Month: February 2016
Online Symposium: The New Health Care Industry
February 25, 2016
The health care industry has undergone significant transformation, one of the most notable aspects being a wave of mergers and acquisitions that have led to an increase in market consolidation. While the fact that these changes are happening is indisputable, it remains an area of…
Read MoreOpportunities for California Under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act
February 16, 2016
ITUP's report, Opportunities for California Under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act, is now available. California has made great progress implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with 6 million people newly enrolled in either Medi-Cal or Covered California since December…
Read MoreCovered California: Consumers Still Have Through Feb. 6 to Finish Their Applications
February 5, 2016
From Covered California's website: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With three days left for consumers to finish their applications for affordable, quality health care coverage through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Covered California announced that more than 425,000 consumers…
Read MoreProvider Market Power and Cost Containment
February 4, 2016
ITUP's report on the impacts of provider market power and healthcare cost containment, authored by Vishaal Pegany, is now available. While more individuals are covered by insurance, the rate of health care cost growth continues to outpace economic growth, resulting in higher premiums…
Read MoreITUP Analysis and Summary of the §1115 Waiver Renewal
February 4, 2016
ITUP has prepared a six-part summary of California's Medi-Cal 2020 §1115 waiver, which went into effect at the beginning of 2016. The new waiver aims to build off of the successes of the Bridge to Reform waiver, which expired at the end of 2015. The analysis is freely available…
Read More§1115 Waiver Renewal Analysis: Global Payment Program (GPP)
February 4, 2016
This is part of an ITUP series on the Medi-Cal 2020 §1115 waiver renewal. Before the Medi-Cal 2020 waiver, the federal/local financing of care for the uninsured was anachronistic. It incentivizes treating uninsured individuals at the hospital emergency room (the most expensive…
Read More§1115 Waiver Renewal Analysis: Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal
February 4, 2016
This is part of an ITUP series on the Medi-Cal 2020 §1115 waiver renewal. Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal (PRIME) is an ambitious follow-up program to the successful Delivery System Reform Incentive Pool (DSRIP) for county, district, and University of California…
Read MoreAnalysis of §1115 Waiver Renewal: Dental Transformation Initiative
February 4, 2016
This is part of an ITUP series on the Medi-Cal 2020 §1115 waiver renewal. Under the Medi-Cal Dental program, dental services are provided to about 5.5 million Medi-Cal beneficiaries under the age of 20. The program aims to facilitate consistent and easy access to high quality dental…
Read MoreMedi-Cal 2020: ITUP's Analysis of California's New §1115 Waiver
February 1, 2016
Over the next couple of weeks, ITUP will be posting a number of papers analyzing the terms and conditions of the new §1115 waiver. These papers will look closely at the new requirements and their implications for the Medi-Cal program. Released Papers: Summary of the Terms and…
Read MoreAnalysis of §1115 Waiver Renewal: Whole Person Care Pilots
February 1, 2016
This is part of an ITUP series on the Medi-Cal 2020 §1115 waiver renewal. As health care systems are focusing on providing more efficient, high quality care, systems around the country are moving towards more integrated patient care. The addition of the Whole Person Care Pilots…
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