Payment Reform

The American Opioid Epidemic in Special Populations: Five Examples

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...

Reimagining Nursing Homes in the Wake of COVID-19

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...

Improving Access to Evidence-Based Medical Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Strategies to Address Key Barriers Within the Treatment System

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...

Partnering to Tackle the Obesity Epidemic: How Employers are Rethinking Obesity to Better Address Care, Treatment, and Engagement with Their Employees

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...

Redesigning Provider Payments to Reduce Long-Term Costs by Promoting Healthy Development

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...