Grantees in the News

Public Agenda Report on Consumers and Price Transparency Cited in Health Affairs Blog Post [6]

Publication Date:

April 20, 2015

In a blog post [7]about payment reform, Suzanne Delbanco, Executive Director, Catalyst for Payment Reform, discussed the impact of these initiatives on consumers.

Topic:

Consumer Behavior [4]

Quality of Care [9]

HCFO Researcher Quoted on New Role for Pharmacists in Retail Clinics [10]

Publication Date:

April 14, 2015

As retail clinics seek to meet the demands of the “convenience revolution” in health care, pharmacists in these and similar venues are stepping into a new role—one that is out from behind the counter, The Los Angeles Times [11] reported. Pharmacists at AltaMed clinic see patients with chronic illnesses to help them manage their symptoms as well as discuss diet, exercise and stress.

Topic:

Access [12]

Acute Care [13]

Washington Post Quotes HCFO Researcher on Hepatitis C Drug Costs to Medicare [15]

Publication Date:

March 30, 2015

Sovaldi, a new hepatitis C drug, has garnered national and international attention not only for its curative nature for also for its hefty price tag. Drugs like Sovaldi increased Medicare spending on medications that cure liver disease by more than 15 times what Medicare spent the year before on older treatments for the disease, the Washington Post [16]reported.

Topic:

Benefit Design [17]

Medicare [18]

Prescription Drugs [19]

Public Agenda Report on Price Transparency Featured in Fierce Health Finance [20]

Publication Date:

March 19, 2015

In an article [21]outlining price transparency considerations for providers, Fierce Health Finance cited findings from a recent Public Agenda report [22]on Americans' use of price data in health care.

Topic:

Consumer Behavior [4]

Current and Former HCFO Grantees Elected to National Academy of Social Insurance [23]

Publication Date:

February 4, 2015

The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) announced [24]the acceptance of 45 distinguished new members, including current HCFO grantee Alison Cuellar [25], George Mason University, and former HCFO grantee Thomas Wickizer

Topic:

Consumer Behavior [26]

Insurance Coverage [27]

Legal and Regulatory Environment [28]

Quality of Care [9]

Current HCFO Grantee Named Chair of the Health Policy and Management Department at UCLA [29]

Publication Date:

January 13, 2015

Jack Needleman, professor of health policy and management in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been named to the Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management as chair of the department.

Topic:

Access [12]

Acute Care [13]

Legal and Regulatory Environment [28]

Vulnerable Populations [30]

New York Times Article Cites HCFO-funded Study on Hospital Profitability and Mortality [31]

Publication Date:

January 7, 2015

In a recent New York Times Upshot [32] article, Austin Frakt, Ph.D., of The Incidental Economist reviewed evidence that suggests that Medicare payment cuts may lead providers to offset reductions in ways that could harm quality.

Topic:

Acute Care [13]

Medicare [18]

Quality of Care [9]

HCFO-Funded Study on Malpractice Reform Cited in The New York Times [33]

Publication Date:

November 3, 2014

Malpractice reform has long been considered a remedy for defensive medicine and rising health care costs. Aaron E.

Topic:

Legal and Regulatory Environment [28]

Provider Payment and Behavior [34]

Former HCFO Grantee Comments on Implications of the Rise in Urgent Care Centers [35]

Publication Date:

September 22, 2014

Urgent care centers are an emerging trend that provides patients with enhanced access to care.

Topic:

Access [12]

Acute Care [13]