About: Hannah Park, Student Fellow
Hannah Park is a rising 3L at UC Hastings, where she serves as a Senior Notes Editor for the Hastings Law Journal and Teaching Assistant for Legal Research and Writing. Hannah graduated from University of California, San Diego with a major in English Literature. She grew interested in health care policy and regulation after working with businesses in the home health care industry. During her 2L summer, Hannah interned at the California Attorney General's Office and hopes to kick off a public service career either at the state or federal level. In her free time, Hannah enjoys reading books that are not casebooks, traveling, and exploring the food scene. She is a proud fur-mom to a pitbull named Juno and english bulldog named Panda.The Source Roundup: April 2022 Edition
Hannah Park, Student Fellow April 1, 2022
This month, we are pleased to highlight new publications co-authored by The Source-affiliated health policy researchers and scholars, discussing 1) the potential benefits of all-payer hospital global budgets, and 2) the legal viability and policy effects of state public option health plans. Additionally, we examine articles covering research on 3) hospital service offerings based on ownership type, 4) the correlation between hospital prices and patient outcomes, 5) data sources within California’s physician practice landscape, and 6) the labor market impact of hospital mergers. Healthcare Reform and Cost Containment High …
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The Source Roundup: March 2022 Edition
Hannah Park, Student Fellow March 1, 2022
This month’s Roundup includes articles on healthcare merger review, specifically new policy recommendations that explain 1) why regressing price on the HHI does not inform merger analysis, and 2) how courts can implement health equity concerns in merger review. Next, we examine articles that evaluate potential strategies to reduce healthcare costs, including 3) state initiatives that build on past improvement efforts, and 4) financial incentives to reward patients for choosing lower-priced providers. Finally, we look at 5) trends in outpatient telehealth use since the start of the pandemic, and 6) …
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The Source Roundup: February 2022 Edition
Hannah Park, Student Fellow February 1, 2022
This month’s roundup focuses on articles and reports highlighting new research and insights relating to the high and rising costs of health care, which remain a major regulatory challenge for state and federal policymakers across the nation. First, we examine 1) research discussing potential strategies for price regulation and how it could support market competition, as well as 2) proposals for price growth caps via insurance rate review. Also highlighted in this month’s roundup are studies on healthcare costs, specifically 3) state-level trends in the overall cost of employer health …
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The Source Roundup: January 2022 Edition
Hannah Park, Student Fellow January 3, 2022
Happy New Year! In this inaugural issue of 2022, we roundup articles and reports that you may have missed from the year end that examine various healthcare price and competition issues, including 1) an observational study on states’ merger review powers and their effect and 2) a review of policy options for addressing the extent and impact of consolidation in California. In addition, we cover articles that examine 3) the correlation between prices disclosed under the new hospital price regulation with total costs of care among commercially insured individuals, 4) …
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Spotlight on State: Nebraska
Hannah Park, Student Fellow December 6, 2021
This is part of a series of summaries that highlight notable legislation and initiatives in health policy and reform of all 50 states. Check back on The Source as we roll out additional states each week. See Nebraska page. Nebraska has advanced several healthcare price transparency initiatives in the state. To protect patients from surprise billing, the legislature enacted the Out-of-Network Emergency Medical Care Act that prohibits providers from billing patients for medical care received from out-of-network providers or facilities in emergency situations. In addition, Nebraska patients have the ability …
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Spotlight on State: Montana
Hannah Park, Student Fellow November 23, 2021
This is part of a series of summaries that highlight notable legislation and initiatives in health policy and reform of all 50 states. Check back on The Source as we roll out additional states each week. See Montana page. Montana promotes the use of telemedicine by providing coverage and cost-sharing parity between telemedicine and in-person services. Coverage for telemedicine services must be equivalent to the coverage for in-person services. To make telemedicine services more affordable to patients, cost-sharing requirements that are not generally applicable to in-person services may not be …
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The Source Roundup: November 2021 Edition
Hannah Park, Student Fellow November 1, 2021
As hospital consolidation continue to rise amidst the pandemic, there has been contentious debate over the impacts of provider consolidation. This month’s roundup begins with articles that discuss some of these issues, including studies that found both benefits and potential harms of certain hospital mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships. Also highlighted in this month’s roundup are studies on the implications of proposed payment reforms across specialties, increasing health care costs for individuals with employer-sponsored insurance, and the continuing lack of plan comparison among Medicare beneficiaries during open enrollment season. Market …
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Spotlight on State: Missouri
Hannah Park, Student Fellow October 26, 2021
This is part of a series of summaries that highlight notable legislation and initiatives in health policy and reform of all 50 states. Check back on The Source as we roll out additional states each week. See Missouri page. Missouri has long recognized the benefits of telehealth in increasing access to healthcare. To encourage providers to adopt telehealth services, the state has passed parity laws requiring health plans to provide coverage and reimbursement for telehealth services at the same basis and rate as they would for in-person services. Access to …
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Spotlight on State: Mississippi
Hannah Park, Student Fellow and Amy Y. Gu, Managing Editor October 25, 2021
This is part of a series of summaries that highlight notable legislation and initiatives in health policy and reform of all 50 states. Check back on The Source as we roll out additional states each week. See Mississippi page. Mississippi has been active in promoting telehealth services, as one of the first states to enact parity laws for telehealth services in the state. Since before the COVID-19 pandemic, the state has had comprehensive parity laws that require health plans to cover and reimburse telehealth services on the same basis and …
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Spotlight on State: Louisiana
Hannah Park, Student Fellow October 18, 2021
This is part of a series of summaries that highlight notable legislation and initiatives in health policy and reform of all 50 states. Check back on The Source as we roll out additional states each week. See Louisiana page. Louisiana has been active in legislative efforts to promote price transparency in health care. In recent terms, the state legislature introduced bills to tackle surprise billing by out-of-network specialists, proposing that patients should only be responsible for deductibles and copayment amounts that they would under the in-network terms of their insurance …
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