Volpp, Kevin G

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    Optimizing Outcomes on the Health Insurance Exchanges
    (2013-11-01) Baker, Tom; Kolstad, Jonathan T; Volpp, Kevin G; Starc, Amanda
    The success of the new health insurance exchanges will depend greatly on the quality of the enrollment decisions that consumers make. Choosing the wrong insurance product can translate into billions of dollars in wasteful spending at the national level. Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania have contributed to several studies outlining important ways that the exchanges can be made to work better for consumers—and for the larger economy.
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    Effect of Financial Incentives to Physicians, Patients, or Both on Lipid Levels: A Randomized Clinical Trial
    (2016-01-15) Asch, David A; Troxel, Andrea B; Stewart, Walter F; Sequist, Thomas D; Jones, James B; Hirsch, AnneMarie G; Hoffer, Karen; Zhu, Jingsan; Wang, Wenli; Hodolfski, Amanda; Frasch, Antoinette B; Weiner, Mark G; Finnerty, Darra D; Volpp, Kevin G; Rosenthal, Meredith B; Gangemi, Kelsey
    Can financial incentives be used to reduce cholesterol levels in high-risk patients? This randomized trial says modest reductions can be achieved only by targeting incentives to both patients and physicians, not to one or the other.
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    A Wake-Up Call: Quality of Care After Resident Duty Hour Reform
    (2007-10-01) Volpp, Kevin G; Silber, Jeffrey H
    On first glance, it seems self-evident: sleep-deprived physicians-intraining (residents) are more likely to make mistakes that could harm patients. Like pilots and truck drivers, these new physicians might need restrictions on how much they work. Such restrictions were created in 2003, but the impact of these new rules is unclear. Are patients any safer? Is hospital care more fragmented? Who’s doing the work that residents performed prior to duty hour reform? This Issue Brief summarizes several studies that offer evidence about the impact of these regulations on patient mortality, as well as on residents’ perceptions of the effects on quality of care, medical education, and residents’ quality of life.
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    ACA-Mandated Elimination of Cost Sharing for Preventive Screening has had Limited Early Impact
    (2015-12-21) Polsky, Daniel; Zhu, Jingsan; Mehta, Shivan; Lewis, James; Volpp, Kevin G; Kolstad, Jonathan T; Loewenstein, George
    Did the Affordable Care Act’s elimination of cost sharing for preventive services increase rates of colonoscopy and mammography screening? Early results say no.
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    Paying People to Lose Weight and Stop Smoking
    (2009-02-23) Volpp, Kevin G
    Unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, poor diet, and sedentary lifestyles, account for as much as 40% of premature deaths in the U.S. Although behavioral interventions have the potential to improve health, behavior change is difficult, especially over the long term. Many people have difficulty changing health behaviors because it requires trade-offs between immediate consumption and delayed and often intangible health benefits. Incentives can provide people with immediate and tangible feedback that helps make it easier for them to do in the short term what is in their long-term best interest. This Issue Brief explores the use of financial incentives to motivate and sustain smoking cessation and weight loss.
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    On the Way to Health
    (2012-08-29) Asch, David A; Volpp, Kevin G
    Information technology (IT) has fundamentally changed the way we work, bank, and communicate. Its impact on health care and health research, however, has been limited by the lack of a comprehensive infrastructure to connect patients, providers, and researchers. As we learn more about how to address the unhealthy behaviors that underlie many chronic conditions, researchers are seeking IT solutions to connect to patients in scalable ways. This Issue Brief describes the development and use of a new web-based IT platform, Way to Health, to deliver and evaluate behavioral interventions to improve health.
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    Market Reform in New Jersey and Quality of Care: A Cautionary Tale
    (2003-04-20) Volpp, Kevin G; Pauly, Mark V; Williams, Sankey V
    As more than 40 states face present and projected deficits in their health care budgets, some legislatures are considering market-based reforms to control rising health care costs. This continues a trend begun in the 1990s that emphasized market competition over state regulation and mandates. However, little is known about the impact of many market-based reforms on quality of care. This Issue Brief evaluates the effect of one reform—the deregulation of hospital reimbursement rates in New Jersey—on one important outcome of care—mortality from acute myocardial infarction (heart attack). The findings serve as a reminder that cost-constraining reforms may reduce the quality of care, particularly for uninsured and other vulnerable populations.