Payment Reform
by Madeleine Deye | Nov 14, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction The United States has shown that higher health care spending does not guarantee better health outcomes. Despite consistently leading the world in health care spending per capita, U.S. population health outcomes are poor (Papanicolas et al., 2018)....
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 17, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> Introduction and Sector Overview In contrast with other high-income countries, health care insurance and payment in the United States is highly fragmented....
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 5, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction The United States is in the midst of a multifactorial drug overdose and death epidemic. In 2020, over 80,000 deaths [15] in the U.S. were attributed to drug overdose, more than 50,000 of which were opioid-related. This is an increase of...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 26, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The United States is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis of prescription and illicit opioid misuse, use disorder, and overdose. In 2018, nearly 47,000 Americans died from an overdose involving opioids [174]. In 2018, 10.3 million people aged 12 years...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 21, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected nursing home residents. According to a New York Times database, nursing homes account for 8...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 27, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | Even though evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders (OUD) is effective, almost four in five Americans with OUD do not receive any form of treatment. The gap in access to evidence-based care, including treatment with...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 10, 2019 | Commentary, Perspectives
Obesity, overweight, and associated chronic diseases continue to be major threats to the health of individuals and the greater population. There is now more evidence than ever that connects obesity and related diseases with downstream effects such as reduced...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 20, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | Cognitive, affective, and behavioral health (CAB) conditions are among the costliest and fastest growing in the United States. An array of interventions is demonstrated to be effective in preventing or mitigating these conditions and offers the...
by Laura DeStefano | Nov 6, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | Accountable health initiatives, most commonly referred to as accountable communities for health (ACHs), have been implemented nationwide in response to or as a result of contributions from state innovation model grants and community transformation...
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 30, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction We are in the midst of a transformation of our health care system. The shift from volume to value and the corresponding changes in payment models necessitate an evolution in focus from the acute medical needs of an individual to a more holistic...
