization activities at all levels (federal, state, and local) by ensuring that the guiding framework reflects contemporary challenges and
opportunities for optimizing vaccine uptake. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Mental Health Services
Federal regulators are setting up a new three-digit number that will
reach a suicide prevention hotline to make it easier to seek help. This Health Affairs Blog post discusses the importance of community-based mental health services to fight this country’s mental health crisis and expand access to
care.
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