VA vs. private hospitals

from Healthcare Economist at https://bit.ly/3OPYy00 on July 1, 2022 at 12:13AM How do efficiently is care provided for patients at Veteran Affairs’ hospitals as compared to private hospitals? This is not an easy question to answer as the composition of patients differs between these hospitals. Even among dually-eligible individuals–those with both VA and commercial insurance–individuals […]

The Benefits of Early Engagement with Payers and Patient Representatives: The Case Study of a MoCA Pilot Project on ANCA-associated Vasculitis

from OHE News at https://bit.ly/3OwWdrd on June 30, 2022 at 04:16PM OHE and Vifor Pharma present a poster at the last European Conference on Rare Diseases (ECRD) on the Mechanism of Coordinated Access to orphan medicinal products (MoCA) where evidence on avacopan for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) was discussed using the Transparent Value Framework.

Dental program accreditation

from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at https://bit.ly/3nu9JQm on June 30, 2022 at 03:42PM Research Brief Photo by SolStock/iStock Project background and overview Professional accreditation provides an assessment of the quality of training delivered by education providers and a mechanism for accountability against professional standards, including both national and international benchmarking requirements. It […]

The Benefits of Early Engagement with Payers and Patient Representatives: The Case Study of a MoCA Pilot Project on ANCA-associated Vasculitis

from News at https://bit.ly/3OwWdrd on June 30, 2022 at 02:27PM OHE and Vifor Pharma present a poster at the last European Conference on Rare Diseases (ECRD) on the Mechanism of Coordinated Access to orphan medicinal products (MoCA) where evidence on avacopan for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) was discussed using the Transparent Value Framework.

THCB Gang Episode 97, Thursday June 30, 1pm PT 4pm ET

from The Health Care Blog at https://bit.ly/3QUErQ6 on June 30, 2022 at 02:39AM Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday June 30 will be THCB regular writer and ponderer of odd juxtapositions Kim Bellard (@kimbbellard); Principal of Worksite Health Advisors Brian Klepper (@bklepper1); futurists Ian Morrison (@seccurve); and fierce patient activist Casey Quinlan (@MightyCasey). I suspect a couple […]

Mid-week links

from Healthcare Economist at https://bit.ly/3I4kTVn on June 30, 2022 at 01:28AM Does having a doctor in the family impact health outcomes? Yes and No. Millionaire migration. BA.5 and the need for variant-proof vaccines. “…doctors desire autonomy and independence, but patients need their healthcare professionals to collaborate, coordinate and agree on best practices.” Bayes factors measure […]

Assessing the Harms of Crime

from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at https://bit.ly/3y3TnD1 on June 29, 2022 at 07:41PM Assessing the Harms of Crime provides a firm analytical foundation for making normative decisions about criminal and related policy, taking harm—and its reduction—as a conceptual starting point and supplying the means for systematic, empirical analysis in a harm assessment […]

Marriage Equality & Health: Importance and New Threats to Obergefell v. Hodges

from AcademyHealth Blog at https://bit.ly/3udoLxL on June 29, 2022 at 03:32PM Marriage Equality & Health: Importance and New Threats to Obergefell v. Hodges This week marks the seventh anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court case that declared marriage as a constitutional right for LGBTQ+ couples. This historic decision followed another U.S. Supreme […]

Eliminating small Marketplace premiums could meaningfully increase insurance coverage

from Brookings: Topics – Health at https://brook.gs/3I1nu2o on June 29, 2022 at 02:20PM By Matthew Fiedler Eliminating small Marketplace premiums could meaningfully increase insurance coverage Eliminating small Marketplace premiums could meaningfully increase insurance coverage Matthew Fiedler June 29, 2022 Editor’s Note: This analysis is part of the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, which is […]

Eliminating small Marketplace premiums could meaningfully increase insurance coverage

from Brookings: Topics – Health at https://brook.gs/3I1nu2o on June 29, 2022 at 02:05PM By Matthew Fiedler Eliminating small Marketplace premiums could meaningfully increase insurance coverage Eliminating small Marketplace premiums could meaningfully increase insurance coverage Matthew Fiedler June 29, 2022 Editor’s Note: This analysis is part of the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, which is […]

Medical aid in dying in Italy–a first

from Market Design at https://bit.ly/3QWjCE4 on June 29, 2022 at 01:37PM  The NYT has the story: Man Paralyzed 12 Years Ago Becomes Italy’s First Assisted Suicide  By Elisabetta Povoledo "Paralyzed 12 years ago in a traffic accident, “Mario” faced a series of legal, bureaucratic and financial hurdles in his pursuit of death "On Thursday, “Mario,” identified […]

Does improved health impact earnings?

from Healthcare Economist at https://bit.ly/3OtUhPX on June 29, 2022 at 08:09AM According to a recent paper by Stephens and Toohey (2022), the answer is ‘yes’. This paper examines the labor market effects of a randomized health intervention of working-age men that was focused on reducing mortality due to coronary heart disease, the leading cause of […]