The Health Policy Exchange
MARCH 26, 2014
In the mid-1990s, the American Medical Association confidently predicted that the penetration of managed care would lead to a large "physician surplus" and convinced Congress to cap the number of graduate medical education (GME) positions subsidized by the Medicare program. Two decades later, there is a widespread consensus that the U.S.
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
In the Netherlands GPs are also responsible for cardiovascular risk management (CVRM), for which a guideline is made. Objective: To investigate whether the cardiovascular risk management of Dutch GPs differs in patients with and without depression. Outcome Measures: Registration of cardiovascular risk management.
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Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
We adjusted for missing commercial insurance claims and excluded outliers (clinicians seeing <100 patients or >7500 patients in a year). Rural PCPs tended to manage larger panels than their urban counterparts (1512 vs. 1409, p<0.01).
The Health Policy Exchange
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
In contrast to the personality-driven path that Lyndon Johnson took to navigate legislative obstacles to Medicare and Medicaid, former management consultant Mitt Romney charted a decidedly different course to expanding health insurance when he became governor of Massachusetts in 2003. Owning a car is a choice. in 2006 to 1.9%
The Health Policy Exchange
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. What hasn't changed is that our family medicine residents remain excited about health policy and advocacy. Phillips, Jr.
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The patients in the public clinic were less likely to have insurance for medications (77.4 vs 2.1%), self-management (21.3 Time-motion studies and fee-for-service payment in primary care should consider the profound impact of practice settings influenced by insurance coverage and social determinants. vs 64.1%), and pain (55.6
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Health insurance instability may be particularly challenging for patients with diabetes who need regular chronic care management to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. Outcome Measures: Churning was defined as having two or more consecutive uninsured visits after the baseline insured visit.
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