Weekly Roundup: Health care news and notes
August 14, 2015 · NCQA
Every Friday NCQA gives a rundown of some of the health care news stories from the past week. Here are some of our picks for this week:
- Affordable Care Act coverage is linked to higher rates in self-reported coverage, access, affordability and health. [JAMA]
- A lack of cooperation among health facilities mars the antibiotic resistance fight, says the CDC. [Kaiser Health News]
- Healthcare spending is double the rate of economic growth. [Modern Healthcare]
- Forty five states fail on state price transparency laws. [Health Leaders Media]
- Children in Medicaid grow up to have better health, education and economic outcomes. [Georgetown University Health Policy Institute]
- Mortality, hospitalizations, and costs all declined for the Medicare population aged 65 and over from 1999-2013. [JAMA]
- Physician access improves after Medicaid expansion in Michigan. [Health Leaders Media]
- National health spending rose 5.5% in 2014 vs 3.6% in 2013 – the largest annual increase since 2007. [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services]
- Primary care doctors should screen for depression. [Reuters]
- 29 Kaiser Permanente clinics receive level 3 NCQA PCMH recognition. [Health IT Analytics]
- To boost patient health, rehab sometimes starts before cancer treatment does. [Kaiser Health News]
- The FDA’s approval of the first 3D-printed pill opens up endless possibilities for personalized medicine. [The Washington Post]
- How the smartest computer on earth could shake up health care for 70 million pharmacy customers. [The Washington Post]
- Advocates say mental health ‘parity’ law is not fulfilling its promise. [Kaiser Health News]
