A California state bill enacted in 2019 focuses on what it means to safely discharge a patient experiencing homelessness. The legislation is a clear example of the link between policy and medicine.

In our eagerness to be mindful of addiction, are we ignoring the pain control benefits that can be realized via parenteral use of opioids? The Health Policy Journal Club discusses how to thread that h

The Health Policy Journal Club says the evidence is clear: To reduce the burden of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and ultimately save lives, federal legislation and substantial funding must be priorit

Artificial Intelligence has garnered significant hype in every sector, including medicine. How accurate are those AI algorithms in predicting whether a patient is experiencing a medical emergency? The

In the United States, 50% of health care costs are accumulated by only 5% of the population. To curb spending, programs have been developed to improve outcomes in patients with high health care use. B

Does triage create a bias that might contribute to mis-diagnosis? The Health Policy Journal Club evaluates a recent study of the Emergency Severity Index.

Social determinants of health are an important and well-documented driver of health care utilization and outcomes - so important, in fact, that there's a class of ICD codes specifically for it. Are yo

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Bait and Switch: Troubling Developments in Emergency Care Coverage Anthem, the nation's second largest insurer, has adopted a policy under which emergency department (ED) visits could be denied cover

What You Need to Know About the AHCA The U.S. House of Representatives on May 4 narrowly passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), HR 1628, after tabling the bill in March following a lack of party