Publications
Publications include Issue Briefs (concise, analytic reports on health policy issues), Background Papers (syntheses of market analysis or research findings on a particular topic or program initiative), and Basics (short primers that answer basic questions about programs and practices).
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The Basics —
March 10, 2010
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Background Paper No. 73 —
February 17, 2010
The Medical Education of Physicians
Issue Brief No. 835 —
December 11, 2009
Got Junk? The Federal Role in Regulating “Competitive” Foods
Background Paper No. 72 —
December 11, 2009
No Free Lunch? Current Challenges Facing the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Background Paper No. 71 —
December 2, 2009
The Role of Ombudsmen in Assuring Quality for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: Straining to Make Ends Meet
The Basics —
October 14, 2009
Discharge Planning and Medical Social Services in Fee-for-Service Medicare
The Basics —
October 8, 2009
Older Americans Act of 1965
Background Paper No. 70 —
August 31, 2009
Coverage and Payment for Prescription Drugs Under Medicare Part B: A Complex Patchwork
The Basics —
August 26, 2009
Medicaid Waivers and Budget Neutrality
Issue Brief No. 834 —
August 25, 2009
Stimulus Bill Implementation: Expanding Meaningful Use of Health IT
Issue Brief No. 833 —
July 31, 2009
The Medicare Drug Benefit: Update on the Low-Income Subsidy
The Basics —
July 29, 2009
Paying the Bills: Medicare Administrative Contractors
The Basics —
June 15, 2009
Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments
Issue Brief No. 832 —
June 5, 2009
A Health Insurance Exchange: Prototypes and Design Issues
Background Paper No. 69 —
June 4, 2009
Underwriting in the Non-Group Health Insurance Market: The Fundamentals
The Basics —
May 26, 2009
Citizenship Documentation in Medicaid and CHIP
Site Visit —
May 26-28, 2009
Resilience and Renaissance: Efforts to Rebuild a Healthier New Orleans
Background Paper No. 68 —
April 23, 2009
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP): The Fundamentals
Issue Brief No. 831 —
April 21, 2009
Show Me the Money: The Implications of Schedule H
Background Paper No. 67 —
April 21, 2009
Schedule H: New Community Benefit Reporting Requirements for Hospitals
Site Visit —
April 17 & August 7, 2009
Coordinating Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions: The Guided Care Model and Other Innovative Approaches
The Basics —
April 13, 2009
The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
Issue Brief No. 830 —
March 13, 2009
Health Care-Associated Infections: Is There an End in Sight?
Fundamentals Briefing —
February 13, 2009
Comparative Effectiveness: What Is It? Who Does It? And Where Is It Going?
The Basics —
February 12, 2009
Relative Value Units (RVUs)
Fundamentals Briefing —
February 6, 2009
Medicaid, Employers, and Medigap: Wrapping Around Medicare
Fundamentals Briefing —
January 30, 2009
The World of Prescription Drugs: Approvals, Pricing, and Purchasing
Tools —
January 15, 2009
Medicare and Medicaid Briefings: Common Health Care Terms
The Basics —
January 15, 2009
The Medicare Drug Benefit (Part D)
The Basics —
January 15, 2009
FMAP: The Federal Share of Medicaid Costs
The Basics —
January 15, 2009
Medicaid Financing
The Basics —
January 15, 2009
Medicare
The Basics —
January 15, 2009
Medicaid
Fundamentals Briefing —
January 15–16, 2009
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid: Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Issue Brief No. 829 —
January 8, 2009
Reauthorizing SCHIP: A Summary of Selected Issues
Tools —
December 12, 2008
Glossary of Health Insurance Terms
Issue Brief No. 828 —
December 11, 2008
Medicaid Financing: How the FMAP Formula Works and Why It Falls Short
The Basics —
November 28, 2008
Long-Term Care: Consumers, Services, and Financing
Issue Brief No. 827 —
November 3, 2008
Primary Care Physician Supply, Physician Compensation, and Medicare Fees: What Is the Connection?
