Four years ago I started an after-work hiking program for folks who sat at a desk all day. I knew that getting out on the trail will be goo...Read More
Stressed Out? A Hike Can Be Good For Your Health
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April 30, 2019
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On April 18, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services finalized changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplaces and insurance rules...Read More
Stakeholders React to HHS’s Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020. Part 3: Consumer Advocates
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April 30, 2019
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As the U.S. ages, more and more individuals have chronic conditions or functional limitations which may at some point require senior housing...Read More
Will you be able to afford senior housing when you get old?
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April 29, 2019
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Recently, CMS issued a proposed rule modifying the federal funding methodology for the Basic Health Program (BHP) for 2019 and 2020. Under t...Read More
Proposed Rule on Basic Health Program Impedes States’ Progress
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April 25, 2019
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An interesting white paper on how to demonstrated value to payers when examining gene therapies has hit the presses. My colleagues Jeremy Sc...Read More
6 Strategies for Demonstrating the Value of Gene Therapy to Payers
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April 25, 2019
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A paper by McDermott et al. (2019) examines how primary care services are commissioned in the United Kingdom under the National Health Serv...Read More
The history of general practitioner contracting in the UK
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April 22, 2019
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To answer this question, one can examine how individuals choose health plans based on premiums, expected out of pocket cost, plan quality, a...Read More
Do consumers make rational choices for their Part D Plan?
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April 21, 2019
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Spring in North Carolina is the perfect time to go for a walk. After the long winter, naturally we are drawn to the outdoors to enjoy the w...Read More
Expert tips for getting started with a walking program
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April 19, 2019
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It’s important to understand what services are covered by your insurance plan and what your costs may be before your doctor’s appointment. H...Read More
3 questions to ask your doctor
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April 18, 2019
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The final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020 is expected any day. In January, the Department of Health and Human Services pro...Read More
Stakeholders React to HHS’s Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020. Part 2: State Insurance Departments and Marketplaces
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April 18, 2019
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Does a treatment improve patient health? Does a policy intervention improve quality of life? Does more education increase income? These a...Read More
Instrumental variables: Can I use patient level IVs to correct for endogeneity in patient characteristics?
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April 18, 2019
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Julie Rovner, KHN’s chief Washington correspondent, joined C-SPAN host Bill Scanlan Tuesday morning on “Washington Journal” to discuss how ...Read More
Watch: ACA’s Future And ‘Medicare-For-All’ Front And Center As Candidates Line Up For 2020
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April 16, 2019
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Maybe you’re a couple of years away from 65 and aren’t quite ready to think about Medicare. Maybe it’s because you’ve heard it can be daunt...Read More
Know the ABC’s of Medicare Now, and be Prepared to Sign Up Later
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April 16, 2019
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If you work in research, you may have heard that you need to worry about confounding. But what is confounding? And how can you address the p...Read More
What is confounding and how do you deal with it?
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April 15, 2019
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North Carolina has seen a dramatic increase in substance misuse and opioid overdose rates in recent years. Since 2010, for example, deaths ...Read More
Training The Next Generation of Emergency Responders in NC
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April 15, 2019
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On March 28, a federal district court struck down the core of the Trump administration’s new regulation regarding association health plans (...Read More
Court Strikes Down a Trump Administration Rule Designed to Circumvent the Affordable Care Act
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April 15, 2019
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