About Health Policy Briefs
Health Policy Briefs provide clear, accessible overviews of timely and important health policy topics for policymakers, journalists, and others concerned about improving health care in the United States. They are produced by Health Affairs through a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The briefs explore competing arguments made on various sides of a policy proposal and point out wherever possible the relevant research behind each perspective. They are reviewed by distinguished Health Affairs authors and other outside experts.
Edited by Rob Lott
Deputy Editor, Health Affairs
Contact: hpbrief@healthaffairs.org
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- The Latest Health Wonk Review 02 Oct 2013
- CBO’s Long-Term Budget Projections: The Outlook Is Even Worse Than It Looks 02 Oct 2013
- How Will Federal Medicaid Payments To States In 2015 Be Affected By New Personal Income Data? 01 Oct 2013
- How Do You Keep School-Age Children Healthy? Report from a Health Policy Forum 03 Oct 2013
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- Support across Party Lines for Expanding Services of Nurse Practitioners to Patients: One Finding of TCWF-Field Health Policy Poll 19 Sep 2013
- Four Foundation Leaders Make 100 Most Influential in Healthcare List in Modern Healthcare 17 Sep 2013
- "Health Spending Projections Through 2022" Event September 18, 2013
- The Outlook For Health Spending: The CMS 2012-2022 Projections September 18, 2013
- New study shows some people would be better with government health plan than one from employers September 11, 2013
- Ann E. Yurcek-"Against All Odds: How A Medicaid Waiver Brought Our Critically Ill Daughter Home" Narrative Matters September 09, 2013
- Health Reform Implementation: August 2013 Update August 06, 2013
- Health Spending Projections Through 2022 September 18, 2013
- Health Information Technology Adoption And Use July 09, 2013
- The 'Triple Aim' Goes Global April 11, 2013
- New Era Of Patient Engagement February 06, 2013
- Will Employers Drop Health Insurance Coverage Because Of The Affordable Care Act?
- Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity: Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates
- National Health Expenditure Projections, 2012-22: Slow Growth Until Coverage Expands And Economy Improves
- The Triple Aim: Care, Health, And Cost
- Small Increases To Employer Premiums Could Shift Millions Of People To The Exchanges And Add Billions To Federal Outlays
- Will Employers Drop Health Insurance Coverage Because Of The Affordable Care Act?
- Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity: Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates
- Small Increases To Employer Premiums Could Shift Millions Of People To The Exchanges And Add Billions To Federal Outlays
- The Triple Aim: Care, Health, And Cost
- Hospital Electronic Health Information Exchange Grew Substantially In 2008-12