Site Visit —
October 23–24, 2008
Tending to Richmond's Children: Community Strategies to Bridge Service Gaps
Background Paper No. 66 —
October 23, 2008
Medicaid and Mental Health Services
Issue Brief No. 826 —
September 30, 2008
Covering All Kids: States Setting the Pace
Site Visit —
August 11–13, 2008
Community-Based Long-Term Care in Milwaukee: Wisconsin Still Ahead
Background Paper No. 65 —
August 8, 2008
Strong as the Weakest Link: Medical Response to a Catastrophic Event
The Basics —
July 30, 2008
Medicare Demonstrations
The Basics —
July 30, 2008
Medicaid and SCHIP Waivers
Background Paper No. 64 —
July 22, 2008
Shaping Medicaid and SCHIP through Waivers: The Fundamentals
Background Paper No. 63 —
July 22, 2008
The Fundamentals of Medicare Demonstrations
Background Paper —
April 11, 2008
The Aging Services Network: Accomplishments and Challenges in Serving a Growing Elderly Population
The Basics —
March 25, 2008
HIPAA Coverage Provisions
Site Visit —
March 16–18, 2008
Competition and Collaboration, Chicago-Style
Meeting Report —
March 14, 2008
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: New Variations on Key Ingredients: A Report from the Workshop on June 28, 2007
Fundamentals Briefing —
February 21–22, 2008
Insurance 101: The Fundamentals of Private Health Insurance
Background Paper —
January 28, 2008
Pharmacogenomics: A Primer for Policymakers
Site Visit —
September 30–October 1, 2007
Children's Behavioral Health Services in Baltimore: Walking the Continuum
The Basics —
September 24, 2007
The Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program
Background Paper —
September 24, 2007
Medicare Advantage Payment Policy
Issue Brief No. 825 —
September 10, 2007
Physician Profiling: Can Medicare Paint an Accurate Picture?
Background Paper —
August 21, 2007
Medicare's Use of Risk Adjustment
Issue Brief No. 824 —
August 17, 2007
Medicaid and State Budgets: Clearing Storm, Foggy Forecast
Site Visit —
August 8–10, 2007
Community-Based Long-Term Care: Wisconsin Stays Ahead
Issue Brief No. 823 —
August 1, 2007
Shrinking Inpatient Psychiatric Capacity: Cause for Celebration or Concern?
Background Paper —
July 23, 2007
Health Information Technology Adoption Among Health Centers: A Digital Divide in the Making?
Issue Brief No. 822 —
May 30, 2007
Trading Places: Real Choice Systems Change Grants and the Movement to Community-Based Long-Term Care Supports
Background Paper —
May 9, 2007
The Prescription Drug Safety Net: Access to Pharmaceuticals for the Uninsured
Background Paper —
April 23, 2007
The Fundamentals of Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans
Issue Brief No. 821 —
April 19, 2007
What Have You Done for Me Lately? Assessing Hospital Community Benefit
Site Visit —
April 3–5, 2007
Competition and Collaboration: The Spirit of St. Louis
Technical Paper —
April 4, 2007
Review of Access and Quality of Care in SCHIP Using Standardized National Performance Measures
Background Paper —
March 28, 2007
Health Care Price Transparency and Price Competition
Site Visit —
March 2, 2007
Fairfax County's Commitment: A Housing and Health Continuum for Seniors
Fundamentals Briefing —
February 22–23, 2007
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid: Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
The Basics —
February 14, 2007
Medicare's Mental Health Benefits
Meeting Report —
December 6, 2006
A Report from the Forum Session "Complexity, Coordination and Compromise: States and the Medicare Drug Benefit" (August 4, 2006)
Issue Brief No. 820 —
November 30, 2006
Personal Health Records: The People's Choice?
Background Paper —
November 29, 2006
Value-Based Coverage Policy in the United States and the United Kingdom: Different Paths to a Common Goal
Background Paper —
November 27, 2006
Medicare and Mental Health: The Fundamentals
Issue Brief No. 819 —
November 20, 2006
EPSDT: Medicaid's Critical but Controversial Benefits Program for Children
Issue Brief No. 818 —
November 10, 2006
Updating Medicare's Physician Fees: The Sustainable Growth Rate Methodology
Issue Brief No. 817 —
November 8, 2006
The Nuts and Bolts of PDPs
Issue Brief No. 816 —
November 2, 2006
Updating the WIC Food Packages: It's About Time
Issue Brief No. 815 —
October 9, 2006
Medicare Physician Payments and Spending
Issue Brief No. 814 —
August 15, 2006
Effects of Food Marketing to Kids: I'm Lovin' It?
