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Upcoming Event

2018 Health Data Policy and Strategy Orientation

A deep-dive into all aspects of health data policy and strategy designed for professionals in emerging data-centric roles.

Date & Time September 26-27, 2018 Location AcademyHealth, Washington D.C.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data

Blog Post

High Drug Prices and Promising Policy Proposals: What the Evidence Says

While prescription drug costs are a complex issue with multiple reasons for high prices, several states are exploring policies to address the problem.

Posted Sep 17, 2018 By Sunita Krishnan, MPH

Topics Paying for Care Costs & Payments

Blog Post

AcademyHealth Blog Listed as a Top 30 "Must-Read" for IT professionals

HealthTech Magazine has searched high and low to find the most useful blogs for IT professionals and executives in today's healthcare IT landscape.

Posted Sep 13, 2018 By Zenneia McLendon

Topics Using Health Data Data Sources Data Sharing Analytic Tools

Publication

Patients Value Provider Performance Track Records

Research shows mental health care consumers value provider performance data, among other factors, when making treatment decisions.

Posted Aug 01, 2018

Topics Health Equity Delivering Better Care Quality Improvement

Making Health Care Better

Making Research Better

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Medicaid and Personal Responsibility Webinar

As part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-funded project Research Insights, managed by AcademyHealth, this webinar will highlight insights from specific states’ experiences with personal responsibility provisions in Medicaid and the national implications of these experiences.

Date & Time Sept. 24, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET Location Online

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

Upcoming Event

2018 Health Data Policy and Strategy Orientation

A deep-dive into all aspects of health data policy and strategy designed for professionals in emerging data-centric roles.

Date & Time September 26-27, 2018 Location AcademyHealth, Washington D.C.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data

Upcoming Event

Webinar: Starting a Serious Conversation About Health Care Spending: What can we Learn From the Past and From Elsewhere?

This new webinar series seeks to promote serious evidence-based discussions related to costs, value, and allocation of health care spending across sectors.

Date & Time October 18, 12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m. ET Location Online

Topics Paying for Care Costs & Payments

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The Year of Data Quality

Rebecca Bruno of MITRE, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, highlights the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to enhance Medicaid data quality, improve its oversight functions, and provide data that can be used effectively by researchers and stakeholders.

Posted Sep 21, 2018 By Rebecca Bruno

Topics Using Health Data

Blog Post

Experts Examine the Evidence on Medicaid and Personal Responsibility Requirements

Attendees at a recent AcademyHealth meeting discussed research on work incentives, cost sharing, healthy behaviors, and Medicaid waiver implementation challenges in several states.

Posted Sep 20, 2018 By David Lebhar

Topics Access to Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

Blog Post

High Drug Prices and Promising Policy Proposals: What the Evidence Says

While prescription drug costs are a complex issue with multiple reasons for high prices, several states are exploring policies to address the problem.

Posted Sep 17, 2018 By Sunita Krishnan, MPH

Topics Paying for Care Costs & Payments