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Understanding U.S. Health Care Spending
"On June 24, the non-profit National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation released a data brief, Understanding U.S. Health Care Spending, analyzing total U.S. health care spending. ..."
Topics : Spending
Categories : Treatment and Recovery
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Spending in the Department of Veterans Affairs
"This report published in Psychiatric Services analyzed spending on mental health and substance use disorder treatment in the Department of Veterans Affairs, finding that from 2000 to 2006 costs decr ..."
Topics : Mental Health, Military & Veterans, Spending, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Special Populations, Treatment and Recovery
Why the Nation Needs a Policy Push on Patient-Centered Health Care
"The Commonwealth Fund released a brief examining patient-centered medical care in the U.S. The brief outlines what patient-centered care consists of and how best to foster and improve it. ..."
Topics : Integrated Health, Spending, Treatment
Categories : Prevention and Wellness, Treatment and Recovery
New Orleans Five Years After the Storm: A New Disaster Amid Recovery
"On August 13, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a survey gauging attitudes of New Orleans residents five years after Hurricane Katrina and following up on similar KFF surveys from 2006 and ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Mental Health, Quality , Spending, State Data, Treatment
Categories : Special Populations, State and Local, Mental Health, Treatment and Recovery
Influence of Ownership on Access in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
"An article published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment empirically addresses how treatment unit ownership affected access and retention between 1995 and 2005 in the United States. Regressi ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Quality , Spending, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Substance Abuse
AHRQ Finds 12.5 Percent of ER Visits in 2007 Due to MH/SUD Issues, Medicare and Medicaid Fund 50 Percent
"The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a study finding that 12 million of 95 million emergency room (ER) visits in 2007, or 12.5 percent, were for MH/SUD related issues. ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health, Spending, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : Medicare, Medicaid, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Treatment and Recovery
Uninsured and Untreated: A Look at Uninsured Adults Who Received No Medical Care for Two Years
"The KFF published a brief examining uninsured adults, focusing on those earning 133 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) or less. KFF found that 38 percent of the uninsured population in ..."
Topics : Employer-Sponsored Coverage, Health Care Reform, Individual Coverage, Legislation (National), Medicaid, Out-of-Pocket , Quality , Spending, Treatment
Categories : Special Populations, Medicaid, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Employer and Individual Insurance, Treatment and Recovery
US Pharmaceutical Innovation in an International Context
"A study in the June issue of the American Journal of Public Health found that the higher prices U.S. consumers pay for brand name prescription drugs do not result in higher rates of new drug develop ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Prescription Drugs, Rates/Reimbursement, Spending, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery
Financial Incentives for Health Care Providers and Consumers
"Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. released a brief examining the role of financial incentives for health care providers and consumers within the national health care reform law. The authors ex ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Providers, Quality , Spending, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Special Populations, Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Prescription Drug Accessibility and Affordability in the United States and Abroad
"On June 1, the Commonwealth Fund released a brief examining prescription drug access, affordability, and cost in the U.S. and six other high-income countries. The brief notes that Americans ar ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Cost-effectiveness, Prescription Drugs, Quality , Regulation, Spending
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Treatment and Recovery, Special Populations
A Path to Eliminating $3.6 Trillion in Wasteful Healthcare Spending
"A Thomson Reuters report suggests that the U.S. health care industry can save $3.6 trillion over 10 years by reducing wasteful spending. The report offers proposals to reduce waste, which incl ..."
Topics : Prevention, Regulation, Spending, Treatment
Categories : Prevention and Wellness, Treatment and Recovery, Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Geographic Variation in Medicare Drug Spending
"The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study examining Medicare Part D prescription drug spending by region. The study found significant regional variance that was not offset b ..."
Topics : Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Spending, State Data
Categories : Special Populations, Medicare, Treatment and Recovery
Free Clinics in the US: A Nationwide Survey
"On June 14, the Archives of Internal Medicine released a study examining free health clinics caring for the uninsured. The study found that 1,007 such clinics operate in 49 states and the Dist ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Quality , Spending, State Data, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Special Populations, State and Local
How the Performance of the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally
"On June 23, the Commonwealth Fund released a report comparing the health care systems of the U.S. and six other developed nations. The report found that U.S. health care spending in 2007 was ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Providers, Quality , Spending, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Prevention and Wellness, Special Populations
Behavioral Health for the Vulnerable: Can HMOs Deliver?
"On June 18, the West Virginia Behavioral Health Care Providers Association (BHCPA) released a report challenging the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ (DHHR) plan to tran ..."
Topics : Managed Care, Providers, Quality , Spending
Categories : Mental Health, Treatment and Recovery, State and Local
Readmissions to California Hospitals, 2005-2006
"On May 17, the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) released a study which found that 36 percent of the 1.7 million individuals admitted to California hospitals fro ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Quality , Rates/Reimbursement, Spending, State Data, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, State and Local
The Group Health Medical Home At Year Two: Cost Savings, Higher Patient Satisfaction, And Less Burnout For Providers
"A study published in Health Affairs examined the care of 10,000 patients at a Seattle-area Group Health Cooperative “medical home”, where primary care physicians are responsible for coor ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Cost-effectiveness, Providers, Quality , Spending, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Special Populations
A Nationwide Survey of Patient Centered Medical Home Demonstration Projects
"On May 14, the Journal of General Internal Medicine released a study comparing patient centered medical home (PCMH) pilot projects nationally, based on their ability to lower costs while improving q ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Spending, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Legislative and Regulatory Issues
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