All Articles In 'Employee Health Care'
Health Insurance Exchanges: How Two Proposals Differ, an Unexpected Complication, and What it All Means for Health Care Communications
Health Insurance Exchanges – either state-based exchanges favored by moderate Democrats and Republicans (reflected in Senate bill) or a national, federally-run exchange favored by liberal Democrats (version in the House bill) – are an essential component [...]
American Health and Drug Benefits: September – October 2009 Issue
Here are articles from the latest issue of American Health & Drug Benefits. AHDB is a peer-reviewed journal for 30,000 decision makers in health plans, PBMs, Medicare, Medicaid, and the pharma and biotech industries: Predictive and [...]
Stroke Prevention and Management: New Artices from Leading Experts
A series of new articles from the journal American Health and Drug Benefits address key issues in stroke prevention and management, with a special focus on transient ischemic attacks. A transient ischemic attack (TIA), a transient [...]
American Health & Drug Benefits: June-July 2009 Issue
Here are articles from the latest issue of American Health & Drug Benefits. AHDB is a peer-reviewed journal for 30,000 decision makers in health plans, PBMs, Medicare, Medicaid, and the pharma and biotech industries: June – [...]
Health Indicators: 20 Key Indicators of U.S. Health Care
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has identified 20 key indicators that together “reflect the overall health of the nation and the efficiency and efficacy of U.S. health systems.” Each of the 20 indicators can be readily [...]
National Health Reform: Federal Budget Options for 115 Health Reforms Proposals
To aid the incoming 111th Congress and Obama Administration, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a 235-page report outlining 115 budget options for health care reform. The report catalogs most of the hottest legislative ideas on [...]
Health Insurance Regulation and Debate Over Medical Loss Ratios in California
In health policy, bad ideas never go away. Case in point is the proposal in California to require that health plans spend at least 85% of premium revenue on provider payments. Specifically, as part of his [...]
State Health Care Reform: Health Coverage Expansion Initiatives Across the U.S.
In health care, states serve as the nation’s laboratories of reform – able to test innovations in financing, coverage, regulation, and care delivery. In 2007, states are leading the way on health insurance coverage expansion, leveraging [...]
Bush Health Reform Proposals: Tax Deductibility of Health Insurance and New Grants, Flexibility for States
President Bush has joined the health reform debate with a proposal of his own. The Bush approach is as intriguing as it is controversial. First, the Administration seeks to reform the federal tax code to change [...]
Patient-Centered Care: Orienting Health Care to the Preferences and Needs of Patients
Patient-centered care – one of the new buzz phrases in health care – is all about aligning the delivery of medical care with the needs and preferences of patients. Research shows that the practices and tools [...]
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