Primary Care Practitioners’ Perspectives on Delivery System Changes
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The ACA Primary Care Increase: State Plans for SFY 2015
PerspectiveThis perspective provides additional information on state plans related to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) primary care rate increase after the 100% federal financing ends December 31, 2014. The data in this report were collected as part of KCMU’s Annual Medicaid Budget Survey, conducted by Health Management Associates with the support of the National Association of Medicaid Directors,
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Physicians and Medicare, JAMA, February 25, 2014
FeaturePhysicians and Medicare, JAMA, February 25, 2014 Download View JAMA Infographic…
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Visualizing Health Policy: Physicians and Medicare
OtherThis infographic illustrates information about Medicare’s payment formula for physicians and about access to health care for people covered by Medicare.
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Primary Care Providers’ Views Of Recent Trends In Health Care Delivery And Payment
Poll FindingA new survey from The Commonwealth Fund and The Kaiser Family Foundation asked primary care providers—physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants—about their experiences with and reactions to recent changes in health care delivery and payment. Providers’ views are generally positive regarding the impact of health information technology on quality of care, but they are more divided on the increased use of medical homes and accountable care organizations. Overall, providers are more negative about the increased reliance on quality metrics to assess their performance and about financial penalties.
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National Survey of Physicians
Poll FindingThe Kaiser Family Foundation's biennial , conducted from March 26 through October 11, 2001, is based on a nationally representative random sample of 2,608 physicians whose major professional activity is direct patient care. The survey was released in four parts.
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Research Brief: Insurance Coverage and Access to Care in Primary Care Shortage Areas
Issue BriefAs both federal and state governments gear up to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), concerns about the supply and distribution of physicians, particularly primary care physicians, are being raised.
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New Report on the “Rising Cost of Living Longer” Details Medicare Spending by Age
News ReleaseA new report, The Rising Cost of Living Longer: Analysis of Medicare Spending by Age for Beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare, from the Kaiser Family Foundation takes a detailed look at per person Medicare spending by age and by service among the nearly 30 million people covered by traditional Medicare in 2011
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Health Affairs Article: Impact of State Tort Reforms on Physician Malpractice Payments
Issue BriefA study in the March/April 2007 issue of Health Affairs analyzes the impact of state tort reforms on physician malpractice claims. The study finds that the tort law changes have had a measurable but limited impact on physician malpractice claims, depending on the type and strength of the tort reform.
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Access to OB-GYNs: Evaluating Workforce Supply and ACA Marketplace Networks
Issue BriefThis brief examines the supply of OB-GYNs in the U.S. and the share of OB-GYNs participating in the provider networks of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) offered in the individual market in the federal and state Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces in 2021.