Issue Brief No. 813 —
August 2, 2006
A Closer Look at the Medicare Part D Low–Income Benchmark Premium: How Low Can It Go?
Issue Brief No. 812 —
July 17, 2006
Premium Assistance in Medicaid and SCHIP: Ace in the Hole or House of Cards?
Issue Brief No. 811 —
July 7, 2006
Don't Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor: The Crowded State of America's Emergency Departments
Site Visit —
June 23, 2006
The Electronic Health Record in Practice: Why, How, and What Next?
Site Visit —
April 18–20, 2006
LA Story: Improving Care Management for the Chronically Ill and Chronically Underserved
Issue Brief No. 810 —
March 29, 2006
Medicaid in 2006: A Trip Down the Yellow Brick Road?
Background Paper —
March 3, 2006
Rebalancing Long-Term Care: The Role of the Medicaid HCBS Waiver Program
Issue Brief No. 809 —
February 28, 2006
Fitness, Knowledge, Progress: Assessing Physician Qualification
Background Paper —
February 8, 2006
Health Benefits in Retirement: Set for Extinction?
Background Paper —
January 25, 2006
The Vaccine Industry: Does It Need a Shot in the Arm?
Site Visit —
December 4–6, 2005
Redesigning Practice to Improve Care Delivery (Boston)
Issue Brief No. 808 —
November 11, 2005
Medicare Advantage SNPs: A New Opportunity for Integrated Care?
Meeting Report —
September 22, 2005
A Report from the Forum Session “Implementing the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Continuing Challenges for States”
Issue Brief No. 807 —
August 29, 2005
One Pill, Many Prices: Variation in Prescription Drug Prices in Selected Government Programs
Issue Brief No. 806 —
August 24, 2005
Clinical Preventive Services: When Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Background Paper —
August 22, 2005
Caring for "Ryan White": The Fundamentals of HIV/AIDS Treatment Policy
Site Visit —
August 5, 2005
Keeping Track of Care: Quality and Technology at LifeBridge Health System (Baltimore)
Issue Brief No. 805 —
July 22, 2005
Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Moving Toward More Effective Systems of Care
The Basics —
July 20, 2005
The Public Health Service
Issue Brief No. 804 —
July 13, 2005
Specialty Hospitals: Can General Hospitals Compete?
Issue Brief No. 803 —
June 29, 2005
Local Coverage Initiatives: Solution or Band-Aid for the Uninsured?
Background Paper —
June 27, 2005
Children with Special Health Care Needs: Minding the Gaps
Fundamentals Briefing —
April 22 and May 6, 2005
Insurance 101: The Fundamentals of Private Health Insurance
Issue Brief No. 802 —
May 6, 2005
Hospital Oversight in Medicare: Accreditation and Deeming Authority
Background Paper —
April 19, 2005
Health Insurance Coverage for Small Employers
Background Paper —
April 13, 2005
Fundamentals of Underwriting in the Nongroup Health Insurance Market: Access to Coverage and Options for Reform
Background Paper —
April 11, 2005
Health Savings Accounts: The Fundamentals
Site Visit —
March 29–31, 2005
Exploring California's Rural Health System: From the Redwood Forests to the Baja Border
Fundamentals Briefing —
January 13–14, 2005
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid: Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Site Visit —
December 9–10, 2004
Quality Improvement in Maryland: Partnerships and Progress
Issue Brief No. 801 —
October 26, 2004
The Provider System for Children's Mental Health: Workforce Capacity and Effective Treatment
Issue Brief No. 800 —
September 29, 2004
Electronic Health Records: How Close? How Far to Go?
