Health
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Medicare Part D Plans: The more the merrier?
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Recent research finds little evidence of choice overload in the Medicare Part D Plan market.
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Hands Off Health Insurance: Could Looser Restrictions on Health Insurance Plan Offerings Reduce Premiums?
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A new study suggests that looser restrictions on health insurance plan offerings could result in lower premiums for state-based Health Insurance Marketplaces.
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Change Versus Invention: Innovation and Public Health Care
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A survey of public health care leaders in California finds that innovation is seen as less technology-driven and more about the implementation of efficient and effective systems.
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Big Health Meets Big Labor: The Effect of the ACA on Labor Markets
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Although primarily concerning health policy, the ACA’s aftershocks could ripple through the labor market. Recent research suggests increased public health insurance may decrease employment.
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UChicago Medical Center Announces Plan to Expand the Age Limit for Pediatric Trauma Care
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The Chicago Policy Review breaks down the top three things to know about the recent UChicago Medical Center decision to raise the age limit for pediatric trauma care.
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Price check: Smarter shopping in health care could reduce patient costs
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Prices for health care services are often a mystery to patients, but a new study suggests that being more upfront about prices beforehand could help reduce healthcare spending through smarter healthcare shopping.
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Can maternal unemployment harm an unborn baby?
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A new study provides the second rigorous statistical research in the US exploring how unemployment may affect health outcomes of infants and factors that may play a role in that affect.
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Too Much or Not Enough? Rethinking School Breakfast Programs
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Research suggests that school breakfast programs may be falling short of the goal to provide universal access to a nutritional morning meal and may be contributing to unhealthy amounts of food intake.
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Observations from a New Frontier: Medicare’s Experience with Risk Adjustment
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New research suggests Medicare’s switch to risk-adjusted payments did not reduce overpayments. This example highlights the complexities of healthcare payment reform.
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Social Support and PTSD – A Step Toward Understanding the Association
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New research provides evidence for an association between a lack of social support, emotional hiding, and an increased risk of having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Medical Monopoly: Could Too Much Collaboration in Health Care Yield Higher Prices?
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Accountable Care Organizations aim to make healthcare more efficient through closer relationships between physicians and hospitals, but a new study suggests that too much coziness might result in increased costs.