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U.S. policymakers and payers want to shift primary care toward risk-adjusted, value-based payment; they can learn from the U.K.’s experience with it.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Becks Fisher, Corinne Lewis Source Type: blogs
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New CMS rules could help increase access to health care for millions of Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Cindy Mann, Julian Polaris, Nina V. Punukollu Source Type: blogs
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In the debate over community health centers’ role and funding, their work in providing communities with equitable care should be at the forefront of discussions.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Celli Horstman Source Type: blogs
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To improve access to behavioral health care, states need to take a closer look at barriers to treatment that aren’t easily measured — and remove them.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: JoAnn Volk, Christina L. Goe Source Type: blogs
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The House debt ceiling bill includes Medicaid work requirements, which have been shown to have little impact on employment rates.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - May 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sherry A. Glied, Dong Ding Source Type: blogs
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To reverse the maternal health crisis in the U.S., Medicaid managed care must be central to any comprehensive maternal health redesign.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - May 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Rosenbaum, Anne Rossier Markus, Caitlin Murphy, Rebecca Morris, Maria Casoni, Kay Johnson Source Type: blogs
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A proposed rule would recognize Dreamers as legally present in the U.S., allowing them access to marketplace coverage and, in some cases, Medicaid and CHIP.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - May 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Rosenbaum, Maria Casoni Source Type: blogs
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Primary care providers can play a crucial role in behavioral health care, especially in consultation with behavioral health specialists.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - May 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nathaniel Counts, Akeiisa Coleman Source Type: blogs
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The U.S. health care system could reduce emissions from asthma inhalers and mitigate their negative impact on population health.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - May 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Paige Huffman, Emily Hough Source Type: blogs
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When designing behavioral health crisis stabilization programs for youth, states should consider cultural needs and ensure peers are included in the model.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - May 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Laura Conrad Source Type: blogs
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Limit, Save & Grow Act would require adults 19ؘ–55 without dependents to meet work requirements to qualify for Medicaid; this has been shown to be a failed policy.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - April 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Rosenbaum Source Type: blogs
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States can use Medicaid funds to provide prerelease services to people leaving jails and prisons that will improve health outcomes and address disparities.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - April 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kinda Serafi, Virginia E. Morgan, Cindy Mann Source Type: blogs
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There are steps health systems can take to combat the climate crisis, improving health and health equity in the process.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - April 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lovisa Gustafsson, Elizabeth Baca, Joe Wilkins, Sana Imam Source Type: blogs
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Value-based payment can help ease the burdens of primary care practice and engage physicians in quality improvement efforts.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - April 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Celli Horstman, Corinne Lewis Source Type: blogs
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A federal judge in Texas invalidated much of the Affordable Care Act’s coverage of preventive care without cost sharing.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - April 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Justin Giovannelli, Rachel Schwab Source Type: blogs
