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Publications included Issue Briefs (concise, analytic reports on health policy issues), Background Papers (longer documents that synthesized research, market analyses, and other findings on a particular topic or program initiative), and Basics (short primers that answered key questions about programs and policies). Publications are available for download, free of charge, through December 31, 2018.
Hospital Discharge Planning in Medicare: Current Requirements and Proposed Changes
The Basics
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February 9, 2016
Medicaid Financing
The Basics
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January 5, 2016
Medicaid Eligibility and Benefits
The Basics
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January 5, 2016
Medicare
The Basics
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January 4, 2016
The Medicare Drug Benefit (Part D)
The Basics
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January 4, 2016
Medicare Part B Premiums and Social Security Benefits
The Basics
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November 24, 2015
Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology: Proving Its Worth?
Issue Brief
No. 856
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November 16, 2015
Medicare's Post-Acute Care Payment: An Updated Review of the Issues and Policy Proposals
Issue Brief
No. 847
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October 5, 2015
Challenges of Forecasting Physician Workforce Needs Amid Delivery System Transformation
Issue Brief
No. 855
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September 29, 2015
The Star Rating System and Medicare Advantage Plans
Issue Brief
No. 854
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May 5, 2015
Annual Report 2014
Annual Report
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April 1, 2015
The Public Health Service
The Basics
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February 11, 2015
Health Policy Essentials 2015
Briefing Book
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February 6, 2015
Health Policy Essentials: Common Health Care Acronyms
Tools
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February 2, 2015
Relative Value Units (RVUs)
The Basics
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January 12, 2015
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Surveys: Assessing Patient Experience
The Basics
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December 18, 2014
Annual Report 2013
Annual Report
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April 1, 2014
National Spending for Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS), 2012
The Basics
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March 27, 2014
Telehealth: Into the Mainstream?
Issue Brief
No. 853
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March 10, 2014
Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration: A Work in Progress
Background Paper
No. 85
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February 21, 2014
Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services Programs Enacted by the ACA: Expanding Opportunities One Step at a Time
Background Paper
No. 86
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November 19, 2013
Seeking Value in Medicare: Performance Measurement for Clinical Professionals
Issue Brief
No. 852
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October 30, 2013
Health Workforce Needs: Projections Complicated by Practice and Technology Changes
Issue Brief
No. 851
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October 22, 2013
The Commission on Long-Term Care: Background Behind the Mission
The Basics
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October 17, 2013
Medicare Advantage Update: Benefits, Enrollment, and Payments After the ACA
Issue Brief
No. 850
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July 19, 2013
CMS's Proposed Rule Implementing the ACA-mandated Medicaid DSH Reductions
Issue Brief
No. 849
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June 25, 2013
Annual Report 2012
Annual Report
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April 1, 2013
The "Coopetition" Model: Caring for San Diego's Low-Income Population
Site Visit
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February 19–20, 2013
Assisted Living: Facilities, Financing, and Oversight
The Basics
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January 29, 2013
Family Caregivers: The Primary Providers of Assistance to People with Functional Limitations and Chronic Impairments
Background Paper
No. 84
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January 11, 2013
The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act: Major Legislative Provisions
The Basics
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January 3, 2013
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: FQHCs and Community Clinics in a Reformed Health Care Market
Issue Brief
No. 848
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December 18, 2012
Community Health Workers: A Front Line for Primary Care?
Issue Brief
No. 846
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September 17, 2012
Pulling Together to Improve Health: Integrating Health, Social, and Legal Services in DC
Site Visit
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July 20, 2012
Health Professions Education and Professional Obligations
The Basics
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April 30, 2012
Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Arlington County's Integrated Approach
Site Visit
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April 13, 2012
Recent Proposals to Limit Medigap Coverage and Modify Medicare Cost Sharing
Issue Brief
No. 845
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February 24, 2012
Older Americans Act of 1965: Programs and Funding
The Basics
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February 23, 2012
The Aging Services Network: Serving a Vulnerable and Growing Elderly Population in Tough Economic Times
Background Paper
No. 83
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December 13, 2011
Individual and Small-Group Market Health Insurance Rate Review and Disclosure: State and Federal Roles After PPACA
Issue Brief
No. 844
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September 28, 2011
Aligning Graduate Medical Education with Public Policy
Background Paper
No. 82
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September 14, 2011
Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows: Efforts to Improve Health and Reduce Costs in Denver
Site Visit
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May 31–June 2, 2011
Home, but Not Alone: Evidence-Based Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visitation
Issue Brief
No. 843
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May 26, 2011
The Hospitalist: Better Value in Inpatient Care?
