Author: Sandra ChristensenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health care reform
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Behavioral Assumptions for Estimating the Effects of Health Care Proposals
Author: Sandra ChristensenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health care reform
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Care Without Coverage
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309083435
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.
Moral Hazard in Health Insurance
Author: Amy FinkelsteinPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231538685
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Addressing the challenge of covering heath care expenses—while minimizing economic risks. Moral hazard—the tendency to change behavior when the cost of that behavior will be borne by others—is a particularly tricky question when considering health care. Kenneth J. Arrow’s seminal 1963 paper on this topic (included in this volume) was one of the first to explore the implication of moral hazard for health care, and Amy Finkelstein—recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts on the topic—here examines this issue in the context of contemporary American health care policy. Drawing on research from both the original RAND Health Insurance Experiment and her own research, including a 2008 Health Insurance Experiment in Oregon, Finkelstein presents compelling evidence that health insurance does indeed affect medical spending and encourages policy solutions that acknowledge and account for this. The volume also features commentaries and insights from other renowned economists, including an introduction by Joseph P. Newhouse that provides context for the discussion, a commentary from Jonathan Gruber that considers provider-side moral hazard, and reflections from Joseph E. Stiglitz and Kenneth J. Arrow. “Reads like a fireside chat among a group of distinguished, articulate health economists.” —Choice
An Analysis of the Administration's Health Proposal
Author: United States. Congressional Budget OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
1. Overview of the proposal -- 2. Financial impact of the proposal -- 3. Budgetary treatment of the proposal -- 4. Economic effects of the proposal -- 5. Other considerations -- Appendix. Summaries of recent health care analyses by the Congressional Budget Office.
Health System Efficiency
Author: Jonathan CylusPublisher: Health Policy
ISBN: 9789289050418
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
In this book the authors explore the state of the art on efficiency measurement in health systems and international experts offer insights into the pitfalls and potential associated with various measurement techniques. The authors show that: - The core idea of efficiency is easy to understand in principle - maximizing valued outputs relative to inputs, but is often difficult to make operational in real-life situations - There have been numerous advances in data collection and availability, as well as innovative methodological approaches that give valuable insights into how efficiently health care is delivered - Our simple analytical framework can facilitate the development and interpretation of efficiency indicators.
Understanding Estimates of the Impact of Health Reform on the Federal Budget
Author: Understanding Estimates of the Impact of Health Reform on the Federal Budget
Author: offic of techonology assessmentPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428920722
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
CBO Analysis of the Administration's Health Care Reform Plan
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on FinancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Congressional Budget Office's Analysis of the President's Health Care Reform Proposal
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and MeansPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Health Care Reform
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health care reform
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description