Healthcare
The Consequences of Slashing Medicaid Spending
Congressional Republicans are looking to make deep budget cuts, and Medicaid spending is a target. Yale SOM’s Dr. Howard Forman says that large-scale reductions in the program would hit the poorest states and the most vulnerable Americans especially hard.
Seniors Aren’t Learning to Choose Better Prescription Insurance Plans
Seniors picking prescription plans through Medicare Part D often aren’t choosing the plans that offer the best value.
Where are the Opportunities for Investment in Healthcare?
Dr. Stephen Knight ’90, president and managing partner of the healthcare-focused venture capital firm F-Prime Capital Partners, talks to Yale Insights about how the company evaluates startups—and why launching a company yourself is sometimes the most profitable route.
Surprise Bills after ER Visits Are Surprisingly Common
When patients go to an emergency room within their insurance network, they often get unexpectedly large bills because a treating physician is out of network, Yale research finds.
Is Obamacare in Trouble?
Three major insurers have pulled out of the Affordable Care Act's healthcare exchanges, prompting concerns about the exchanges’ long-term sustainability. Yale’s Fiona Scott Morton and Howard Forman discuss the state of Obamacare and what it needs to thrive.
Why Is Healthcare So Expensive?
Yale’s Zack Cooper discusses new findings on what drives the high costs of healthcare and how to rein them in.
Can a Hospital Be a Global Citizen?
Dr. Michael Apkon ’02, president and CEO of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, on his role and the hospital’s global approach.
Can Technology Help Transform Healthcare?
Christopher Ross ’88, chief information officer for Mayo Clinic, discusses trends in the industry and how Mayo is revamping its own technology.
Community Motivation and Subsidies Increase Toilet Use in Developing World
A combination of community motivation and subsidies targeted to the poor is the most effective way to increase toilet ownership and use, and decrease open defecation, in developing countries, according to a new study published in the journal Science.
Where Will Healthcare Innovation Come From?
Healthcare is an industry as much as a science. Innovations that enable the system to deliver better quality at a lower cost are as likely to come from IT, business processes, and design as from new medicines. Moving medicine fully into the digital world could be the linchpin of a more integrated, coordinated approach, if the technology can mesh neatly with the needs of patients, providers, and payers; existing business models; and the complexity of medicine itself.
What Can Big Data Do for Doctors?
Electronic medical records and big data have huge promise for improving medicine, but creating a system that works for physicians is a daunting task. By starting with a single specialty—dermatology—Modernizing Medicine has created an electronic application that allows doctors to rapidly enter clinical information, and to draw on the data gathered from thousands of others doing the same. Co-founder Dr. Michael Sherling ’02 discussed the endeavor and how it fits into broader efforts to mesh incentives, incorporate technology, and execute effective change.
