In-depth legal and policy analysis on cost and competition in the healthcare market. Project of UCSF / UC Hastings Law @UCConsortium.

San Francisco, CA
Joined December 2013
Volume 59 No. 1 is now live at harvardjol.com! Check out articles by @RepAndyLevin & Colton Puckett; @ProfKJRobinson; Kristen Underhill & @iayres; @profjaimeking, @KatieGudiksen, & @efusebrown; and @the_ChrisCruz
Delighted to publish our article, "Are State Public Option Health Plans Worth It?" in @HarvardJOL with @profjaimeking and @KatieGudiksen. The student editors were top-notch -- highly recommend!
Volume 59 No. 1 is now live at harvardjol.com! Check out articles by @RepAndyLevin & Colton Puckett; @ProfKJRobinson; Kristen Underhill & @iayres; @profjaimeking, @KatieGudiksen, & @efusebrown; and @the_ChrisCruz
Kudos to Sammy Chang @UCHastingsLaw for an engaging presentation on the impact of horizontal, vertical, and cross market mergers. More importantly, he gave insightful comments on the policy options. #NASHPCONF19
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Feds reject Massachusetts bid to play PBM on Medicaid fiercepharma.com/federal-off…
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Maine is the latest state to request a reinsurance waiver to bring down premiums in the individual market. You can follow all such requests with our Section 1332 waiver tracker kaiserf.am/2GsjrdV
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#Pricetransparency is catching on in other areas of #healthcare. We need to keep this trend going! thehill.com/policy/healthcar…
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ACOs and other newer care delivery models use some health IT to drive innovation, but most report difficulty accessing, sharing, and applying data for performance improvement buff.ly/2nXqLIp
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Drugmakers have new competition: health systems. bit.ly/2BcLZ8E
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UnitedHealth revenue cracks $200 billion mark bit.ly/2EO0O3T
Having universally available, quality health insurance frees Americans from the fear of crippling medical debt or unmanaged illness buff.ly/2CL4W4K
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Today, more than 10,000 community health center sites across the US are providing #primarycare to one in 13 Americans, regardless of their ability to pay. If Congress does not act, #CHCs will lose nearly 70% of the federal dollars they rely on to operate. buff.ly/2BVzPWc
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2018 Outlook on Politics and Policy: Despite a year of policy delays, glitches and uncertainty, insurers may be the ones to come out ahead. bit.ly/2CsylE0
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Is free-market magic finally bringing Amazon-style convenience, quality, and efficiency to health care? @DavidBlumenthal’s new essay in @HarvardBiz explores the question buff.ly/2ocNmmR
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The new US tax plan will mean less health insurance for individuals; less coverage for elderly and poor Americans; less revenue for doctors, hospitals, and myriad health care businesses; and, quite possibly, a less-healthy, less-productive workforce. buff.ly/2zcdHBB
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A single-payer health system could easily provide for universal coverage, but so could less-comprehensive reforms, if the public would support subsidies and compulsion ja.ma/2AgMhM3
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3 alternatives to the ER when it’s not a true medical emergency. uhc.care/s4uve
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If Congress does not act, community health centers will lose nearly 70 percent of the federal dollars they rely on to operate buff.ly/2BVzPWc