Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling
@jhu-chspm.bsky.social
Modeling effects of policy on the U.S. health care system.
🚨New publication! 🚨 A new paper from Dr. Angela Liu in the American Journal of Managed Care examines the impact of switching from Medicare Advantage to Traditional Medicare on utilization of mental health care.
Read the full article here: www.ajmc.com/view/mental-...
Read the full article here: www.ajmc.com/view/mental-...
Mental Health Care Use After Leaving Medicare Advantage for Traditional Medicare | AJMC
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with mental health diagnoses see more nurse practitioners and fewer internal medicine and emergency medicine specialists after switching to traditional Medicare.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🚨New publication! 🚨 A new paper from Dr. Angela Liu in the American Journal of Managed Care examines the impact of switching from Medicare Advantage to Traditional Medicare on utilization of mental health care.
Read the full article here: www.ajmc.com/view/mental-...
Read the full article here: www.ajmc.com/view/mental-...
ICYMI: Our #SiteNeutral framework identifies four key points to consider when designing #PaymentPolicy.
#CMS finalized site-neutral policy in the CY 2026 #OPPS Final Rule. Curious? Read more here: hbhi.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
#OPPS #CMS #Medicare
#CMS finalized site-neutral policy in the CY 2026 #OPPS Final Rule. Curious? Read more here: hbhi.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
#OPPS #CMS #Medicare
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ICYMI: Our #SiteNeutral framework identifies four key points to consider when designing #PaymentPolicy.
#CMS finalized site-neutral policy in the CY 2026 #OPPS Final Rule. Curious? Read more here: hbhi.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
#OPPS #CMS #Medicare
#CMS finalized site-neutral policy in the CY 2026 #OPPS Final Rule. Curious? Read more here: hbhi.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
#OPPS #CMS #Medicare
Analysis by Melinda Buntin and Kathryn Linehan finds that implementing leading site-neutral payment proposals could have reduced Medicare payments by roughly 50% across targeted services in 2021, generating savings between $212 million and $7.36 billion.
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Who stands to gain from Medicare site-neutral payment policies?
Professor Melinda Buntin examines proposed site-neutral payment policies for Medicare, which would pay hospital outpatient departments the same as lower-cost settings for similar services and could dr...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Analysis by Melinda Buntin and Kathryn Linehan finds that implementing leading site-neutral payment proposals could have reduced Medicare payments by roughly 50% across targeted services in 2021, generating savings between $212 million and $7.36 billion.
carey.jhu.edu/articles/who...
carey.jhu.edu/articles/who...
A new report from the Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling, authored by Kathryn Linehan establishes a framework for designing and evaluating site-neutral policy.
Read the report here: hbhi.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
Read the report here: hbhi.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
November 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A new report from the Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling, authored by Kathryn Linehan establishes a framework for designing and evaluating site-neutral policy.
Read the report here: hbhi.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
Read the report here: hbhi.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
Thank you to everyone who attended the Setting a New Agenda for Medicare’s Post-Acute Care Payment Policy panel, hosted by Medicare Policy Director Kathryn Linehan and featuring David Grabowski, Tamara Konetzka, and Anne Deutsch.
October 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended the Setting a New Agenda for Medicare’s Post-Acute Care Payment Policy panel, hosted by Medicare Policy Director Kathryn Linehan and featuring David Grabowski, Tamara Konetzka, and Anne Deutsch.
The Hopkins Business of Health Initiative recently hosted a retreat, kicked off by a panel moderated by @melindabbuntin.bsky.social, featuring Liz Fowler and Ge Bai.
Panelists covered the current national health policy landscape -- thanks for a vibrant discussion!
Panelists covered the current national health policy landscape -- thanks for a vibrant discussion!
October 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Hopkins Business of Health Initiative recently hosted a retreat, kicked off by a panel moderated by @melindabbuntin.bsky.social, featuring Liz Fowler and Ge Bai.
Panelists covered the current national health policy landscape -- thanks for a vibrant discussion!
Panelists covered the current national health policy landscape -- thanks for a vibrant discussion!
How effective are generative AI tools for supporting health policy analysis? CHSPM’s Research Analyst Jordan Phan compared four platforms to assess their usefulness.
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September 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
How effective are generative AI tools for supporting health policy analysis? CHSPM’s Research Analyst Jordan Phan compared four platforms to assess their usefulness.
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#ManagedCare has shifted from local networks to national giants, and from manual processes to AI.
In the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), @melindabbuntin.bsky.social reflects on decades of change, what still needs fixing, and how the #ValueZeitgeist continues to shape the future.
In the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), @melindabbuntin.bsky.social reflects on decades of change, what still needs fixing, and how the #ValueZeitgeist continues to shape the future.
Managed Care Reflections: A Q&A With Melinda B. Buntin, PhD
To mark the 30th anniversary of The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), each issue in 2025 includes a special feature: reflections from a thought leader on what has changed—and what has not—over ...
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June 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#ManagedCare has shifted from local networks to national giants, and from manual processes to AI.
In the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), @melindabbuntin.bsky.social reflects on decades of change, what still needs fixing, and how the #ValueZeitgeist continues to shape the future.
In the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), @melindabbuntin.bsky.social reflects on decades of change, what still needs fixing, and how the #ValueZeitgeist continues to shape the future.
Join us this Tuesday, May 6th as the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative hosts a two part-panel event on primary care reform. The event will kick-off with remarks from @senatorshelton.bsky.social who will be speaking about his bipartisan Pay PCPs Act.
Register here: mailchi.mp/75c8cb94861e...
Register here: mailchi.mp/75c8cb94861e...
May 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Join us this Tuesday, May 6th as the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative hosts a two part-panel event on primary care reform. The event will kick-off with remarks from @senatorshelton.bsky.social who will be speaking about his bipartisan Pay PCPs Act.
Register here: mailchi.mp/75c8cb94861e...
Register here: mailchi.mp/75c8cb94861e...
Dr. @melindabbuntin.bsky.social joined David Introcaso on the Healthcare Policy Podcast to discuss why US health care spending growth has slowed in recent years, and how a shift toward value-based care may be driving it. #ValueZeitgeist
➡️ www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com/p/johns-hopk...
➡️ www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com/p/johns-hopk...
Johns Hopkins' Economics Prof. Melinda Buntin Discusses Slowing Healthcare Spending Growth Over the Past Two Decades
Is the decline in spending growth entirely good news? To what extent does more efficient spending mean more effective spending or higher value healthcare?
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May 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Dr. @melindabbuntin.bsky.social joined David Introcaso on the Healthcare Policy Podcast to discuss why US health care spending growth has slowed in recent years, and how a shift toward value-based care may be driving it. #ValueZeitgeist
➡️ www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com/p/johns-hopk...
➡️ www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com/p/johns-hopk...
Apply now for the Editorial Fellowship at JAMA Health Forum and learn from the best, including @melindabbuntin.bsky.social!
⏰ Don’t miss out—applications are due by Jan. 1!
⏰ Don’t miss out—applications are due by Jan. 1!
Apply Now for the JAMA Health Forum Editorial Fellowship
The JAMA Health Forum Editorial Fellowship will present 3 fellows with the opportunity to receive hands-on training in the editorial processes and policies of a health policy journal, preparing them t...
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November 27, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Apply now for the Editorial Fellowship at JAMA Health Forum and learn from the best, including @melindabbuntin.bsky.social!
⏰ Don’t miss out—applications are due by Jan. 1!
⏰ Don’t miss out—applications are due by Jan. 1!