Background Paper —
September 14, 2004
Medicaid's Disproportionate Share Hospital Program: Complex Structure, Critical Payments
Meeting Report —
August 31, 2004
A Report from the Forum Session “Implementing the New Medicare Drug Benefit: Challenges and Opportunities for States”
Background Paper —
August 31, 2004
Fundamentals of Community Health Centers
Background Paper —
August 27, 2004
Tick-Tock: Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic
Background Paper —
August 24, 2004
Fundamentals of the Prescription Drug Market
Background Paper —
July 31, 2004
The Promise and the Reality of Long-Term Care Insurance
Issue Brief No. 799 —
June 4, 2004
Children with Mental Disorders: Making Sense of Their Needs and the Systems That Help Them
Site Visit —
May 24–25, 2004
The Economics of Quality: Changing Incentives in Cincinnati
Issue Brief No. 798 —
May 14, 2004
Consumer Cost Sharing in Private Health Insurance: On the Threshold of Change
Issue Brief No. 797 —
May 10, 2004
Medicare's Chronic Care Improvement Pilot Program: What Is Its Potential?
The Basics —
April 26, 2004
State Pharmacy Assistance Programs
Issue Brief No. 796 —
April 1, 2004
Veterans' Health Care: Balancing Resources and Responsibilities
Background Paper —
March 10, 2004
Necessary but Not Sufficient? Physician Volunteerism and the Health Care Safety Net
Site Visit —
February 17–19, 2004
The Health Care Safety Net in South Carolina: A Test of Tenacity
The Basics —
February 4, 2004
Prescription Drug Formularies
Background Paper —
November 14, 2003
Bridging Silos, Part I: Linkages among the DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Programs
Background Paper —
November 14, 2003
Bridging Silos, Part II: DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Issues and Initiatives
Issue Brief No. 795 —
November 13, 2003
Sailing SCHIP through Troubled Waters
Site Visit —
November 6–7, 2003
Rural Health Care in the Electronic Age (Danville, PA)
Issue Brief No. 794 —
September 30, 2003
Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Two for One or Double Jeopardy?
Site Visit —
September 22–23, 2003
Medical Response for Terrorist and Public Health Threats: One Region's Experience (Pittsburgh)
Background Paper —
September 15, 2003
Shaping Public Programs through Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Waivers: The Fundamentals
Issue Brief No. 793 —
September 4, 2003
The Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals and Health Insurance Risk
Background Paper —
August 14, 2003
WIC Reauthorization: Opportunities for Improving the Nutritional Status of Women, Infants, and Children
Background Paper —
July 11, 2003
Obesity in America: A Growing Threat
Issue Brief No. 792 —
July 3, 2003
The Geography of Medicare: Explaining Differences in Payment and Costs
Background Paper —
June 13, 2003
Improving Oral Health: Promise and Prospects
Site Visit —
May 27–29, 2003
Doing It RIte: Exploring a Decade of Health Coverage Innovation (Rhode Island)
Issue Brief No. 791 —
May 16, 2003
Disease Management to Population-Based Health: Steps in the Right Direction?
Issue Brief No. 790 —
May 10, 2003
Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage: State Efforts to Control Costs
Issue Brief No. 789 —
April 11, 2003
Reauthorizing Head Start: The Future Federal Role in Preschool Programs for the Poor
Background Paper —
April 11, 2003
The U.S. Health Workforce: Definitions, Dollars, and Dilemmas
Issue Brief No. 788 —
March 12, 2003
Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues
Background Paper —
March 12, 2003
Is Community Care a Civil Right? The Unfolding Saga of the Olmstead Decision
Fundamentals Briefing —
January 23–24, 2003
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid: Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Issue Brief No. 787 —
January 9, 2003
Converging on Nursing Home Quality
Issue Brief No. 786 —
November 22, 2002
Depression: A Decade of Progress, More to Do
Issue Brief No. 785 —
November 15, 2002
U.S. Childhood Vaccine Availability: Legal, Regulatory, and Economic Complexities
Site Visit —
November 12–14, 2002
The Medicare and Medicaid Intersection: Caring for Arizona's Seniors
Issue Brief No. 784 —
November 12, 2002
Prescription Drugs in Nursing Homes: Managing Costs and Quality in a Complex Environment
Issue Brief No. 783 —
September 25, 2002
Running on Empty: The State Budget Crisis Worsens
Issue Brief No. 782 —
September 9, 2002
Medigap: Prevalence, Premiums, and Opportunities for Reform
Background Paper —
August 28, 2002
Expanding Health Coverage for the Uninsured: Fundamentals of the Tax Credit Option
Issue Brief No. 781 —
August 15, 2002
SCHIP Turns Five: Taking Stock, Moving Ahead
Site Visit —
August 7–9, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Exploring Federal, State, and Local Relationships (Atlanta)
Issue Brief No. 780 —
July 22, 2002
Federal Child Care Funding for Low-Income Families: How Much Is Needed?
