AcademyHealth Blog

Welcome to the AcademyHealth blog, together with our members, we promote interaction across the health research and policy arenas by bringing together a broad spectrum of players to share their perspectives. Here we offer important perspectives from people passionate about expanding access to care, reducing costs and improving quality, as well as updates on AcademyHealth activities relevant to the community.

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Weekly Read on Washington: April 21 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson

Members of Congress will return to Washington on Monday after a two week April recess. While recess typically means quieter times on the advocacy front, the work in Washington continues.

Posted Apr 21, 2017 By Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Advocacy

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Bridging the Divide: Addressing the Elements in the Room

The final post in the Payment Reform for Population Health blog series takes a look at the key elements needed for effective health care and non-health care sector collaborations.

Posted Apr 20, 2017

Topics Building Healthy Communities Paying for Care Public & Population Health Using Health Data Data Sources

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Medicare Advantage risk selection

Posted Apr 19, 2017 By Austin Frakt, Ph.D., The Incidental Economist

Topics TIE

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Building the Health Data Community

Collaborations based on mutual interests and trust can make science move faster and farther.

Posted Apr 17, 2017 By Margo Edmunds, Ph.D., FAMIA

Topics Using Health Data Delivering Better Care

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Checking up on hospitals makes them perform better

Measuring safety might actually improve it. Unfortunately, those improvements fade away when the measurement is over.

Posted Apr 12, 2017 By Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S.

Topics TIE

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Narrow networks can be a real problem for kids

Narrow networks are a real concern in the ACA marketplaces, but much more for kids than many think.

Posted Apr 10, 2017 By Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S., The Incidental Economist

Topics TIE

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Bridging the Divide: Supplementing Payment Reform to Promote Needed Investments in Population Health

This installment of the Payment Reform for Population Health blog series focuses on limitations in payment reform and ideas for the creation of the right incentives for population health investments.

Posted Apr 10, 2017 By Tricia McGinnis, M.P.P., M.P.H.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Paying for Care

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Weekly Read on Washington: April 7 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson

Posted Apr 7, 2017 By Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Advocacy

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How Communities are Testing New Strategies to Address Social Determinants of Health

AcademyHealth’s Community Health Peer Learning Program explored 17 national and regional programs supporting local and cross-sector collaborations.

Posted Apr 7, 2017

Topics Using Health Data Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health

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Referral patterns and hospital-owned physician practices

Posted Apr 5, 2017 By The Incidental Economist, Austin Frakt, Ph.D.

Topics TIE