Issue Brief
No. 842
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March 30, 2011
Medicare's Bundling Pilot: Including Post-Acute Care Services
Issue Brief
No. 841
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March 28, 2011
Self-Insurance and the Potential Effects of Health Reform on the Small-Group Market
Issue Brief
No. 840
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December 21, 2010
The Elder Justice Act: Addressing Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
The Basics
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November 30, 2010
Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs): Federal and State Efforts to Guide Consumers Through the Long-Term Services and Supports Maze
Background Paper
No. 81
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November 19, 2010
Premium Assistance: An Update
Background Paper
No. 80
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October 12, 2010
Medicaid Payment for Generic Drugs: Achieving Savings and Access
Issue Brief
No. 839
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September 30, 2010
The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical
Background Paper
No. 79
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September 28, 2010
High Hopes: Public Health Approaches to Reducing the Need for Health Care
Background Paper
No. 78
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September 27, 2010
Governmental Public Health: An Overview of State and Local Public Health Agencies
Background Paper
No. 77
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August 18, 2010
Medicare Physician Fees: The Data Behind the Numbers
Issue Brief
No. 838
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July 22, 2010
Tapping the Potential of the Health Care Workforce: Scope-of-Practice and Payment Policies for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants
Background Paper
No. 76
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July 6, 2010
Keeping Health Insurance After a Job Loss: COBRA Continuation Coverage and Subsidies
Issue Brief
No. 837
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June 24, 2010
Health Care Shortage Designations: HPSA, MUA, and TBD
Background Paper
No. 75
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June 4, 2010
Heath Care Spending: Why Is Miami an Outlier?
Site Visit
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June 2–4, 2010
Physician Assessment: Measuring Competence and Performance
Background Paper
No. 74
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May 11, 2010
Information and Incentives: Improving the Health of New York City's Low-Income Population
Site Visit
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April 5–7, 2010
Oral Health Checkup: Progress in Tough Fiscal Times?
Issue Brief
No. 836
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March 29, 2010
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
The Basics
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March 29, 2010
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
The Basics
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March 10, 2010
The Medical Education of Physicians
Background Paper
No. 73
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February 17, 2010
Got Junk? The Federal Role in Regulating “Competitive” Foods
Issue Brief
No. 835
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December 11, 2009
No Free Lunch? Current Challenges Facing the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Background Paper
No. 72
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December 11, 2009
The Role of Ombudsmen in Assuring Quality for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: Straining to Make Ends Meet
Background Paper
No. 71
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December 2, 2009
Coverage and Payment for Prescription Drugs Under Medicare Part B: A Complex Patchwork
Background Paper
No. 70
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August 31, 2009
Stimulus Bill Implementation: Expanding Meaningful Use of Health IT
Issue Brief
No. 834
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August 25, 2009
The Medicare Drug Benefit: Update on the Low-Income Subsidy
Issue Brief
No. 833
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July 31, 2009
A Health Insurance Exchange: Prototypes and Design Issues
Issue Brief
No. 832
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June 5, 2009
Underwriting in the Non-Group Health Insurance Market: The Fundamentals
Background Paper
No. 69
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June 4, 2009
Resilience and Renaissance: Efforts to Rebuild a Healthier New Orleans
Site Visit
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May 26–28, 2009
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP): The Fundamentals
Background Paper
No. 68
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April 23, 2009
Show Me the Money: The Implications of Schedule H
Issue Brief
No. 831
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April 21, 2009
Schedule H: New Community Benefit Reporting Requirements for Hospitals
Background Paper
No. 67
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April 21, 2009
Coordinating Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions: The Guided Care Model and Other Innovative Approaches
Site Visit
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April 17 & August 7, 2009
The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
The Basics
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April 13, 2009
Health Care-Associated Infections: Is There an End in Sight?
