Healthcare
Healthcare costs continue to rise across the system but without marked improvements in healthcare quality. This imbalance disproportionately affects the most vulnerable Americans, who depend on Medicaid for healthcare. Mercatus research focuses on how to make Medicaid more fiscally sustainable and able to deliver better care to those who need it. Mercatus is also developing ways to quantify the impact of regulations on quality, access, and cost in US healthcare.
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The HOAP index ranks Rhode Island near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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South Carolina | #39 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
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South Dakota | #4 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
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Tennessee | #33 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Tennessee near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Texas | #27 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Texas near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Utah | #3 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
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Virginia | #18 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
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Vermont | #43 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Vermont near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Washington | #28 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Washington near the middle of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Wisconsin | #10 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
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West Virginia | #38 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
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Wyoming | #13 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
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Alaska | 14 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alaska near the top of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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Alabama | 35 | Healthcare Openness and Access Rankings (2020)
The HOAP index ranks Alabama near the bottom of the 51 jurisdictions analyzed
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47 CFR Part 54: Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers
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Studying and Deploying Telehealth
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Testimony before the Massachusetts House of Representatives Committee on Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs
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Testimony to the Massachusetts House of Representatives on Telemedicine and Cybersecurity
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1332 Waivers and Healthcare Supply: Lowering Costs, Improving Quality, and Expanding Access
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Improving Quality and Reducing Costs in Primary Care
Testimony before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
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Alaska's CON Law: Lessons from Three Decades of Research
Testimony before the Alaska Senate Health and Social Services Committee
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Better Health for More People at Lower Cost, Year after Year: Greatest Opportunities to Improve America’s Unbroken, but Underperforming Healthcare System
Submitted to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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Florida's CON Law: Lessons from Three Decades of Research
Testimony before the Florida House of Representatives, Health Market Reform Subcommittee
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The Failure of Alaska’s Certificate-of-Need Laws
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Latest work in Healthcare
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How Zero-Harm Policies Hurt Patients and Clinicians | Open Health Policy
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Healthcare Isn’t the Place to Solve All Problems | Open Health Policy
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Faster Vaccine Development Could Save Lives, but Would People Trust It? | Open Health Policy
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Denying Medicaid Crowd-out Doesn’t Make It Go Away | Open Health Policy
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How Middlemen Undermine Patient-Centered Care | Open Health Policy
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End of Medicaid’s Continuous Enrollment: What Are the Stakes? | Open Health Policy
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D.C. Indoor Vaccine Mandate Didn’t Spur Vaccinations or Slow COVID-19 | The Washington Times
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