Recent Health Policy Briefs
States must form new marketplaces aimed at helping small companies buy coverage more easily and cheaply. FEBRUARY 9, 2012
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Next Steps for ACOs
Will this new approach to health care delivery live up to the dual promises of reducing costs and improving quality of care? JANUARY 31, 2012
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Medicaid Reform
Many states want greater flexibility, and there is pressure to limit federal spending. Critics fear serious damage to the social safety net. JANUARY 12, 2012
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The Independent Payment Advisory Board
Starting in 2013, a new entity will have authority to curb Medicare spending if growth exceeds targets. Should it? DECEMBER 15, 2011
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Legal Challenges to Health Reform
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier brief was published October 31, 2011.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the individual mandate. A decision is expected in 2012. NOVEMBER 30, 2011
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The CLASS Act.
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier brief was published May 12, 2011.
The administration has decided not to implement a program to assist the disabled, amid serious doubts about its potential finances. NOVEMBER 17, 2011
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Community Development and Health
Organizations promoting jobs, housing, and better conditions in low-income neighborhoods also focus on health. NOVEMBER 10, 2011
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Medicare Payments to Physicians
Congress faces another deadline before automatic cuts will kick in--and once again may consider a major overhaul. NOVEMBER 3, 2011
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Current Issue
- From the Editor-in-Chief
- Entry Point: Deepening Drug Shortages
- Small Business Health Options Program
- Challenge of Meeting Businesses' Needs
- Features Could Attract Small Business
- Design Choices and Their Effects
- Will Large Employers Play?
- Adjusting for Risk Selection
- Regulating Stop-Loss Coverage
- Self-Insurance and Grandfathered Plans
- Colorado: Moving Forward on Exchanges
- Interview: A Payer Spurs Delivery Reform
- Transforming the Mental Health System
- Physicians Not Always Open with Patients
- Regulating Food Advertising to Children
- Downsizing Fast-Food Portions
- The Care Span: Medicare Savings Programs
- GrantWatch: Helping States with Exchanges
- View Table of Contents »
- New Transparency Rules For Health Plans: A Huge Win For Consumers 10 Feb 2012
- Implementing Health Reform: The Summary Of Benefits And Coverage 09 Feb 2012
- Small Business Health Insurance Exchanges: Potential And Pitfalls 09 Feb 2012
- New Health Affairs: Some Physicians Not Always Honest With Patients 08 Feb 2012
- The ACA Supreme Court Litigation: The States’ Medicaid And Minimum Coverage Briefs 07 Feb 2012
- Philanthropy People Post: Foundation Folks on the Move 10 Feb 2012
- New In the Journal: How Foundations Are Helping States Implement Health Insurance Exchanges 09 Feb 2012
- Round-up of Foundation Blog Posts: Neglected Diseases, Health Reform, Wellness, and More 03 Feb 2012
- Why a California Foundation Filed an Amicus Brief with the U.S. Supreme Court 01 Feb 2012
- Foundation News: Funding Priority Changes; Health Policy Jobs Open; Gates Foundation Discussion Held 27 Jan 2012
- Hunter Groninger - "A Gravely Ill Patient Faces The Grim Results Of Outliving Her Eligibility For Hospice Benefits" Narrative Matters February 08, 2012
- Tax on sugary drinks? - WTOP Interview February 01, 2012
- Abraham Verghese - "A Touch Of Sense" Narrative Matters January 18, 2012
- Confronting the Growing Diabetes Crisis Event January 10, 2012
- Growth In US Health Spending 2010 Event January 09, 2012
- Confronting the Growing Diabetes Crisis January 10, 2012
- Growth In US Health Spending 2010 January 09, 2012
- Linking Community Development and Health Issue Briefing November 08, 2011
- US Physician Practices Versus Canadians: Spending Nearly Four Times As Much Money Interacting With Payers
- Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Health Care? Potential Health Benefits, Savings, And Costs
- National Health Spending Projections Through 2020: Economic Recovery And Reform Drive Faster Spending Growth
- The Triple Aim: Care, Health, And Cost
- Health Spending In OECD Countries: Obtaining Value Per Dollar
- US Physician Practices Versus Canadians: Spending Nearly Four Times As Much Money Interacting With Payers
- National Health Spending Projections Through 2020: Economic Recovery And Reform Drive Faster Spending Growth
- Hospice And The ‘End Game’
- The Looming Expansion And Transformation Of Public Substance Abuse Treatment Under The Affordable Care Act
- Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Health Care? Potential Health Benefits, Savings, And Costs
- Proportion Of Antidepressants Prescribed Without A Psychiatric Diagnosis Is Growing
- US Physician Practices Versus Canadians: Spending Nearly Four Times As Much Money Interacting With Payers
- National Health Spending Projections Through 2020: Economic Recovery And Reform Drive Faster Spending Growth
- National Health Spending Projections Through 2020: Economic Recovery And Reform Drive Faster Spending Growth
- The Looming Expansion And Transformation Of Public Substance Abuse Treatment Under The Affordable Care Act