Issue Brief
No. 830
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March 13, 2009
Comparative Effectiveness: What Is It? Who Does It? And Where Is It Going?
Fundamentals Briefing
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February 13, 2009
Medicaid, Employers, and Medigap: Wrapping Around Medicare
Fundamentals Briefing
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February 6, 2009
The World of Prescription Drugs: Approvals, Pricing, and Purchasing
Fundamentals Briefing
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January 30, 2009
Reauthorizing SCHIP: A Summary of Selected Issues
Issue Brief
No. 829
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January 8, 2009
Glossary of Health Insurance Terms
Tools
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December 12, 2008
Medicaid Financing: How the FMAP Formula Works and Why It Falls Short
Issue Brief
No. 828
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December 11, 2008
Primary Care Physician Supply, Physician Compensation, and Medicare Fees: What Is the Connection?
Issue Brief
No. 827
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November 3, 2008
Medicaid and Mental Health Services
Background Paper
No. 66
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October 23, 2008
Tending to Richmond's Children: Community Strategies to Bridge Service Gaps
Site Visit
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October 23–24, 2008
Covering All Kids: States Setting the Pace
Issue Brief
No. 826
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September 30, 2008
Community-Based Long-Term Care in Milwaukee: Wisconsin Still Ahead
Site Visit
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August 11–13, 2008
Strong as the Weakest Link: Medical Response to a Catastrophic Event
Background Paper
No. 65
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August 8, 2008
Medicare Demonstrations
The Basics
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July 30, 2008
Medicaid and SCHIP Waivers
The Basics
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July 30, 2008
Shaping Medicaid and SCHIP through Waivers: The Fundamentals
Background Paper
No. 64
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July 22, 2008
The Fundamentals of Medicare Demonstrations
Background Paper
No. 63
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July 22, 2008
The Aging Services Network: Accomplishments and Challenges in Serving a Growing Elderly Population
Background Paper
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April 11, 2008
Competition and Collaboration, Chicago-Style
Site Visit
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March 16–18, 2008
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: New Variations on Key Ingredients: A Report from the Workshop on June 28, 2007
Meeting Report
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March 14, 2008
Insurance 101: The Fundamentals of Private Health Insurance
Fundamentals Briefing
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February 21–22, 2008
Pharmacogenomics: A Primer for Policymakers
Background Paper
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January 28, 2008
Children's Behavioral Health Services in Baltimore: Walking the Continuum
Site Visit
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September 30–October 1, 2007
Medicare Advantage Payment Policy
Background Paper
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September 24, 2007
Physician Profiling: Can Medicare Paint an Accurate Picture?
Issue Brief
No. 825
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September 10, 2007
Medicare's Use of Risk Adjustment
Background Paper
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August 21, 2007
Medicaid and State Budgets: Clearing Storm, Foggy Forecast
Issue Brief
No. 824
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August 17, 2007
Community-Based Long-Term Care: Wisconsin Stays Ahead
Site Visit
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August 8–10, 2007
Shrinking Inpatient Psychiatric Capacity: Cause for Celebration or Concern?
Issue Brief
No. 823
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August 1, 2007
Health Information Technology Adoption Among Health Centers: A Digital Divide in the Making?
Background Paper
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July 23, 2007
Trading Places: Real Choice Systems Change Grants and the Movement to Community-Based Long-Term Care Supports
Issue Brief
No. 822
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May 30, 2007
The Prescription Drug Safety Net: Access to Pharmaceuticals for the Uninsured
Background Paper
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May 9, 2007
The Fundamentals of Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans
Background Paper
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April 23, 2007
What Have You Done for Me Lately? Assessing Hospital Community Benefit
Issue Brief
No. 821
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April 19, 2007
Competition and Collaboration: The Spirit of St. Louis
Site Visit
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April 3–5, 2007
Review of Access and Quality of Care in SCHIP Using Standardized National Performance Measures
Technical Paper
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April 4, 2007
Health Care Price Transparency and Price Competition
Background Paper
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March 28, 2007
Fairfax County's Commitment: A Housing and Health Continuum for Seniors
Site Visit
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March 2, 2007
A Report from the Forum Session "Complexity, Coordination and Compromise: States and the Medicare Drug Benefit" (August 4, 2006)
Meeting Report
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December 6, 2006
Personal Health Records: The People's Choice?
