Key Issues in Health Reform
The Federal Government's Role in Financing and Delivering Health Care - Lowering the Rate of Growth of Medicare Spending - Advance Care Planning for Serious Illness
As in all industrialized nations, the United States government plays a large role in the financing, organizing, overseeing—and in some instances—even delivery of health care. Proposed health reform legislation would clearly change the status quo—and a new policy brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation presents the facts in explaining the implications of the current debate on our health care system. The policy brief explains three of the key issues currently attracting attention and sets the record straight on what is true now for patients, payers and providers—and what could change under the health reform legislation being discussed. Topics covered in the brief are:
- the federal government’s role in financing and delivering care;
- lowering the rate of growth in Medicare spending; and
- advance-care planning for serious illness.
Health Affairs/RWJF Health Policy Brief Series
- 1 Medicare Payments to Physicians
- 2 Premium Support in Medicare
- 3 Public Reporting on Quality and Costs
- 4 The Prevention and Public Health Fund
- 5 Small Business Insurance Exchanges
- 6 Next Steps for ACOs
- 7 Medicaid Reform
- 8 The Independent Payment Advisory Board
- 9 Legal Challenges to Health Reform
- 10 Community Development and Health
- 11 Achieving Equity in Health
- 12 Putting Limits on 'Medigap'
- 13 The CLASS Act
- 14 Improving Quality and Safety
- 15 'Unreasonable' Insurance Rate Increases
- 16 Employers and Health Care Reform
- 17 Congress and the Affordable Care Act
- 18 The 1099 Provision
- 19 Enrolling More Kids in Medicaid and CHIP
- 20 Small Business Tax Credits
- 21 Preventive Services Without Cost Sharing
- 22 Early Retiree Insurance
- 23 Medical Loss Ratios
- 24 'Grandfathered' Health Plans
- 25 Electronic Health Record Standards
- 26 Comparative Effectiveness Research
- 27 Patient-Centered Medical Homes
- 28 "Meaningful Use" of Electronic Health Records
- 29 Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan
- 30 Accountable Care Organizations
- 31 Extra Federal Medicaid Support Ends
- 32 Paying Physicians For Medicare Services
- 33 Health Reform's Changes in Medicare
- 34 Near-Term Changes in Health Insurance
- 35 Employer Mandate
- 36 Individual Mandate
- 37 Public Health Insurance Plan
- 38 Health Insurance Reforms
- 39 Individual Responsibility
- 40 Key Issues in Health Reform
- 41 Shared Responsibility
- 42 Coverage for Low-Income People
- 43 Tax Debate
- 44 A Public Health Insurance Plan
- 45 Competitive Bidding in Medicare Advantage
- 46 Medicare Advantage Plans
Health Affairs/RWJF Health Policy Briefs
Series provides clear, accessible overviews of timely and important health policy topics. The briefs are geared to policy-makers, congressional staffers, and others who need short, jargon-free explanations of health policy basics.
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