Background Paper —
June 21, 2002
Hatch-Waxman, Generics, and Patents: Balancing Prescription Drug Innovation, Competition, and Affordability
Issue Brief No. 779 —
June 20, 2002
Managing Advanced Illness: A Quality and Cost Challenge to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurers
Issue Brief No. 778 —
June 19, 2002
Welfare Reform and American Indians: Critical Issues for Reauthorization
Issue Brief No. 777 —
June 13, 2002
1115 Ways to Waive Medicaid and SCHIP Rules
Issue Brief No. 776 —
June 12, 2002
Will the Nation Be Ready for the Next Bioterrorism Attack? Mending Gaps in the Public Health Infrastructure
Issue Brief No. 775 —
June 7, 2002
Average Wholesale Price for Prescription Drugs: Is There a More Appropriate Pricing Mechanism?
Issue Brief No. 774 —
June 3, 2002
Contracting for Quality: Medicare's Quality Improvement Organizations
Background Paper —
May 31, 2002
The Federal-State Struggle over Medicaid Matching Funds: An Update
Issue Brief No. 773 —
May 17, 2002
How Vulnerable Is the Nation's Food Supply? Linking Food Safety and Food Security
Site Visit —
April 19, 2002
Food and Drug Administration: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (Bethesda, Maryland)
Site Visit —
April 2–4, 2002
Child and Family Health Initiatives in the Bay Area
Background Paper —
April 3, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Fundamentals of the "System"
Issue Brief No. 772 —
March 8, 2002
Pharmacy Benefits: New Concepts in Plan Design
Issue Brief No. 771 —
March 7, 2002
Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse: Innovative State Strategies
Site Visit —
March 4–5, 2002
Transitions along the Continuum of Care: Elderly and Disabled Persons in New York
Site Visit —
February 20–22, 2002
Welfare Reform in Maryland: Flexibility in Action
Issue Brief No. 770 —
February 15, 2002
Promoting Marriage as Welfare Policy: Looking at a Public Role in Private Lives
Background Paper —
January 25, 2002
From Diagnosis to Payment: The Dynamics of Coding Systems for Hospital, Physician, and Other Health Services
Background Paper —
January 23, 2002
Who Will Be There to Care?The Growing Gap between Caregiver Supply and Demand
Site Visit —
January 14–16, 2002
Help Before There's Hurt: Integrating Child Welfare and Welfare Reform to Assist Families
Site Visit —
January 8–11, 2002
Managed Care: As Good As It Gets? (Los Angeles)
Background Paper —
November 2001
Meeting Employees' Information Needs in an Evolving Health Care Marketplace
Issue Brief No. 769 —
October 30, 2001
The Disappearing State Surpluses: How Come, How Long, and How Will They Affect Social Service Programs?
Site Visit —
October 12, 2001
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Issue Brief No. 768 —
October 5, 2001
Primary Care Case Management: Lessons for Medicare?
Background Paper —
October 2001
Emergency Preparedness from a Health Perspective: Preparing for Bioterrorism at the Federal, State, and Local Levels
Issue Brief No. 767 —
September 24, 2001
Health Insurance Family Style: Public Approaches to Reaching the Uninsured
Site Visit —
August 20–22, 2001
Mission Possible? Maintaining the Safety Net in Urban and Rural Colorado
Site Visit —
August 6–8, 2001
W-2 in 2001: Wisconsin Works at Welfare Reform
Background Paper —
August 2001
Medicare Coverage: Lessons from the Past, Questions for the Future
Issue Brief No. 766 —
July 25, 2001
Income Support Policy and the U.S. Child Support System
Issue Brief No. 765 —
July 9, 2001
Pharmacy Benefit Managers: A Model for Medicare?