Issue Brief
No. 820
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November 30, 2006
Value-Based Coverage Policy in the United States and the United Kingdom: Different Paths to a Common Goal
Background Paper
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November 29, 2006
Medicare and Mental Health: The Fundamentals
Background Paper
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November 27, 2006
EPSDT: Medicaid's Critical but Controversial Benefits Program for Children
Issue Brief
No. 819
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November 20, 2006
Updating Medicare's Physician Fees: The Sustainable Growth Rate Methodology
Issue Brief
No. 818
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November 10, 2006
The Nuts and Bolts of PDPs
Issue Brief
No. 817
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November 8, 2006
Updating the WIC Food Packages: It's About Time
Issue Brief
No. 816
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November 2, 2006
Medicare Physician Payments and Spending
Issue Brief
No. 815
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October 9, 2006
Effects of Food Marketing to Kids: I'm Lovin' It?
Issue Brief
No. 814
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August 15, 2006
A Closer Look at the Medicare Part D Low–Income Benchmark Premium: How Low Can It Go?
Issue Brief
No. 813
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August 2, 2006
Premium Assistance in Medicaid and SCHIP: Ace in the Hole or House of Cards?
Issue Brief
No. 812
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July 17, 2006
Don't Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor: The Crowded State of America's Emergency Departments
Issue Brief
No. 811
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July 7, 2006
The Electronic Health Record in Practice: Why, How, and What Next?
Site Visit
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June 23, 2006
LA Story: Improving Care Management for the Chronically Ill and Chronically Underserved
Site Visit
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April 18–20, 2006
Medicaid in 2006: A Trip Down the Yellow Brick Road?
Issue Brief
No. 810
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March 29, 2006
Rebalancing Long-Term Care: The Role of the Medicaid HCBS Waiver Program
Background Paper
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March 3, 2006
Fitness, Knowledge, Progress: Assessing Physician Qualification
Issue Brief
No. 809
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February 28, 2006
Health Benefits in Retirement: Set for Extinction?
Background Paper
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February 8, 2006
The Vaccine Industry: Does It Need a Shot in the Arm?
Background Paper
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January 25, 2006
Redesigning Practice to Improve Care Delivery (Boston)
Site Visit
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December 4–6, 2005
Medicare Advantage SNPs: A New Opportunity for Integrated Care?
Issue Brief
No. 808
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November 11, 2005
A Report from the Forum Session “Implementing the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Continuing Challenges for States”
Meeting Report
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September 22, 2005
One Pill, Many Prices: Variation in Prescription Drug Prices in Selected Government Programs
Issue Brief
No. 807
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August 29, 2005
Clinical Preventive Services: When Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Issue Brief
No. 806
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August 24, 2005
Caring for "Ryan White": The Fundamentals of HIV/AIDS Treatment Policy
Background Paper
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August 22, 2005
Keeping Track of Care: Quality and Technology at LifeBridge Health System (Baltimore)
Site Visit
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August 5, 2005
Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Moving Toward More Effective Systems of Care
Issue Brief
No. 805
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July 22, 2005
Specialty Hospitals: Can General Hospitals Compete?
Issue Brief
No. 804
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July 13, 2005
Local Coverage Initiatives: Solution or Band-Aid for the Uninsured?
