Healthcare Triage
Healthcare in Singapore
Singapore is a small city-state that likely isn't as well known to you as some of the other countries we've discussed before. But they've got one of the most fascinating health care systems around. It's cheap, it's pretty much universal,...
Healthcare Triage
Last Chance for Exchange Plans, No CHIP Funding, AND a Tax Bill
There's a lot going on this week, and also a lot that's NOT happening. The ACA's health insurance exchanges are wrapping up the open enrollment window this week. If you need insurance, or want to shop around GO NOW and look for...
The Business Professor
General Structure of an Insurance Contract
General Structure of an Insurance Contract
Healthcare Triage
Premiums for CHIP and Medicaid Lead to Lower Enrollment and Uninsured Kids
I have written before about the use of premiums in Medicaid programs across the United States. But a new study in Pediatrics collects the evidence, and it's worth a look. "Medicaid and CHIP Premiums and Access to Care: A Systematic...
Healthcare Triage
Teeth Aren't Just for Chewing. So Why Doesn't Medicaid Cover Dental?
Medicaid doesn't cover dentistry. But dental health affects many different aspects of a person's life. Bad teeth can cause social difficulty, and make it hard to find employment, aside from the fact that an unhealthy mouth can lead to or...
Healthcare Triage
If Economists Chose the Health Care System
Health economists study the economic determinants of health. They also analyze how health care resources are utilized and allocated, and how health care policies and quality of care can be improved. In this episode, we discuss what...
The Business Professor
Common Legal Disputes Over Insurance Agreement
Common Legal Disputes Over Insurance Agreement
Healthcare Triage
Doctor Choice Can Be Limited with Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage are plans with private companies that contract with Medicare to deliver services. Some of these plans work great, but many of them have limited lists of approved providers, which can make finding a doctor difficult for...
Healthcare Triage
Private Coverage Often Isn't Enough For Children
Often, private coverage is assumed to be better than public coverage. More and more often, that’s just not what families are finding. Those that work, even those earning a decent living, just can’t afford the private care they’re...
Healthcare Triage
Lots of Children Are About to Lose Their Health Coverage
Budget authorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program in the US ran out a couple of months ago, and there's no reauthorization in sight. A LOT of kids are insured through this program. Aaron runs you through what's about to...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Rise of Fake News
Robert Faris, Research Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, talks with INET about the surge in misinformation since the 2016 elections.
Healthcare Triage
The Trump Administration's Plans for Medicare Premium Support
Senior Trump Administration official Seema Verma has written that Medicare is in financial trouble, and one step in fixing it is giving consumers "incentives to be cost-conscious." This may be coded language for something called premium...
Healthcare Triage
The ACA, Young People, and the Cost of Births to Medicaid
I know you all read my recent NEJM study (and the AcademyHealth blog post I wrote about it). If you didn't, though, it's also the topic of this week's Healthcare Triage News!
Healthcare Triage
Medicaid And The Opioid Epidemic: Correlation is not Causation
Recently, Ron Johnson (R) of Wisconsin launched an investigation into whether the Medicaid expansion that was part of Obamacare caused America's opioid crisis. Healthcare Triage has looked at the evidence, and we think it's a dubious claim.
Healthcare Triage
The Various Plans for Medicare for All
Now that we’ve set the ground rules, and the five main questions to consider, let’s look at the various plans. At the time we taped this episode (in mid February), there were ten that we could get full answers for. How they break down is...
Healthcare Triage
The Many Attempts to Improve the Value of Medicare
There have been a lot of innovations in Medicare over the last decade or so, with the intent of improving the program's value. There have been some successes, but there is still a lot to be done.
The Wall Street Journal
Future-Proofing Risk Models
Sustainability goals, climate change and shifts in the availability of capital will have a major influence on companies' risk management. Marsh Head of Sustainability Amy Barnes analyzes the main factors to consider when future-proofing...
Healthcare Triage
Lots of People Are Still Uninsured
Although the ACA has significantly reduced the percent of Americans who are uninsured, we have not yet come close to universal coverage. This has become a topic of focused debate among Democratic primary candidates. Short of achieving...
Healthcare Triage
More Medicaid News, but This Time Its Not All Terrible!
This week, Seema Verma announced that the administration would not approve several requests by states to place lifetime limits on Medicaid benefits. How about that? The CMS doesn't do much to protect benefits these days, but this is a...
The Business Professor
Insurance Policies Relevant to Real Property (Land)
Insurance Policies Relevant to Real Property (Land)
Healthcare Triage
Republican Plans for The Affordable Care Act
After campaigning for years on a plan of "repeal and replace Obamacare," Republicans finally have the means within their grasp to make much of that possible. They control the presidency, the House, and the Senate. The filibuster still...
Curated Video
Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Node.js Development 4.4: Code Coverage
In this video, we will learn how to look at the coverage of our code. • Install istanbul • Show coverage measurements • Analyze our code coverage