Tag: Affordable Care Act

  • Nation & World

    Health care could swing voters

    A new analysis of 37 national opinion polls conducted by 17 survey organizations finds that health care is the second most important issue for likely voters in deciding their 2012 presidential vote. This is the highest that health care has been ranked as a presidential election issue since 1992.

  • Health

    Expanding Medicaid to low-income adults

    A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) finds that expanding Medicaid to low-income adults leads to widespread gains in coverage, increased access to care, and — most importantly — improved health and reduced mortality.

  • Health

    Moving beyond health care’s fee-for-service

    Harvard researchers find that global budgets for health care, an alternative to the traditional fee-for-service model of reimbursement, can slow the growth of medical spending and improve the quality of care for patients.

  • Health

    Paying hospitals to improve doesn’t work

    A new study from Harvard School of Public Health finds no evidence that the largest hospital-based pay-for-performance program in the U.S. improved 30-day mortality rates, a measure of whether patients survive their hospitalization.

  • Health

    Too much variety

    More choices for Medicare beneficiaries may not always be better, according to Harvard Medical School research.