Issue Brief
No. 803
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June 29, 2005
Children with Special Health Care Needs: Minding the Gaps
Background Paper
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June 27, 2005
Insurance 101: The Fundamentals of Private Health Insurance
Fundamentals Briefing
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April 22 and May 6, 2005
Hospital Oversight in Medicare: Accreditation and Deeming Authority
Issue Brief
No. 802
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May 6, 2005
Health Insurance Coverage for Small Employers
Background Paper
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April 19, 2005
Fundamentals of Underwriting in the Nongroup Health Insurance Market: Access to Coverage and Options for Reform
Background Paper
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April 13, 2005
Health Savings Accounts: The Fundamentals
Background Paper
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April 11, 2005
Exploring California's Rural Health System: From the Redwood Forests to the Baja Border
Site Visit
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March 29–31, 2005
Quality Improvement in Maryland: Partnerships and Progress
Site Visit
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December 9–10, 2004
The Provider System for Children's Mental Health: Workforce Capacity and Effective Treatment
Issue Brief
No. 801
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October 26, 2004
Electronic Health Records: How Close? How Far to Go?
Issue Brief
No. 800
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September 29, 2004
Medicaid's Disproportionate Share Hospital Program: Complex Structure, Critical Payments
Background Paper
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September 14, 2004
A Report from the Forum Session "Implementing the New Medicare Drug Benefit: Challenges and Opportunities for States"
Meeting Report
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August 31, 2004
Fundamentals of Community Health Centers
Background Paper
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August 31, 2004
Tick-Tock: Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic
Background Paper
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August 27, 2004
Fundamentals of the Prescription Drug Market
Background Paper
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August 24, 2004
The Promise and the Reality of Long-Term Care Insurance
Background Paper
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July 31, 2004
Children with Mental Disorders: Making Sense of Their Needs and the Systems That Help Them
Issue Brief
No. 799
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June 4, 2004
The Economics of Quality: Changing Incentives in Cincinnati
Site Visit
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May 24–25, 2004
Consumer Cost Sharing in Private Health Insurance: On the Threshold of Change
Issue Brief
No. 798
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May 14, 2004
Medicare's Chronic Care Improvement Pilot Program: What Is Its Potential?
Issue Brief
No. 797
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May 10, 2004
Veterans' Health Care: Balancing Resources and Responsibilities
Issue Brief
No. 796
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April 1, 2004
Necessary but Not Sufficient? Physician Volunteerism and the Health Care Safety Net
Background Paper
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March 10, 2004
The Health Care Safety Net in South Carolina: A Test of Tenacity
Site Visit
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February 17–19, 2004
Bridging Silos, Part I: Linkages among the DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Programs
Background Paper
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November 14, 2003
Bridging Silos, Part II: DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Issues and Initiatives
Background Paper
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November 14, 2003
Sailing SCHIP through Troubled Waters
Issue Brief
No. 795
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November 13, 2003
Rural Health Care in the Electronic Age (Danville, PA)
Site Visit
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November 6–7, 2003
Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Two for One or Double Jeopardy?
Issue Brief
No. 794
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September 30, 2003
Medical Response for Terrorist and Public Health Threats: One Region's Experience (Pittsburgh)
Site Visit
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September 22–23, 2003
Shaping Public Programs through Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Waivers: The Fundamentals
Background Paper
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September 15, 2003
The Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals and Health Insurance Risk
Issue Brief
No. 793
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September 4, 2003
WIC Reauthorization: Opportunities for Improving the Nutritional Status of Women, Infants, and Children
Background Paper
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August 14, 2003
Obesity in America: A Growing Threat
Background Paper
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July 11, 2003
The Geography of Medicare: Explaining Differences in Payment and Costs
Issue Brief
No. 792
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July 3, 2003
Improving Oral Health: Promise and Prospects
Background Paper
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June 13, 2003
Doing It RIte: Exploring a Decade of Health Coverage Innovation (Rhode Island)
Site Visit
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May 27–29, 2003
Disease Management to Population-Based Health: Steps in the Right Direction?
