🤖 How Government Should Regulate AI in Health Care The regulation of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) devices in medical care poses unique challenges to policymakers, software developers, clinicians, and society at large. In their opinion piece for NEJM AI, former Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal, M.D., and Google’s Bakul Patel propose treating these tools — whose knowledge base dwarfs that of any human — more like clinicians, who must complete degree programs, pass licensing exams, and participate in continuing education. A similar system of training, testing, licensing, and supervision, the authors say, could be created for clinical GAI tools to ensure their quality and safety. Read the article to learn about potential approaches to regulating AI in “one of its most promising, critical, and sensitive applications: its use by clinicians in the direct care of patients.”
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🌱 How Health Plans Can Help Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions While Advancing Health Equity Because of their enormous financial and policy influence, U.S. health insurers have a major role to play in reducing the health care sector’s substantial greenhouse gas emissions. On To the Point, Bryan O. Buckley, DrPH, MPH, MBA of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and colleagues discuss opportunities health plans have to: 💰 create financial incentives that reward providers for reducing their carbon footprint 💊 develop coverage policies that favor medications or procedures with low environmental impact 🏡 design environmentally friendly investment strategies 🖥️ promote primary care and prevention and leverage telehealth. The experts say the shift to more sustainable health care delivery will require investment and significant effort. Doing nothing, however, will lower the quality of care in already underresourced areas and “exacerbate inequities in the health of patients, the workforce, and communities.”
The Time Is Now: How U.S. Health Plans Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Save the Planet and Better Serve Patients
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On The Dose podcast, Dr. Joseph Betancourt discusses some of the biggest challenges facing U.S. health care, like rising costs, the dwindling primary care workforce, and the importance of remaining grounded in health equity.
Dr. Betancourt’s Blueprint for an Equitable Health Care System
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⚖️ Courts Delay New Regulations Targeting Discrimination in Health Care New federal regulations expanding provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that ban discrimination in health coverage and care are currently in limbo, pending the outcome of litigation. On To the Point, MaryBeth Musumeci of The George Washington University explains that the new regulations are intended to restore or expand: 🔘 gender identity protections that were reversed during the Trump administration 🔘 prohibitions that prevent health insurers from discriminating — for instance, canceling or refusing to renew coverage based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability 🔘 the definition of sex discrimination to include sexual orientation 🔘 access for people with limited English proficiency. It’s unclear when — or even whether — these new regulations will take effect. Just before the regulations’ effective date, three federal courts put various provisions on hold, with one order applying nationwide.
New Regulations Counter Discrimination in Health Coverage and Care but Are Delayed by Courts
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Nearly two-thirds of #primarycare physicians screen patients for social needs, yet only a third screen for financial security — a key worry for many low-income Americans.
How U.S. Health Care Providers Are Addressing the Drivers of Health
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While private equity firms have long had a foothold in the health care sector, recently there’s been a dramatic rise in acquisitions of physician practices, especially in specialties like dermatology, urology, gastroenterology, and cardiology. In many metropolitan areas, a single private equity firm owns more than half of the market for certain specialties. In this explainer, David Blumenthal, M.D., breaks down the changing role of #privateequity in #healthcare, and what it means for patients, providers, and purchasers. You’ll learn: ❓ Why private equity firms are investing in health care 📊 How private equity compares to other forms of ownership 🧾 How private equity affects health care costs, quality, and access 🔑 How policymakers and regulators are addressing key challenges.
Private Equity’s Role in Health Care
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As the U.S. grapples with rising caregiver demands and inadequate support systems, Bogotá’s innovative CARE System offers a successful model that integrates services to support unpaid caregivers. In this installment of International Insights, Munira Z. Gunja explores how targeted government action in Bogotá has improved caregiver support, and what lessons U.S. policymakers could draw from the CARE System.
Bogotá Takes Care of People Who Take Care of Others
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📉 Reducing Medicaid Churn and Keeping People Continuously Enrolled During the COVID public health emergency, Congress suspended Medicaid coverage renewals so people didn’t have to worry about losing their coverage. But since states resumed processing renewals, “churn” has rebounded, with many eligible adults losing their coverage only to later regain it. On To the Point, The George Washington University’s MaryBeth Musumeci reports on new federal regulations that seek to reduce #Medicaid churn. One of the changes will streamline renewal policies across enrollee populations, including people who qualify based on old age or disability. Another will provide safeguards against wrongful termination of coverage, such as allowing enrollees 30 days to dispute changes. While these reforms will help people stay enrolled, ensuring continuous eligibility for a year or more would further reduce churn and the administrative costs that come with it, Musumeci says.
Taking Action to Reduce Medicaid Churn and Keep People Continuously Enrolled in Coverage
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Several states have shown the efficacy of easy-enrollment programs’ ability to connect residents with comprehensive, affordable health insurance coverage: 🏥 Colorado enrolled nearly 7,000 people in marketplace plans during its program’s first two years. ✅ Maryland garnered some 13,500 marketplace and #Medicaid enrollees between 2020 and mid-2023, using a check box on tax forms. 📈 Pennsylvania reported that several hundred individuals enrolled during their program’s inaugural year. 📑 New Mexico also reported surges in applications and enrollment during its program’s initial year, with 78% of eligible tax filers signing up for coverage.
How States Can Use Tax and Unemployment Filings to Sign People Up for Health Insurance
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The U.S. maternal mortality rate continues to far exceed those of other high-income nations, despite a decline since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Insights into the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis: An International Comparison
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