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Primer: The Health Insurance Portability and …

WEBOne of the most frequently misunderstood areas of federal health law, particularly right now with inquiries around vaccination status, is the Health Insurance Portability and …

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URL: https://www.americanactionforum.org/insight/primer-the-health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act/

Artificial Intelligence & Health Care: State Outlook and Legal …

WEBExecutive Summary As Congress holds hearings on the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the health care sector, states are considering and enacting legislation to restrict …

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Understanding the Social Determinants of Health

WEBWhat determines someone’s health is a combination of genetic predisposition, behaviors, the medical services received, and the social and physical environment. [7] Recent …

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Primer: Public Health Emergencies in the United States

WEBThe secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can declare a federal public health emergency (PHE) in response to an occurrence or imminent …

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Age Bands and the Affordable Care Act

WEBPrior to the ACA, the average ratio of age variations was about 5:1. We find that simply repealing the age rating restrictions of the ACA would result in a decrease in average …

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Chronic Disease in the United States: A Worsening Health …

WEBThe risk and prevalence of chronic disease grows as individuals age. Approximately 27 percent of children in the United States suffer from a chronic condition, while about 6 …

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Policy Interventions to Mitigate Individual-Level Risk Factors

WEBReductions in chronic disease prevalence may be achieved by implementing policies to improve educational attainment, increase wages, improve access to mental health care, …

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Why Are Hospitals Buying Physician Practices and …

WEBThe MSSP establishes the notion of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). These are groups of providers (hospitals, physicians, other providers) who join together for …

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CMS’ New Rules on Physician Reimbursement

WEBCMS will reduce overall payment rates under the PFS by 1.25 percent in CY 2024 compared to CY 2023. The PFS conversion factor itself will be reduced by 3.4 percent …

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The American Rescue Plan and Health Policy

WEBThis funding for the CDC is on top of the $4.3 billion included in the CARES Act in 2020. $5.2 billion is also allocated to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to …

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Policy Interventions to Mitigate External Risk Factors that

WEBExternal Risk Factors and Policy Interventions to Mitigate Such Risks. Access to Nutritious Food. Health experts agree that nutrition plays a vital role in an individual’s health and …

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Tort Reform’s Impact on Health Care Costs

WEBSummary: The American Action Forum (AAF) found multiple state medical liability reforms reduced total healthcare premiums by 2.6 percent. Employer healthcare costs also …

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Primer: Employer-Sponsored Insurance

WEBEmployer-sponsored insurance (ESI) is the largest source of health coverage in the United States, covering the majority of the non-elderly population, and two-thirds of enrollees …

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The Economic Costs of Poor Nutrition

WEBThis analysis estimates the economic cost of the four nutrition-related chronic diseases among 18 to 64-year-olds at $16 trillion from 2011-2020 (or nearly 9 percent of gross …

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The Shifting Sands of Cost Shifting’s Evidence

WEBIn fact, cost shifting has been framed by some as a primary reason for increased private health costs. Not so fast. A seminal 2011 study by Austin Frakt, a prominent critic of the …

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President’s Regulatory Burden on New York

WEBThe Center for Health and Economy (H&E) is dedicated to assessing the impact of proposed reforms to the entire health insurance market. The following report…

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Assessing Efforts to Curb Inappropriate Use of the Emergency Room

WEBExecutive Summary Insurers and state Medicaid programs have, over the past several years, implemented a variety of financial incentives to discourage, for potentially non …

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Hospital Markets and the Effects of Consolidation

WEBExecutive Summary. Hospital costs account for nearly 40 percent of personal health care expenditures in the United States. Despite a decrease in hospital utilization, spending on …

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West Virginia Pioneers Electronic Registry for Advance Directives

WEBDeath is an uneasy subject no one wants to think about. But for the elderly, the terminally ill and those who have dangerous occupations or hobbies, it may be wise to have an …

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The Opioid Epidemic: Costs, Causes, and Efforts to Fight It

WEBLost productivity related to non-fatal overdoses and incarceration accounted for $20 billion, while fatal overdoses cost $21.5 billion in lost productivity and health care costs. The …

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Autumn in New York

WEBIt’s been a busy couple of weeks at the United Nations, even without the usual drama of appearances by Hugo Chavez or Moammar Qadhafi. In case you’ve lost track with all …

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Understanding the Oregon Medicaid Experiment

WEBIntroduction The Oregon Medicaid experiment[1] is referenced frequently by policy advocates in support of their positions on Medicaid, health insurance, and a number of …

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