Issue Brief
No. 791
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May 16, 2003
Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage: State Efforts to Control Costs
Issue Brief
No. 790
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May 10, 2003
Reauthorizing Head Start: The Future Federal Role in Preschool Programs for the Poor
Issue Brief
No. 789
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April 11, 2003
The U.S. Health Workforce: Definitions, Dollars, and Dilemmas
Background Paper
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April 11, 2003
Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues
Issue Brief
No. 788
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March 12, 2003
Is Community Care a Civil Right? The Unfolding Saga of the Olmstead Decision
Background Paper
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March 12, 2003
Converging on Nursing Home Quality
Issue Brief
No. 787
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January 9, 2003
Depression: A Decade of Progress, More to Do
Issue Brief
No. 786
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November 22, 2002
U.S. Childhood Vaccine Availability: Legal, Regulatory, and Economic Complexities
Issue Brief
No. 785
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November 15, 2002
The Medicare and Medicaid Intersection: Caring for Arizona's Seniors
Site Visit
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November 12–14, 2002
Prescription Drugs in Nursing Homes: Managing Costs and Quality in a Complex Environment
Issue Brief
No. 784
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November 12, 2002
Running on Empty: The State Budget Crisis Worsens
Issue Brief
No. 783
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September 25, 2002
Medigap: Prevalence, Premiums, and Opportunities for Reform
Issue Brief
No. 782
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September 9, 2002
Expanding Health Coverage for the Uninsured: Fundamentals of the Tax Credit Option
Background Paper
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August 28, 2002
SCHIP Turns Five: Taking Stock, Moving Ahead
Issue Brief
No. 781
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August 15, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Exploring Federal, State, and Local Relationships (Atlanta)
Site Visit
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August 7–9, 2002
Federal Child Care Funding for Low-Income Families: How Much Is Needed?
Issue Brief
No. 780
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July 22, 2002
Hatch-Waxman, Generics, and Patents: Balancing Prescription Drug Innovation, Competition, and Affordability
Background Paper
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June 21, 2002
Managing Advanced Illness: A Quality and Cost Challenge to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurers
Issue Brief
No. 779
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June 20, 2002
Welfare Reform and American Indians: Critical Issues for Reauthorization
Issue Brief
No. 778
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June 19, 2002
1115 Ways to Waive Medicaid and SCHIP Rules
Issue Brief
No. 777
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June 13, 2002
Will the Nation Be Ready for the Next Bioterrorism Attack? Mending Gaps in the Public Health Infrastructure
Issue Brief
No. 776
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June 12, 2002
Average Wholesale Price for Prescription Drugs: Is There a More Appropriate Pricing Mechanism?
Issue Brief
No. 775
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June 7, 2002
Contracting for Quality: Medicare's Quality Improvement Organizations
Issue Brief
No. 774
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June 3, 2002
The Federal-State Struggle over Medicaid Matching Funds: An Update
Background Paper
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May 31, 2002
How Vulnerable Is the Nation's Food Supply? Linking Food Safety and Food Security
Issue Brief
No. 773
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May 17, 2002
Food and Drug Administration: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (Bethesda, Maryland)
Site Visit
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April 19, 2002
Child and Family Health Initiatives in the Bay Area
Site Visit
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April 2–4, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Fundamentals of the "System"
Background Paper
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April 3, 2002
Pharmacy Benefits: New Concepts in Plan Design
Issue Brief
No. 772
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March 8, 2002
Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse: Innovative State Strategies
Issue Brief
No. 771
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March 7, 2002
Transitions along the Continuum of Care: Elderly and Disabled Persons in New York
Site Visit
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March 4–5, 2002
Welfare Reform in Maryland: Flexibility in Action
Site Visit
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February 20–22, 2002
Promoting Marriage as Welfare Policy: Looking at a Public Role in Private Lives
Issue Brief
No. 770
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February 15, 2002
From Diagnosis to Payment: The Dynamics of Coding Systems for Hospital, Physician, and Other Health Services
Background Paper
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January 25, 2002
Who Will Be There to Care? The Growing Gap between Caregiver Supply and Demand
Background Paper
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January 23, 2002
Help Before There's Hurt: Integrating Child Welfare and Welfare Reform to Assist Families
Site Visit
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January 14–16, 2002
Managed Care: As Good As It Gets? (Los Angeles)
Site Visit
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January 8–11, 2002
Meeting Employees' Information Needs in an Evolving Health Care Marketplace
Background Paper
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November 2001
The Disappearing State Surpluses: How Come, How Long, and How Will They Affect Social Service Programs?
Issue Brief
No. 769
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October 30, 2001
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Site Visit
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October 12, 2001
Primary Care Case Management: Lessons for Medicare?
