Good news! There are fewer surprise bills now than a decade ago. A surprise medical bill is one a patient receives from an out-of-network provider after seeking care at a facility considered "in-netw
Health Policy Journal Club: 30 Million Outside the “Golden Hour”
Certain communities appear cut off from the nation’s best trauma care. In the U.S., cohesive trauma systems began to coalesce in the 1
Health Policy Journal Club: Is There Benefit to HIE in the ED?
Health information exchange (HIE) has the potential to save utilization and cut costs Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
How Much Should Health Care Cost?
There is no standard for how much insurers should pay for physician services There is no standard for how much health care services should cost nationally, so it is
Health Policy Journal Club: The Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic
Mandating use of prescription drug monitoring programs cuts opioids by up to 10% Opioid prescriptions in the United States have been
Health Policy Journal Club: ED Visits Rise After Medicaid Expansion
October 2017 More insured Americans under ACA results in more emergency department visits Does having health insurance make people
Health Policy Journal Club: Sharing Is Caring
Interconnected systems for information exchange might improve care and cut costs In 2009 Congress passed the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, whic
Health Policy Journal Club: Striking a Balance Between Access and Cost
Freestanding emergency departments offer risks and rewards to our health care system. In the 1970s, the freestanding emergency d