Appropriateness Modifier Could Enhance Payment and Benefit Design March 22, 2018 Health care in the United States is moving towards value-based payments for populations but precision medicine for individuals.
Personalized Medicine May Come at Cost for Patients March 20, 2018 Personalized medicine and treatments for rare diseases are growing in popularity across the United States. However, they do not come cheap.
Gun-Related Injuries Decrease During NRA Conventions March 6, 2018 Gun-related injuries reduced during NRA conventions.
Grabowski Suggests Standardized Regulations for Medicare Critical Incident Reporting February 16, 2018 Twenty-six state Medicaid offices were not able to report the number of critical incidents that occurred at their assisted living communities.
Health Care App Doesn't Make Waves February 15, 2018 Health care app that offered functions such as a symptom checker and options for care to IBM employees was rarely used
HCP Featured in Health Affairs' 2017 Editor's Picks February 14, 2018 The department of health care policy was well represented in Health Affairs’ 2017 Editor’s Picks.
2017 Seidman Lecture: How Congress Spent its Summer Vacation, Health Policy in 2017 February 13, 2018 The 17th annual Seidman lecture took a look at the future of health care from both sides of the political aisle.
A New Solution for Organ Donation February 13, 2018 The volunteer-based organ donor system is failing America.
Medicare Annual Wellness Visits Less Likely to be Adopted by Practices with Underserved Populations February 12, 2018 Practices providing care to underserved populations have been less likely to adopt Medicare’s Annual Wellness visit
Movies Glorifying Fast Driving Cause Real Life Speeding February 9, 2018 Can watching fast-paced action movies like the Fast and the Furious affect the way we drive in real life?
Maestas Named Director of NBER Disability Research Center January 30, 2018 Associate professor of health care policy Nicole Maestas, PhD, has been named the Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research Disability Research Center
HCP Faculty Featured on Health Affairs’ Most Read and Shared of 2017 January 29, 2018 Multiple HCP faculty were featured on Health Affairs’ Most-Read and Most-Shared articles of 2017.