Issue Brief
No. 768
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October 5, 2001
Emergency Preparedness from a Health Perspective: Preparing for Bioterrorism at the Federal, State, and Local Levels
Background Paper
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October 2001
Health Insurance Family Style: Public Approaches to Reaching the Uninsured
Issue Brief
No. 767
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September 24, 2001
Mission Possible? Maintaining the Safety Net in Urban and Rural Colorado
Site Visit
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August 20–22, 2001
W-2 in 2001: Wisconsin Works at Welfare Reform
Site Visit
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August 6–8, 2001
Medicare Coverage: Lessons from the Past, Questions for the Future
Background Paper
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August 2001
Income Support Policy and the U.S. Child Support System
Issue Brief
No. 766
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July 25, 2001
Pharmacy Benefit Managers: A Model for Medicare?
Issue Brief
No. 765
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July 9, 2001
Federal and State Perspectives on GME Reform
Issue Brief
No. 764
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June 22, 2001
Nurse Workforce: Condition Critical
Issue Brief
No. 763
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June 1, 2001
Youth Violence Prevention: How Does the Health Care Sector Respond?
Background Paper
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June 2001
Health Care Financing Administration Central Office
Site Visit
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May 5, 2001
State-Based Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs: Temporary Fix or Lessons for Medicare?
Issue Brief
No. 762
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April 25, 2001
TANF and Work Support Services: On the Job in Greater Philadelphia
Site Visit
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April 18–20, 2001
Quality in the Making: Perspectives on Programs and Progress
Background Paper
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April 2001
The Health Care Safety Net in a Time of Fiscal Pressures
Background Paper
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April 2001
Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Families: Successes to Date and Challenges Ahead
Issue Brief
No. 761
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March 23, 2001
The Federal-State Medicaid Match: An Ongoing Tug-of-War over Practice and Policy
Issue Brief
No. 760
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December 15, 2000
Caring for the Elderly: Oregon's Pioneers (Portland, Oregon)
Site Visit
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November 13–15, 2000
Emerging Issues in the Use of Binding Arbitration to Resolve Disputes between Individuals and Health Plans
Background Paper
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November 2000
SCHIP in the Formative Years: An Update
Issue Brief
No. 759
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September 21, 2000
Medicare+Choice: Where to from Here?
Issue Brief
No. 758
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September 8, 2000
The Asthma Epidemic: Prospects for Controlling an Escalating Public Health Crisis
Background Paper
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September 2000
Insuring Virginia's Children: Local Outreach and Enrollment (Northern Virginia)
Site Visit
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August 3, 2000
Outpatient Commitment in Mental Health: Is Coercion the Price of Community Services?
Issue Brief
No. 757
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July 11, 2000
HCFA's Outpatient PPS: Finally Ready to Roll?
Issue Brief
No. 756
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June 16, 2000
Using SCHIP to Subsidize Employment-Based Coverage: How Far Can This Strategy Go?
Background Paper
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June 2000
Pharmaceutical Marketplace Dynamics
Issue Brief
No. 755
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May 31, 2000
Reinventing Medicaid: Hoosier Healthwise and Children's Health Insurance in Indiana
Site Visit
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April 17–19, 2000
Dispelling the Myths and Stigma of Mental Illness: The Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
Issue Brief
No. 754
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April 14, 2000
Site Visit to Seattle — University of Washington Academic Medical Center
Site Visit
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April 10–11, 2000
Applying Science to Public Policy: The Context of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
Background Paper
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April 2000
Site Visit to Detroit — Henry Ford Health System
Site Visit
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March 20, 2000
Site Visit to Richmond and Hampton Roads — Bon Secours Health System, Inc.
