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The Doctor of the Future | Page 2. Health Affairs. Health Affairs Blog. Look At Consequences Of Rejecting Medicaid Expansion Leads First Quarter Health Affairs Blog Most-Read List April 14th, 2014 Given their recent mention in Paul Krugman’s New York Times‘ column, it’s not surprising that Sam Dickman, David Himmelstein, Danny McCormick, and Steffie Woolhandler‘s discussion of the health and financial impacts of opting out of Medicaid expansion was the most-read Health Affairs Blog post from January 1 to March 31, 2014.
Next on the list was Robert York, Kenneth Kaufman, and Mark Grube‘s discussion of a regional study on the transformation from inpatient-centered care to an outpatient model focused on community-based care. This was followed by Susan Devore‘s commentary on changing health care trends and David Muhlestein‘s evaluation of accountable care organization growth. The full list appears below. Read the rest of this entry » The Latest Health Wonk Review April 11th, 2014 Takeaways From The Aspen Institute’s Care Innovation Summit April 10th, 2014 1. Goldsmith HA Blog Post In Health Wonk Review.
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