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After New York State started publicly reporting mortality rates for cardiac surgery, some poor performing surgeons stopped practicing or left the state and mortality rates dropped. What do journalists and policy thinkers need to know about similar efforts nationwide?
The idea that we should pay health care providers for the quality or value of their care has emerged as a key tenet of health reform in recent years, as Obamacare seeks to pivot from a payment system based on the quantity of services (“fee for service”) to one based on health outcomes or “value.”
This webinar will provide essential context, resources and ideas for chronicling the threat posed by lead in communities nationwide. Panelists also will identify potential policy solutions and highlight forward-thinking leaders who are ahead of the curve when it comes to minimizing exposure.
This webinar will help journalists contextualize private-payer data, discuss possible policy responses, and offer suggestions for how reporters can use this resource to bolster their reporting.
Medicare marked its 50th anniversary earlier this year, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to celebrate for the popular public program. The youngest Baby Boomers will turn 65 in 2030, the beginning of a demographic tsunami made will also see seniors living longer and with more disabilities and chronic
Health insurance premium hikes have been modest in recent years, but out-of-pocket costs are another story. Deductibles have on average tripled over the past decade as employers steadily shift more health costs onto workers amid stagnating wages. Health advocates fear high costs will lead people to