Issue Brief No. 764 —
June 22, 2001
Federal and State Perspectives on GME Reform
Issue Brief No. 763 —
June 1, 2001
Nurse Workforce: Condition Critical
Background Paper —
June 2001
Youth Violence Prevention: How Does the Health Care Sector Respond?
Site Visit —
May 5, 2001
Health Care Financing Administration Central Office
Issue Brief No. 762 —
April 25, 2001
State-Based Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs: Temporary Fix or Lessons for Medicare?
Site Visit —
April 18–20, 2001
TANF and Work Support Services: On the Job in Greater Philadelphia
Background Paper —
April 2001
The Health Care Safety Net in a Time of Fiscal Pressures
Background Paper —
April 2001
Quality in the Making: Perspectives on Programs and Progress
Issue Brief No. 761 —
March 23, 2001
Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Families: Successes to Date and Challenges Ahead
Issue Brief No. 760 —
December 15, 2000
The Federal-State Medicaid Match: An Ongoing Tug-of-War over Practice and Policy
Site Visit —
November 13–15, 2000
Caring for the Elderly: Oregon's Pioneers (Portland, Oregon)
Background Paper —
November 2000
Emerging Issues in the Use of Binding Arbitration to Resolve Disputes between Individuals and Health Plans
Issue Brief No. 759 —
September 21, 2000
SCHIP in the Formative Years: An Update
Issue Brief No. 758 —
September 8, 2000
Medicare+Choice: Where to from Here?
Background Paper —
September 2000
The Asthma Epidemic: Prospects for Controlling an Escalating Public Health Crisis
Site Visit —
August 3, 2000
Insuring Virginia's Children: Local Outreach and Enrollment (Northern Virginia)
Issue Brief No. 757 —
July 11, 2000
Outpatient Commitment in Mental Health: Is Coercion the Price of Community Services?
Issue Brief No. 756 —
June 16, 2000
HCFA's Outpatient PPS: Finally Ready to Roll?
Background Paper —
June 2000
Using SCHIP to Subsidize Employment-Based Coverage: How Far Can This Strategy Go?
Issue Brief No. 755 —
May 31, 2000
Pharmaceutical Marketplace Dynamics
Site Visit —
April 17–19, 2000
Reinventing Medicaid: Hoosier Healthwise and Children's Health Insurance in Indiana
Issue Brief No. 754 —
April 14, 2000
Dispelling the Myths and Stigma of Mental Illness: The Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
Site Visit —
April 10–11, 2000
Site Visit to Seattle — University of Washington Academic Medical Center
Background Paper —
April 2000
Applying Science to Public Policy: The Context of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
Site Visit —
March 20, 2000
Site Visit to Detroit — Henry Ford Health System
Site Visit —
March 16–17, 2000
Site Visit to Richmond and Hampton Roads — Bon Secours Health System, Inc.
Issue Brief No. 753 —
March 15, 2000
Improving Quality and Preventing Error in Medical Practice
Issue Brief No. 752 —
February 23, 2000
Physician Connectivity: Electronic Prescribing
Site Visit —
January 11–14, 2000
Site Visit to Arizona — Managed Medicaid: Arizona's AHCCCS Experience
Issue Brief No. 751 —
January 7, 2000
Reshaping AHCs' Role in Biomedical Research
Background Paper —
January 2000
ERISA Health Plan Liability: Issues and Options for Reform
Issue Brief No. 750 —
November 8, 1999
Medicare Competitive Pricing: Lessons Being Learned in Phoenix and Kansas City
Background Paper —
November 1999
The Public Stake in Biomedical Research: A Policy Perspective
Issue Brief No. 749 —
October 27, 1999
The ABCs of PBMs
Issue Brief No. 748 —
October 19, 1999
CHIP and Medicaid Outreach and Enrollment: A Hands-on Look at Marketing and Applications
Site Visit —
October 4–5, 1999
Site Visit to Baltimore and Fort Detrick, Maryland — Preparing for a Bioterrorist Incident: Linking the Public Health and Medical Communities
Issue Brief No. 747 —
September 17, 1999
A Chicken (Nugget?) in Every Pot: What's at Stake in the Budget Debate
Issue Brief No. 746 —
September 13, 1999
The Nursing Center in Concept and Practice: Delivery and Financing Issues in Serving Vulnerable People
Issue Brief No. 745 —
July 20, 1999
Mental Health Coverage Parity: Separating Wheat from Chaff
Issue Brief No. 744 —
July 13, 1999
Access to Home Health Services under Medicare's Interim Payment System
Issue Brief No. 743 —
July 7, 1999
Implementing the BBA: The Challenge of Moving Medicare Post-Acute Services to PPS
Issue Brief No. 742 —
June 25, 1999
Canada's Generalist Training: Are There Lessons for the United States?
