Amal Trivedi shares research looking at what happens to veterans who get emergency care at VA vs. non-VA hospitals.
Medicare
Posted inPublic Health
Health Care’s Climate Change Contradiction
We explore health care’s role in the climate crisis and what policies are needed to shrink its carbon footprint.
Posted inArticles
When Racial and Rural Disparities Collide
Katie Keith shares a new study looking at the distance to hospitals for zip codes with high percentages of people of color.
Posted inInsurance
Peter Lee on Obamacare, Covered California and Where We Go Next With Health Care
The head of California’s Obamacare exchange reflects on a decade of running one of the most successful parts of the ACA.
Posted inCost of Care
Ways to Save in Budget Busting Medicare Part B
Stacie Dusetzina shares new research showing the difference in spending on Part B drugs in Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
Posted inHealth Equity
Racial Bias Lurking in Patient Records
Ishani Ganguli on new research showing Black patients have much higher odds of having clinicians write negative descriptors about them.
Posted inInsurance
When Risk Adjustment Falls Short
Hannah Neprash writes about a new study showing the limits of risk adjustment to level the playing field among insurance plans.
Posted inInsurance
Medicaid Expansion Is About More Than New Enrollees
Paul Shafer writes about a new study on how Louisiana’s Medicaid expansion helped people already in the program find care closer to their homes.
Posted inInsurance
Medicare’s Unprecedented Alzheimer’s Drug Decision
A doctor, a patient and a former federal official weigh in on Medicare’s recent move to restrict access to a new Alzheimer’s treatment.
Posted inCost of Care
Saving Money on Cancer Care Is Hard
Stacie Dusetzina shares new research on the results of one of the largest efforts ever to improve care and control costs for cancer patients.