Recent Health Policy Briefs
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier brief was published December 4, 2012.
New draft rules elaborate on Affordable Care Act provisions expanding employers' ability to spur workers to improve their health. MAY 16, 2013
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Nurse Practitioners and Primary Care (Updated)
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier brief was published October 25, 2012.
Federal and state laws and other policies limit how these professionals can help meet the growing need for primary care. MAY 15, 2013
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Essential Health Benefits (Updated)
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier brief was published April 25, 2012.
States have determined the minimum set of benefits to be included in individual and small-group insurance plans. What's next? MAY 2, 2013
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Per Capita Caps In Medicaid
One way to slow the rise of federal spending on Medicaid would be to calculate per capita spending and set an allowable annual rate of growth. APRIL 18, 2013
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The Multi-State Plan Program (Updated)
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier brief was published March 26, 2013.
To boost competition in new insurance exchanges, the federal government will select and oversee at least two nationwide plans. APRIL 3, 2013
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The Multi-State Plan Program
EDITOR'S NOTE: An updated brief was published April 3, 2013.
To boost competition in new insurance exchanges, the federal government will select and oversee at least two nationwide plans. MARCH 26, 2013
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The CO-OP Health Insurance Program
Twenty-four "consumer operated and oriented plans" will offer coverage through health insurance exchanges. FEBRUARY 28, 2013
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Patient Engagement
People actively involved in their health and health care tend to have better outcomes--and, some evidence suggests, lower costs. FEBRUARY 14, 2013
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Current Issue
- From the Founding Editor
- Entry Point: Long-Term Care Commission
- Is The Slowdown Permanent?
- Recalculating Spending Projections
- Medicare And Global Payments
- Medicare Savings In Postacute Care
- Supplemental Coverage And Spending Growth
- How To Sustain Medicare
- Reforming Medicare
- The Medicare Essential Option
- Standardized Clinical Assessments
- Updating Bundled Payments
- Recession And Behavioral Health Spending
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- Narrative Matters: Navigating The Coverage Maze In Pennsylvania 17 May 2013
- Saving Money While Providing Benefit In Medicare: A Standard Applied Only To Hospice 16 May 2013
- Hospital Charges And The Need For A Maximum Price Obligation Rule For Emergency Department & Out-Of-Network Care 16 May 2013
- In One State, Cancer Patients Were 2.65 Times Likelier to File for Bankruptcy 15 May 2013
- Post On Exchange Navigators Leads Health Affairs Blog April Top-Ten List 15 May 2013
- Foundation Blogs Round-Up: Medicare, Environmental Health, Patient-Centered Care, and More 16 May 2013
- Nicole Lurie speech on emergency preparedness; health reform session: 2013 GIH meeting tidbits 09 May 2013
- Poll: Many Adults in One State Think Voters Should Decide Whether Marijuana for Medical Use Is Legalized 05 May 2013
- Gates Foundation and Partners Launch New Strategy for Eradicating Polio 01 May 2013
- Foundation Initiative Uses Expanded View of Health: Including Its Social and Environmental Determinants 23 Apr 2013
- "Tackling The Cost Conundrum" Event May 07, 2013
- "The 'Triple Aim' Goes Global" Event April 11, 2013
- Tackling The Cost Conundrum May 07, 2013
- The 'Triple Aim' Goes Global April 11, 2013
- New Era Of Patient Engagement February 06, 2013
- Growth In US Health Spending 2011 January 07, 2013
- Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity: Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates
- How Health Systems Could Avert ‘Triple Fail’ Events That Are Harmful, Are Costly, And Result In Poor Patient Satisfaction
- Health Care Cost Containment Strategies Used In Four Other High-Income Countries Hold Lessons For The United States
- Inviting Consumers To Downsize Fast-Food Portions Significantly Reduces Calorie Consumption
- The ‘Triple Aim’ Goes Global, And Not A Minute Too Soon
- Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity: Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates
- Health Care Cost Containment Strategies Used In Four Other High-Income Countries Hold Lessons For The United States
- How Health Systems Could Avert ‘Triple Fail’ Events That Are Harmful, Are Costly, And Result In Poor Patient Satisfaction
- The ‘Triple Aim’ Goes Global, And Not A Minute Too Soon
- Immigration Reform: A Long Road To Citizenship And Insurance Coverage
- Wellness Incentives In The Workplace: Cost Savings Through Cost Shifting To Unhealthy Workers
- Redesigning Primary Care: A Strategic Vision To Improve Value By Organizing Around Patients’ Needs
- Even As Mortality Fell In Most US Counties, Female Mortality Nonetheless Rose In 42.8 Percent Of Counties From 1992 To 2006
- Cesarean Delivery Rates Vary Tenfold Among US Hospitals; Reducing Variation May Address Quality And Cost Issues
- A Hospital System’s Wellness Program Linked To Health Plan Enrollment Cut Hospitalizations But Not Overall Costs