Issue Brief No. 740 —
May 14, 1999
Reducing Medical Error: Can You Be As Safe in a Hospital As You Are in a Jet?
Issue Brief No. 737 —
April 15, 1999
Substance Abuse Prevention: Could an Improved D.A.R.E. Program Help Bridge the Gap between Research and Practice?
Issue Brief No. 735 —
April 5, 1999
HIPAA as a Regulatory Model: Early Experiences and Future Prospects
Issue Brief No. 734 —
March 30, 1999
Margins As Measures: Gauging Hospitals' Financial Health
Issue Brief No. 733 —
March 24, 1999
Examining the Links between Retirement and Health Insurance: Implications for Medicare Eligibility
Background Paper —
March 1999
Providing Outpatient Prescription Drugs through Medicare: Can We Afford To? Can We Afford Not To?
Issue Brief No. 732 —
February 26, 1999
Welfare Reform and Its Impact on Medicaid: An Update
Issue Brief No. 731 —
February 11, 1999
Biological Terrorism: Is the Health Care Community Prepared?
Issue Brief No. 730 —
February 5, 1999
Medicare HMO Pullouts: What Do They Portend for the Future of Medicare+Choice?
Issue Brief No. 729 —
January 25, 1999
Filling the Geriatric Gap: Is the Health System Prepared for an Aging Population?
Site Visit —
November 17–20, 1998
Site Visit to Southern California — Plans and Providers: Risk, Accountability, and Staying Power
Issue Brief No. 728 —
November 12, 1998
Retooling Tax Subsidies for Health Coverage: Old Ideas, New Politics
Issue Brief No. 727 —
November 9, 1998
Physician Organizations Assuming Risk: Market and Policy Implications
Site Visit —
October 27–30, 1998
Site Visit to Utah and Nevada — Essential Community Health Services on the Frontier
Issue Brief No. 725 —
October 1, 1998
The State Children's Health Insurance Program: How Much Latitude Do the States Really Have?
Issue Brief No. 724 —
September 18, 1998
Protecting the Confidentiality of Health Information
Issue Brief No. 723 —
July 24, 1998
Communicating to Beneficiaries about Medicare+Choice: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Issue Brief No. 722 —
July 9, 1998
Medicare Coverage and Technology Diffusion: Past, Present, and Future
Background Paper —
July 1998
Protecting the Confidentiality of Health Information
Issue Brief No. 720 —
June 19, 1998
ERISA Health Plan Denials: Exploring Models for External Review
Site Visit —
May 26–28,1998
Site Visit to New Jersey — State and County Experiences with Welfare Reform and Access to Health Care
Issue Brief No. 718 —
April 14, 1998
Dual Diagnoses: The Challenge of Serving People with Concurrent Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Problems
Issue Brief No. 717 —
April 3, 1998
Increasing the Federal Cigarette Tax: A Means of Reducing Consumption?
Site Visit —
March 30–31, 1998
Site Visit to Philadelphia — Providing Community-Based Primary Care: Nursing Centers, CHCs, and Other Initiatives
Issue Brief No. 716 —
March 25, 1998
Restructuring the VA Health Care System: Safety Net, Training, and Other Considerations
Issue Brief No. 715 —
March 12, 1998
The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: What Lessons Can It Offer Policymakers?
Site Visit —
February 18–20, 1998
Site Visit to Northern California — Risk, Accountability, and Staying Power in Next-Generation Managed Care
Background Paper —
February 1998
Health Care Quality: From Data to Accountability
Issue Brief No. 653 —
July 28, 1994
Small Group Market Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperatives Revisited
Issue Brief No. 648 —
May 6, 1994
Federal Support of Medical Education: Framing the Issues for the Systems Reform Debate
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