Medicaid fees and access to care
A new paper in NEJM by Daniel Polsky and colleagues sheds light on the impact of an increase in Medicaid payment rates to selected providers in 2013 and 2014. The increase of fees, which bumped up Medicaid payments to Medicare levels, was part of the ACA and designed to increase access to primary ca
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission to Partners’ proposed acquisitions: Nope
This is a complete and total smack-down of Partners ambitions to acquire South Shore Hospital (SSH) and Harbor Medical Associates: Cost Impact: Over time, for the three major commercial payers studied, these transactions are anticipated to increase total medical spending by $23 million to $26 millio
A Decade Of Health Care Cost Growth Has Wiped Out Real Income Gains For An Average US Family, by David I. Auerbach and Arthur L. Kellermann (Health Affairs) Although a median-income US family of four with employer-based health insurance saw its gross annual income increase from $76,000 in 1999 to $9
The effect of hospital market concentration on hospital prices [FAQ]
这是一个常见问题解答。请参阅其他其他人的常见问题解答索引。 Historical FTC and DOJ concern over hospital mergers Two posts cite literature that shows hospital concentration increases prices [1, 2] The effect of hospital mergers on prices Evidence from Oregon Evidence from California Evidence from Massachusetts A qualitative view
The ER does not count as health care
There are many odd things people say all the time about health care in the United States, but this one always makes my hair stand on end (emphasis not mine): While speaking out against Democratic proposals to increase access to quality, affordable health care, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) claimed, “all Am
