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New Report by AAI, UC Berkeley and Equitable Growth Calls
Attention to Private Equity’s Voracious Acquisition of Physician
Practices The American Antitrust Institute (AAI), in collaboration with the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare, and the Washington Center for Equitable Growth (Equitable Growth), recently announced the release of a new report on private equity ownership in healthcare. The report, Monetizing Medicine: Private Equity and Competition in Physician Practice Markets, highlights private equity’s voracious acquisition of physician practices over the last several years. AAI, July 10, 2023 Evaluation of the Impact of the No Surprises Act on Health Care Market Outcomes: Baseline Trends and Framework for Analysis This first report focuses largely on establishing a baseline and a framework for further evaluation. The report details key trends in factors that will be important to evaluate NSA effects including: the implementation and impacts of state surprise billing laws already in effect; trends in market consolidation and concentration; the impact of market consolidation and concentration on prices, quality, and spending; and trends in OON billing. ASPE, July 2023 Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2024 The cost of treating patients is on the rise. The healthcare industry is under pressure from high inflation, rising wages and other costs, which are only compounded by clinical workforce shortages. PwC, June 2023 Cash-Based Support Would Empower Vulnerable to Buy Private Health Insurance, Create More Effective Safety Net Providing cash-based support to the vulnerable to purchase private health insurance would increase access to quality healthcare at roughly the same per enrollee costs as Medicaid programs – finds the latest paper in the Coverage Denied series by the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation at the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute. Pacific Research Institute, June 20, 2023 |
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10 steps Kaiser Permanente is
taking to drive health care innovation 1. Champions value-based health care that links prepayment to group practice 2. Practices integrated care that encourages collaboration and communication among multiple doctors, health care professionals 3. Engages physician leaders in all aspects of decision-making 4. Supports independent, multi-specialty medical groups that innovate and collaborate across specialties and geographies 5. Invests in electronic medical records that support coordinated care 6. Grows industry-leading telehealth capabilities 7. Brings high acuity care into patients’ homes 8. Advocates for health equity 9. Applies remote patient monitoring in new ways to manage acute and chronic conditions 10. Focuses on physician wellness Source: Kaiser Permanente, Driving health care innovation in 10 steps |
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CMS: Marketplaces are ready to be 'landing spot' for
those losing Medicaid coverage CMS is ramping up efforts to connect over 2 million people who have been disenrolled from Medicaid coverage to ACA plans. Becker's, July 18, 2023 Peterson Center on Healthcare Launches New $50 Million Institute to Evaluate Digital Health Technologies The Peterson Center on Healthcare launched the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI), a nonprofit organization that provides independent evaluations of innovative healthcare technologies to improve health and lower costs. Launched with a commitment of $50 million, PHTI will deliver rigorous, evidence-based assessments that will analyze the clinical benefits and economic impact of digital health solutions, as well as their effects on health equity, privacy, and security. PRNewswire, July 18, 2023 HHS Announces Actions to Protect Consumers and Lower Health Care Costs The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced actions to protect consumers from junk health plans, surprise medical bills, and excess costs that lead to medical debt. These actions build on the Biden-Harris Administration’s effort to eliminate hidden fees in every sector of the economy and lower health care costs for American seniors and families. CMS, July 7, 2023 How Health Care May Be Affected by the High Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity of doctors and other care providers in training but ultimately also on patient care. KFF Health News, July 6, 2023 Report finds nationwide spike in preventable deaths, maternal mortality and medical bills A recent report puts US states’ health care systems on a scorecard, with Massachusetts coming out on top. But it also highlights alarming trends across the country, especially in areas like premature deaths and women’s health care. CNN, June 22, 2023 KFF National Survey of OBGYNs on Dobbs Decision A recent KFF survey of office-based OBGYNs finds widespread effects on their practices and patients since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization one year ago. KFF, June 21, 2023 Healthcare Spending to Pick Up Pace, Reaching $7.2T by 2031 National healthcare spending slowed during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) as the entire industry experienced severe disruptions to standard care. Now that the PHE has ended, healthcare spending growth is expected to pick back up to reach $7.2 trillion by 2031, according to recent estimates from the Office of the Actuary (OACT). RevCycleIntelligence, June 14, 2023 Study: Additional Federal Funding Is Needed To Address SDOH in Primary Care The total cost for offering evidence-based interventions to address social determinants of health is significantly higher than the federal funding available for these types of programs, a recent study found. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, discovered that the cost of providing evidence-based solutions for food, housing, transportation and care coordination is $60 per member per month on average. Existing federal funding covers $27 per member per month, less than half of the total cost. MedCity News, June 7, 2023 |
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