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Understanding the Social Determinants of Health

What determines someone’s health is a combination of genetic predisposition, behaviors, the medical services received, and the social and physical environment. [7] Recent estimates attribute 10 to 20 percent of health outcomes to medical care, 30 percent to genetics, 40 to 50 percent to behavior, and 20 percent to the social and physical

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An Overview of Plan Designs in the Health Insurance Marketplace

WEBThe metallic designations for health insurance plans offered in the Health Insurance Marketplace are frequently described by actuarial values—the portion of total …

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Chronic Disease in the United States: A Worsening Health and

WEBThe risk and prevalence of chronic disease grows as individuals age. Approximately 27 percent of children in the United States suffer from a chronic condition, …

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Primer: Public Health Emergencies in the United States

WEBThe secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can declare a federal public health emergency (PHE) in response to an occurrence or …

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Hospital Markets and the Effects of Consolidation

WEBExecutive Summary. Hospital costs account for nearly 40 percent of personal health care expenditures in the United States. Despite a decrease in hospital utilization, …

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Why Are Hospitals Buying Physician Practices and Forming

WEBThe MSSP establishes the notion of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). These are groups of providers (hospitals, physicians, other providers) who join …

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Primer: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

WEBOne of the most frequently misunderstood areas of federal health law, particularly right now with inquiries around vaccination status, is the Health Insurance …

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Age Bands and the Affordable Care Act

WEBPrior to the ACA, the average ratio of age variations was about 5:1. We find that simply repealing the age rating restrictions of the ACA would result in a decrease in …

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The American Rescue Plan and Health Policy

WEBThis funding for the CDC is on top of the $4.3 billion included in the CARES Act in 2020. $5.2 billion is also allocated to the Department of Health and Human …

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Health & Economy Medicare Market Choice Estimates

WEBThe Center for Health and Economy (H&E) is dedicated to assessing the impact of proposed reforms to the entire health insurance market. In this report, we …

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Health Insurance Coverage in America: Current and Future Role of …

WEBAccording to the report, 66.5 percent of people in the United States had private coverage in 2020, 34.8 percent had public coverage, and 8.6 percent of people …

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The Economic Costs of Poor Nutrition

WEBThis analysis estimates the economic cost of the four nutrition-related chronic diseases among 18 to 64-year-olds at $16 trillion from 2011-2020 (or nearly 9 percent of …

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The 2024 Outlook for CMS’ Durable Medical Equipment …

WEBExecutive Summary Started in 2011, Medicare Part B’s Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program …

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President’s Regulatory Burden on New York

WEBThe Center for Health and Economy (H&E) is dedicated to assessing the impact of proposed reforms to the entire health insurance market. The following report…

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Policy Interventions to Mitigate Individual-Level Risk Factors

WEBReductions in chronic disease prevalence may be achieved by implementing policies to improve educational attainment, increase wages, improve access to mental …

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Primer: Recent Health Care Transparency Initiatives

WEBThe Trump Administration estimated the total cost of the hospital transparency rule to be $328.6 million—borne predominantly by hospital systems—and …

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Assessing Efforts to Curb Inappropriate Use of the Emergency Room

WEBExecutive Summary Insurers and state Medicaid programs have, over the past several years, implemented a variety of financial incentives to discourage, for …

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What Happened to Biden’s Health Care Agenda

WEBThis week President Biden addressed a joint session of Congress, laying out his American Families Plan (AFP). Biden campaigned on a public health insurance …

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The Problems with the IMD Exclusion

WEBThe Institutes for Mental Disease (IMD) exclusion is a limitation on Medicaid coverage of services provided by institutions that specialize in providing mental health …

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Primer: The Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Diagnosis …

WEBThe Inpatient Prospective Payment System is an acute care hospital reimbursement schematic that bundles Medicare Part A fee-for-service payments for a …

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West Virginia Pioneers Electronic Registry for Advance Directives

WEBDeath is an uneasy subject no one wants to think about. But for the elderly, the terminally ill and those who have dangerous occupations or hobbies, it may be wise …

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AAF Examines Economic Impact of New York’s Minimum Wage Hike

WEBPress Release. November 5, 2015. AAF Examines Economic Impact of New York’s Minimum Wage Hike. Marisol Garibay

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