... and HHS officials would "put [the idea] to rest and move on with implementation" by saying no, according to New America Foundation's Kavita Patel. ...
... intergovernmental affairs at the White House when the law was written, and is now director of the health policy program at the New America Foundation. ...
...Kavita Patel, the director of the Health Policy Program at the New America Foundation and a veteran of the Obama administration’s health-care-reform efforts, says ...
... “That has very direct consequences on implementation,” said Kavita Patel, director of the health policy program at the New America Foundation and former director ...
State government officials should not step in and block portions of the health care reform law that they disagree with. The law was intentionally designed to empower state and local authorities; they have the power to adapt and transform the law according to their unique market needs. If governors and their appointees refuse to implement the law, then the millions of Americans who have been waiting for solutions for their health care to improve will need to exercise their democratic ability to influence the process.
Yes, this was an appropriate question not just for Boehner who might be third in line to the presidency but for all elected officials, including President Obama. There is most certainly a need for privacy and a personal life, but smoking is a growing public health concern, especially among young adults and women in the United States. If we can't look to elected officials to help set an example, then we are doomed as a nation.
... continuing to try and change the rules,” Kavita Patel, director of health policy at the New America Foundation, a liberal think tank, told NEWSWEEK. ...
Each day, the American health care system conducts more transactions than the New York Stock Exchange, most of them on paper and at risk of human error. The Institute of Medicine estimates there are between 44,000 and 98,000 deaths attributed to medical errors each year, andwhile not all errors can be precluded by the adoption of EHRs, there is no question that standardized, interoperable systems will move us in the direction of improved quality and efficiency and reduced errors and waste.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established a new public-private entity for comparative effectiveness research: the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The institute is charged with identifying priorities, establishing an agenda, and carrying out comparative effectiveness research. The political process through which the institute was formalized greatly influenced its scope and charge, including the organization’s goals, its unique private-public composition, and its funding.
HHS recently released a package of regulations clarifying the definition of achieving "meaningful use" of electronic health record systems. Eligible providers and hospitals must meet the meaningful use criteria to qualify for government incentives and bonus payments for the adoption of EHR systems. The regulations signify a milestone accomplishment in moving forward our nation's commitment to the universal adoption of EHRs.
... feel it until the new plan year starts,” said Dr. Kavita Patel, director of the health policy program for the New America Foundation in Washington. ...
When President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, it was clear he would face an uphill battle defending the law and communicating its benefits to the American public.
In the months leading to passage, we heard cries of rationing, death panels and blatant mischaracterization of what is in the bill.
“If you already have insurance, which is the bulk of people, then you won't feel it until the new plan year starts,” said Dr. Kavita Patel, director of the ...
September 23rd marks the six month anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A number of new insurance protections will become effective for all plans beginning on or after September 23rd, marking the next phase of health care reform implementation. This includes extending dependent coverage for young adults, banning insurance rescissions, no cost sharing for certain preventive care, a new insurance claims and appeals process, the elimination of lifetime coverage limits and a prohibition on denying coverage of children under 19 with pre-existing conditions.
How do these new provisions affect grandfathered health plans? When will average American families feel the benefits of these new changes? Why are we still experiencing double digit premium rate increases? When and how do I put my 25 year old back on my insurance plan?
In the first New Health Frequency podcast, the New America Foundation’s Health Policy Program Director, Dr. Kavita Patel, explains the benefits and limitations of the next wave of health reform.
September 23rd marks the six month anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A number of new insurance protections will become effective for all plans beginning on or after September 23rd, marking the next phase of health care reform implementation. This includes extending dependent coverage for young adults, banning insurance rescissions, no cost sharing for certain preventive care, a new insurance claims and appeals process, the elimination of lifetime coverage limits and a prohibition on denying coverage of children under 19 with pre-existing conditions.
"The institute is meant to be a kind of coordinating function for how the federal government, as well as the private sector, prioritizes (comparative effectiveness research)," said Kavita Patel, M.D., director of the health policy program for the New America Foundation in Washington. ...
With a sluggish economy and double-digit unemployment in some parts of the country, we can’t afford to allow millions of Americans to go without much-needed health care.
A new survey conducted by the nonprofit Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust finds that the answer to that question is the employee. The average worker with a family plan now pays $4,000 a year—a 14% increase from 2009. That’s the largest yearly increase since they began keeping records in 1999. The average increase for employers this year was zero. Dr. Kavita Patel, M.D., director of New America's Health Policy Program, weighs in on this revelation.
As baby boomers age and more Americans obtain health insurance, many health experts predict a primary care doctor shortage. NPR's Julie Rovner discusses her series, 'Primary Care Under Pressure,' and the New America Foundation's Dr. Kavita Patel explores some potential solutions.
Re-posted with clarification about employer-sponsored coverage.
Yes, it is that time of the year, Back To School. Along with the endless flyers announcing sales on packets of pens and pencils is a great deal of confusion around provisions in the health reform law that allow parents to keep their adult children on their health insurance plan, or dependent coverage as it is better known in the policy world.
Here is what I hope is a simple way to think about this for all of the parents and dependents out there, along with some unanswered questions that still need to be sorted out:
The commission itself will function as a "high-level body," giving it direct access to high-ranking members of the Obama administration and thus putting the commission in a position to shape national workforce policies, according to Kavita Patel, M.D., director of the health policy program at the New America Foundation in Washington and a former director of ...
The following post was originally listed on IBM's Building a Smarter Planet Blog.Kavita Patel explores the definition of "meaningful use" and explains that it goes beyond traditional health information technology; it applies to our system more broadly, with patients as the ultimate judge of meaningful.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 pledged almost $20 billion in government funding to assist with and incentivize the “meaningful use” of health information technology. Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that money to encourage providers to purchase electronic health record systems may be available as early as May 2011. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has loosened its “meaningful use standards,” offering physicians more realistic implementation benchmarks.
