VIDEO: Juliette Cubanski, PhD, Addresses Challenges Medicare Will Face Moving Forward
September 12th 2012Juliette Cubanski, PhD, Associate Director, Program on Medicare Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation, believes that the Medicare program overall has as much at stake in the 2012 election. Specifically, Dr. Cubanski says increasing private plan participation in Medicare and whether Medicare should move towards privatization will be some of the greatest challenges moving forward.
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The Measure of Quality Improvement: Current Opportunities and Future Direction
September 12th 2012With healthcare and Medicare reform initiatives set in motion and garnering substantial momentum, mechanisms and programs for assessing improvement and determining quality measures have gained increased attention. In today's featured presentation, 2 health policy experts shared their insight on the current and future movement of performance and quality measurement.
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VIDEO: Joseph Antos, PhD, Talks About Current Challenges Facing Medicare Reform
September 11th 2012Joseph Antos, PhD, Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Healthcare and Retirement Policy, American Enterprise Institute, says people need to accept and understand that Medicare will not pay for all healthcare expenses after the age of 65. It is necessary to realistically look at other payment alternatives.
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Strategies for Maintaining Medicare Program Integrity: Combating Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
September 11th 2012The abuse of government programs and misappropriation of limited healthcare resources contribute significantly to, and further complicate, the growing burden of healthcare expenditures and utilization in the United States. Government bodies have demonstrated a paradigm shift, embracing collaborations and implementing evolved strategies, to more effectively combat Medicare fraud.
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The Progress of Medicare Part D: Current Trends and Future Opportunities
September 11th 2012As the search continues for effective cost-containment strategies in a landscape of substantial healthcare expenditures, policy authorities are looking at Medicare reform and the Part D model for opportunities and direction. In this discussion, 2 policy experts share their insights on the progress, trends, and possibilities of Medicare Part D.
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VIDEO: Mark. B. McClellan, MD, PhD, Addresses New Delivery Care Models
September 10th 2012Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair in Health Policy Studies, Brookings Institution, talks about how to better inform providers regarding regulations and quality measures that are part of new delivery care models.
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Delivery System Reform: Acknowledging Weaknesses and Driving Improvements
September 10th 2012Although delivery systems are seemingly designed with beneficial intentions and streamlined utilization, a number of current practices and policies have been the subject of criticism and controversy. Two leaders in health policy shared their insights regarding these concerns and discussed the necessary steps to further improve an antiquated delivery system during changing times.
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VIDEO: Karen Ignagni Discusses Medicare's Hospital Readmission Penalties
September 10th 2012Karen Ignagni, President and Chief Executive Officer, AHIP, feels Medicare is right to take on the challenge of hospital readmissions. Ms. Ignagni also discusses how the Medicare Advantage plans have done a better job with traditional fee-for-services programs and tackling high hospital readmission rates.
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Medicare Reform and Premium Support: Controversy and Discussion to Reduce Costs and Deficits
September 10th 2012The hotly debated proposition of premium support comes during a time of healthcare improvements through the Affordable Care Act and Medicare reform, which aim to combat the rising costs and substantial budget deficits resulting from an aging population and increased healthcare utilization.
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VIDEO: Louis Burns Talks About Lowering Cost Technology to Improve Patient Care
June 22nd 2012Innovation in healthcare is becoming more important as the environment continues to evolve. There are a couple key components to increasing the adoption rate of new technologies and ideas in healthcare, according to Burns.
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Barriers to Transforming Healthcare: The Plight of the Provider
June 21st 2012Much of the focus at AHIP Institute 2012 has naturally been on the issues that affect health plans and payers. However, one session in particular focused on some of the barriers and issues that providers face in today's complex healthcare environment.
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"The problem is that incentives are still not aligned. Health plans need to align incentives so that hospitals are not losing and not being counterproductive of the goals they are striving for, says Jan Berger, MD, MJ, President & CEO, Health Intelligence Partners and Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits.
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Politics, Public Perception, and Health Reform: Analyzing the 2012 Elections
June 21st 2012The lunchtime general session at AHIP Institute 2012 on Thursday featured a couple of big name speakers: Paul Begala and Ari Fleischer, both of whom are political analysts for CNN. They spoke to a packed ballroom about the hot topics in healthcare reform and how they see the 2012 Presidential election shaping up.
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Creating a Culture of Innovation in a Highly Regulated Market
June 21st 2012In a heavily regulated market, it is becoming increasingly important for health plans to rely on innovative ideas. In order to do so, health insurers must create an organizational culture that places emphasis on flexibility and new ideas. In this session, presenters discuss some of the ways their organizations continue to break the mold in order to stay ahead of the curve.
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A focus at the America's Health Insurance Plans Institute 2012 is health insurance exchanges (HIX). With 30 million newly insured lives entering HIX in 2014, insurers face considerable risk. To assist insurers with managing this risk, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have developed 3 methods-reinsurance, risk adjustment, and risk corridors.
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VIDEO: Margaret Powers, PhD, Speaks About the Impact of Obesity on Chronic Conditions
June 12th 2012In this video, Margaret Powers, PhD, talks about obesity's impact on the management of chronic illnesses. Dr. Powers also talks about the benefits of obese patients losing 5% to 7% of body weight and working out 150 minutes a week to lower their risk of developing diabetes and other chronic conditions.
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Interventional Smoking Cessation Program Efficacious in Diabetes Patients
June 12th 2012Some studies have found that individuals with diabetes have a heightened risk of morbidity and premature death associated with macrovascular complications among smokers. In this study, researchers tested an educational, interventional program led by non-doctor health professionals in order to assist adult male diabetes patients to quit smoking.
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VIDEO: Felicia Hill-Briggs, PhD, States Why Patient-Reported Outcomes are Needed in Clinical Trials
June 12th 2012In this video, Felicia Hill-Briggs, PhD, speaks about the importance of patient-reported outcomes in improving the effectiveness of specific interventions and treatments. Hill-Briggs also talks about the role of comparative effectiveness in patient-reported outcomes.
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VIDEO: Chandra Osborn, PhD, MPH, Addresses Technologies That Impact Behavioral Outcomes in Diabetes
June 12th 2012Chandra Osborn, PhD, MPH, addresses the technologies available that impact behavioral outcomes in diabetes, such as mobile devices, PDAs, and the Internet. These technologies can be leveraged to improve self-management behaviors and outcomes in diabetes.
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Social Epidemiology of Diabetes
June 11th 2012Diabetes is a condition that has many variables. Researchers are finding more and more about how genetics and patient behavior play a role; however, it turns out that socioeconomic status, education, and ethnic background all play a role as well.
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