How Medicaid Fails the Poor (Encounter Broadsides)
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (600 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594037523 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Medicaid doesn’t reimburse doctors or hospitals for the cost of caring for Medicaid enrollees, forcing many doctors to opt out of the program.The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, doubles down on this broken system. Medicaid, America’s government-run health insurance program for the poor, should be a lifeline that provides needed health care to Americans with no other options. The medical literature reveals a $450 billion-a-year scandal: that people on Medicaid have far worse health outcomes than those with private insurance, and no better outcomes than those with no insurance at all.Why is this so? In How Medicaid Fails the Poor, Avik Roy explains how Medicaid’s clumsy design and perverse incentives make it hard for people on Medicaid to get the medical care they need. Roy shows us that there are better ways, using private insurance, to provide needed care to our poorest citizens.. Surprisingly, however, it doesn’t
He is editor and principal author of The Apothecary, the influential Forbes blog on health care policy and entitlement reform. He is a frequent guest on television news programs, including appearances on Fox News, Fox Business, MSNBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, PBS, and HBO. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, USA Today, National Affairs, and The American Spectator, among other pu
He is editor and principal author of The Apothecary, the influential Forbes blog on health care policy and entitlement reform. MSNBC's Chris Hayes calls The Apothecary "one of the best takes from conservatives on that set of issues." Ezra Klein of the Washington Post calls The Apothecary one of the few "blogs I disagree with that I check daily."In addition, Roy writes a column for National Review Online on politics and policy. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, USA Today, National Affairs, and The American Spectator, among other publications.He was born and raised near Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from high school in San Anton
Reasonable arguments but lacks proper referencing Clinton Smith The book is basically a lit review of a number of studies showing the lack of efficacy of medicaid In order to prove a case for reform. Unfortunately, Roy doesn't go into the details of the methodologies of the studies, nor does he present and discuss stu. "A lot of good information" according to Michael T Kennedy. I'm reading Avik Roy's book (pamphlet) on Medicaid. I have some strong opinions on this topic. In 1965, when Medicare and Medicaid became law, I was a medical student at the Los Angeles County Hospital. My experience has been that the big city hospitals t. Good on the problem but skimpy on the solution After reading Roy's long column (it's really too skimpy to call it a book), I can agree with him that Medicaid isn't doing the job and should be replaced. However, the book gave just a few pages to how to replace it. I was left really wanting more.