CVD Hospitalization in Older Adults Higher in US Than in Denmark
Americans are much more likely to be hospitalized for a cardiovascular event, particularly MI and heart failure (HF), than those from Denmark...
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Rishi Wadhera explains ACC report on rural residents more likely to die from heart disease than urban residents
Patient data continue to underscore a growing health crisis in rural...
Cuts to Food Stamps Linked to Rising Food Insecurity, Declining Health for Millions of Americans, Study Shows
In a new report, health policy experts at Richard A. and Susan F. Smith...
Purchasing for quality chronic care: summary report
"...Operationalizing broad recommendations (such as not paying for poor quality care) has, in practice, resulted in policies with unintended consequences that can negatively affect patients..." ( Association of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program With Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries...
Statement of Molly Guthrie, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at Susan G Komen. Prepared for the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing titled “Legislative Proposals to Support Patients and Caregivers”
"...Data released as recently as earlier this month confirm that the decline in screening rates persisted throughout the pandemic and rates have still not returned to normal levels..."( Changes in Health Care Access and Preventive Health Screenings by Race and Ethnicity. JAMA Health Forum)
Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy
"While increased access to services once beneficiaries are enrolled in MA could dampen some of the effects of favorable selection, limited evidence suggests that MA plans are not providing greater access to services overall relative to FFS." ( Comparison of Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional...
Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget by Anthony M. DiGiorgio DO, MHA, FAANS on the topic of “Alleviating Administrative Burdens in Healthcare”
"...However, the current strategy of attaching quality metrics to fee-for-service payments has added to the administrative burden and worsened physician burnout. CMS has 2,266 quality metrics in its inventory..."( Quality Measure Development and Associated Spending by the Centers for Medicare &...