Paying for Care

Health care costs are a significant area of concern for everyone from patients to policymakers. Health services research evidence looks at different ways to address cost growth, encourage efficiency and quality, and provide for care via insurance, Medicare and Medicaid so that people receive the best care at the best value.

Publication

Recommendations for Advancing Payment Strategies to Address Child and Family Well-Being

This report highlights the importance of investing in the well-being of children and families and makes three recommendations for payment approaches to support the promoting of positive social and emotional determinants of health and the mitigation of Adverse Childhood Experiences.

Posted Nov 30, 2018

Topics Delivering Better Care Building Healthy Communities Paying for Care

Blog Post

The Healthy Marketplace Index: Furthering Transparency to Improve our Understanding of Commercial Healthcare Markets Across the Country

A new report from the Health Care Cost Institute, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, examined relative healthcare prices across the U.S. and found widespread healthcare price variation across metro areas.

Posted Nov 19, 2018 By Bill Johnson, Ph.D., Kevin Kennedy, BS , Niall Brennan, B.A., M.P.P., Sally Rodriguez, M.P.H.

Topics Using Health Data Paying for Care Costs & Payments

Blog Post

New Study Finds Immigrants Pay More in Private Insurance Premiums Than They Receive In Benefits

In the first study to look at immigrants’ role in financing private health insurance, findings contradict assertions that people born in the US are systematically subsidizing the medical care of immigrants.

Posted Oct 31, 2018 By Leah Zallman, M.D., MPH.

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid ARM

Blog Post

Step by Step toward Medical and Addiction Care Integration

In a recent review of care integration models, AcademyHealth member John O’Brien and colleagues found similarities on issues related to culture change, data sharing, and payment models.

Posted Oct 30, 2018 By Colette Croze, Mady Chalk, Ph.D., Victor Capoccia, Ph.D., John O'Brien, M.S.

Topics Delivering Better Care Paying for Care Data Sharing

Past 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.

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

Topics Paying for Care Costs & Payments

Publication

Review Assesses Use of ROI Evidence to Inform Policymaking on Public Health Issues

AcademyHealth examined the extent to which return on investment evidence is used to inform policymaking affecting public health and multi-sector work, and identified opportunities to advance its use.

Posted Sep 30, 2018

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health Paying for Care

Past Event

Medicaid and Personal Responsibility Webinar

As part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-funded project Research Insights, managed by AcademyHealth, this webinar highlighted 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

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, M.P.H.

Topics Paying for Care Costs & Payments

Publication

Value-Based Purchasing: How to Succeed in the Changing Business of Health

Developed as part of AcademyHealth's Payment Reform for Population Health project, this report explains how value-based purchasing changes the competitive landscape for insurance purchasers, plans, and service providers.

Posted Jul 17, 2018

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Public & Population Health

Publication

Value-Based Purchasing: Experiences of a Service Provider

Developed as part of AcademyHealth's Payment Reform for Population Health project, this brief outlines the lessons learned by one social service provider in exploring a value-based contract with a managed care insurance plan.

Posted Jul 17, 2018

Topics Delivering Better Care Paying for Care Public & Population Health