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[[Martin O'Malley|O'Malley's]] [[Health Policy]] [[Martin O'Malley (Health Policy)| (section page)]]
 
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===Affordability===
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*Encourage states to adopt comprehensive payment reform and consider options like hospital global budgeting, patient-centered medical homes, and accountable care organizations [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
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**Supports an "all-payer" system [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/martin-omalley-believe-candidate-stands-11-issues/ (PBS)]
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*Improve the value of Medicare [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
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**Launch a "Medicare Essential" program to provide comprehensive benefits (hospital, physician, prescription drug, supplemental coverage) in one opt-in plan
 +
*Increase support for primary care and promote widespread adoption of medical homes [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Require clarity in healthcare billing and fairness for the uninsured [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
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*Enforce anti-trust law to counter dramatic price increases [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Fight against corporate tax inversions [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Ban price gouging for prescription drugs [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
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*Use the government's purchasing power to ensure reasonable drug prices [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
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*Invest in health information exchanges [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Expand patients' access to their own health data [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
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*Prioritize data security in the transition to electronic medical records [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
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===Expanded Access to Care===
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*Build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
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**Ensure access to affordable healthcare for immigrants
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**Work with states to close the "coverage gap"
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**Extend access for working families and their children
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**Treat multi-employer and high-cost plans fairly
 +
**Address high deductibles by covering critical services
 +
*Support universal access to reproductive care [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
**Promote universal access to prenatal care and family planning
 +
**Believes abortions should be legal without any intrusion or interference from the government [http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Martin_O%60Malley_Abortion.htm (OTI)]
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*Set a goal for universal access to primary, behavioral, and oral health care, supported by renewed investment in community health centers [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Eradicate lead poisoning by restoring funding for state programs and creating an interagency task force to find solutions to keep children healthy [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Reduce diseases and premature deaths caused by air pollution [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
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*Mobilize communities to address the cause of health disparities [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Expand the National Health Service Corps and Area Health Education Centers and invest in the next generation of the health care workforce [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Task the Department of Health and Human Services with developing the basis for states, health systems, and health care providers for progress in health equity [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
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===Cures and Healthier Lives===
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*Invest in NIH and FDA research [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Support promising therapies at every step of development [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Release clinical trial data to advance scientific discovery [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Invest in early childhood health [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
**Provide stable funding for the ACA's Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program
 +
*Build on the ACA [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
**Protect the Prevention and Public Health Fund
 +
*Renew focus on preventing and treating infectious diseases [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
**Set goals for disease prevalence for diseases like HIV, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis
 +
*Reauthorize and fully fund the Older Americans Act [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Require Medicare and Medicaid programs to create a consistent set of incentives to encourage community-based care [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Encourage physicians to speak with their patients regarding end of life care and support the implementation of patient wishes [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
 +
===Mental Health and Addiction===
 +
*Invest in strong community health systems [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
*Integrate behavioral health and physical health care [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]
 +
**Introduce new incentives through Medicare and Medicaid to increase ease of access to behavioral health care
 +
*Stop the criminalization of mental illness [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/ (MOW-HC)]

Latest revision as of 15:24, 27 January 2016

O'Malley's Health Policy (section page)

Affordability

  • Encourage states to adopt comprehensive payment reform and consider options like hospital global budgeting, patient-centered medical homes, and accountable care organizations (MOW-HC)
    • Supports an "all-payer" system (PBS)
  • Improve the value of Medicare (MOW-HC)
    • Launch a "Medicare Essential" program to provide comprehensive benefits (hospital, physician, prescription drug, supplemental coverage) in one opt-in plan
  • Increase support for primary care and promote widespread adoption of medical homes (MOW-HC)
  • Require clarity in healthcare billing and fairness for the uninsured (MOW-HC)
  • Enforce anti-trust law to counter dramatic price increases (MOW-HC)
  • Fight against corporate tax inversions (MOW-HC)
  • Ban price gouging for prescription drugs (MOW-HC)
  • Use the government's purchasing power to ensure reasonable drug prices (MOW-HC)
  • Invest in health information exchanges (MOW-HC)
  • Expand patients' access to their own health data (MOW-HC)
  • Prioritize data security in the transition to electronic medical records (MOW-HC)

Expanded Access to Care

  • Build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (MOW-HC)
    • Ensure access to affordable healthcare for immigrants
    • Work with states to close the "coverage gap"
    • Extend access for working families and their children
    • Treat multi-employer and high-cost plans fairly
    • Address high deductibles by covering critical services
  • Support universal access to reproductive care (MOW-HC)
    • Promote universal access to prenatal care and family planning
    • Believes abortions should be legal without any intrusion or interference from the government (OTI)
  • Set a goal for universal access to primary, behavioral, and oral health care, supported by renewed investment in community health centers (MOW-HC)
  • Eradicate lead poisoning by restoring funding for state programs and creating an interagency task force to find solutions to keep children healthy (MOW-HC)
  • Reduce diseases and premature deaths caused by air pollution (MOW-HC)
  • Mobilize communities to address the cause of health disparities (MOW-HC)
  • Expand the National Health Service Corps and Area Health Education Centers and invest in the next generation of the health care workforce (MOW-HC)
  • Task the Department of Health and Human Services with developing the basis for states, health systems, and health care providers for progress in health equity (MOW-HC)

Cures and Healthier Lives

  • Invest in NIH and FDA research (MOW-HC)
  • Support promising therapies at every step of development (MOW-HC)
  • Release clinical trial data to advance scientific discovery (MOW-HC)
  • Invest in early childhood health (MOW-HC)
    • Provide stable funding for the ACA's Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program
  • Build on the ACA (MOW-HC)
    • Protect the Prevention and Public Health Fund
  • Renew focus on preventing and treating infectious diseases (MOW-HC)
    • Set goals for disease prevalence for diseases like HIV, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis
  • Reauthorize and fully fund the Older Americans Act (MOW-HC)
  • Require Medicare and Medicaid programs to create a consistent set of incentives to encourage community-based care (MOW-HC)
  • Encourage physicians to speak with their patients regarding end of life care and support the implementation of patient wishes (MOW-HC)

Mental Health and Addiction

  • Invest in strong community health systems (MOW-HC)
  • Integrate behavioral health and physical health care (MOW-HC)
    • Introduce new incentives through Medicare and Medicaid to increase ease of access to behavioral health care
  • Stop the criminalization of mental illness (MOW-HC)
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