Citrus Valley Health Partners: Equipped to Meet the Workforce Needs of the Future
California Delegated IPAs and Medical Groups: Operational, Financial and Regulatory Dilemmas
Payers and Providers California Edition
Measuring Total Investments in Health
Research has shown a positive relationship between spending on socialservices and improved health.1 As researchers, policymakers and the generalpublic begin to better recognize the many factors influencing individual andpopulation health beyond direct clinical care, some localities, states, federalagencies and research organizations have shown interest and engaged in efforts tomeasure the total investments being made to […]
Nudging Guideline-Concordant Antibiotic Prescribing: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The Case For Care Coordinators
Health care delivery is usually discussed in broad, dramatic strokes: open heart surgeries, organ transplants, cancer patient survival rates. But seemingly insignificant things can dramatically impact health care delivery. For example, a patient misses a crucial doctor’s appointment because they lack transportation, leading to another hospital stay. Or, a patient with diabetes lets their health […]
Comparing DSRIP in Texas and New York
Overview Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) providers in Texas have been closely following the proposed extension to the Texas State Section 1115 Waiver as the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) prepares to submit an extension application to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS). A main goal of the extension is to […]
Finger Lakes Care Collaborative Re-imagines Health Care Delivery
Healthcare providers in upstate New York are looking to transform care specifically for the Medicaid and uninsured population. Currently, the region is plagued by the same challenges facing many communities nationwide. Namely, a health care delivery system that operates in silos with poor care transitions and a disconnected information technology infrastructure that limits the ability […]
Care Coordination Valuable Then, Vital Now
Recognition of the need to better coordinate the fragmented pieces and parts of a patient’s health care services is not new. Coordination of care has, however, become an increasingly hot topic due to implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and health reforms that encourage decreased traditional hospital utilization and enhanced care management, particularly for […]
Call to Leadership: The California Delegated Model at Risk
Libertarians, and others frustrated with the costs and strictures of regulation, may express the view that regulation of the insurance industry is often burdensome and unnecessary. Without addressing the global topic, there is a solid argument that good regulation serves the public interest through supporting ongoing confidence in the insurance market in which the public […]