Eldercare Voices: A New Initiative to Diffuse Geriatric Expertise Throughout the Health Care Workforce
Elizabeth (Libbie) Bragg, PhD, RN Between 2011 and 2029, ten thousand Americans will be turning 65 every day. By 2030, when all the Baby Boomers will have reached that age, the cohort of Americans 65-and-over will have increased from 40 million...
A Deeper Look at the Critical Role of Community Health Centers in Advocacy
Community health centers have traditionally been the primary source of care for underserved populations with the greatest health needs.
Massachusetts Takes Important Step To Protect Infants Amid Opioid Crisis
As states across the country look for ways to combat the ongoing opioid crisis, one overlooked issue is how we address the impact of this crisis on our communities’ youngest.
Making Non-Discriminatory Benefit Design a Reality
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Essential Health Benefits (EHB) completely changed health coverage by requiring health plans on the individual and small-group market to cover the same ten benefits without discrimination. These 10 essential categories of benefits range from general—office...
Massachusetts Advocates Roll Up Their Sleeves to Improve Medicaid Reform
Massachusetts, always a leader in health reform, is on the move again. Last month, the state released a draft plan to shift its Medicaid program, MassHealth, from a fee-for-service model to one that relies on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Under...
Engaged Consumers: The Key to Better Value in the Empire State
Last week, I had the privilege of attending the United Hospital Fund’s 2016 Medicaid Conference in New York City. This year’s conference focused on ongoing efforts in New York’s Medicaid program to develop delivery and payment systems that reward value...
Valuing Health: Building the Field for Consumer-Designed Health Systems
Minnesota is one among a handful of states leading the nation in public and private exploration of health system transformation and consumer advocates have the opportunity to embed consumer engagement and priorities in the “Minnesota Model.”
The Takeaway: Reflecting on the ACA
It was a big week for reflecting on the accomplishments of, and challenges facing, the ACA and the U.S. health care system. President Obama released an article in JAMA.
The Takeaway: Guns, Race and Health
The United States has a gun problem, and the United States has a racial justice problem. When the two collide the results are too often tragic and horrible.