Site Visit
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March 16–17, 2000
Improving Quality and Preventing Error in Medical Practice
Issue Brief
No. 753
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March 15, 2000
Physician Connectivity: Electronic Prescribing
Issue Brief
No. 752
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February 23, 2000
Site Visit to Arizona — Managed Medicaid: Arizona's AHCCCS Experience
Site Visit
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January 11–14, 2000
Reshaping AHCs' Role in Biomedical Research
Issue Brief
No. 751
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January 7, 2000
ERISA Health Plan Liability: Issues and Options for Reform
Background Paper
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January 2000
Medicare Competitive Pricing: Lessons Being Learned in Phoenix and Kansas City
Issue Brief
No. 750
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November 8, 1999
The Public Stake in Biomedical Research: A Policy Perspective
Background Paper
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November 1999
The ABCs of PBMs
Issue Brief
No. 749
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October 27, 1999
CHIP and Medicaid Outreach and Enrollment: A Hands-on Look at Marketing and Applications
Issue Brief
No. 748
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October 19, 1999
Site Visit to Baltimore and Fort Detrick, Maryland — Preparing for a Bioterrorist Incident: Linking the Public Health and Medical Communities
Site Visit
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October 4–5, 1999
A Chicken (Nugget?) in Every Pot: What's at Stake in the Budget Debate
Issue Brief
No. 747
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September 17, 1999
The Nursing Center in Concept and Practice: Delivery and Financing Issues in Serving Vulnerable People
Issue Brief
No. 746
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September 13, 1999
Mental Health Coverage Parity: Separating Wheat from Chaff
Issue Brief
No. 745
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July 20, 1999
Access to Home Health Services under Medicare's Interim Payment System
Issue Brief
No. 744
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July 13, 1999
Implementing the BBA: The Challenge of Moving Medicare Post-Acute Services to PPS
Issue Brief
No. 743
—
July 7, 1999
Canada's Generalist Training: Are There Lessons for the United States?
Issue Brief
No. 742
—
June 25, 1999
Reducing Medical Error: Can You Be As Safe in a Hospital As You Are in a Jet?
Issue Brief
No. 740
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May 14, 1999
Substance Abuse Prevention: Could an Improved D.A.R.E. Program Help Bridge the Gap between Research and Practice?
Issue Brief
No. 737
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April 15, 1999
HIPAA as a Regulatory Model: Early Experiences and Future Prospects
Issue Brief
No. 735
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April 5, 1999
Margins As Measures: Gauging Hospitals' Financial Health
Issue Brief
No. 734
—
March 30, 1999
Examining the Links between Retirement and Health Insurance: Implications for Medicare Eligibility
Issue Brief
No. 733
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March 24, 1999
Providing Outpatient Prescription Drugs through Medicare: Can We Afford To? Can We Afford Not To?
Background Paper
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March 1999
Welfare Reform and Its Impact on Medicaid: An Update
Issue Brief
No. 732
—
February 26, 1999
Biological Terrorism: Is the Health Care Community Prepared?
Issue Brief
No. 731
—
February 11, 1999
Medicare HMO Pullouts: What Do They Portend for the Future of Medicare+Choice?
Issue Brief
No. 730
—
February 5, 1999
Filling the Geriatric Gap: Is the Health System Prepared for an Aging Population?
Issue Brief
No. 729
—
January 25, 1999
Site Visit to Southern California — Plans and Providers: Risk, Accountability, and Staying Power
Site Visit
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November 17–20, 1998
Retooling Tax Subsidies for Health Coverage: Old Ideas, New Politics
Issue Brief
No. 728
—
November 12, 1998
Physician Organizations Assuming Risk: Market and Policy Implications
Issue Brief
No. 727
—
November 9, 1998
Site Visit to Utah and Nevada — Essential Community Health Services on the Frontier
Site Visit
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October 27–30, 1998
The State Children's Health Insurance Program: How Much Latitude Do the States Really Have?
Issue Brief
No. 725
—
October 1, 1998
Protecting the Confidentiality of Health Information
Issue Brief
No. 724
—
September 18, 1998
Communicating to Beneficiaries about Medicare+Choice: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Issue Brief
No. 723
—
July 24, 1998
Medicare Coverage and Technology Diffusion: Past, Present, and Future
Issue Brief
No. 722
—
July 9, 1998
Protecting the Confidentiality of Health Information
Background Paper
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July 1998
ERISA Health Plan Denials: Exploring Models for External Review
Issue Brief
No. 720
—
June 19, 1998
Site Visit to New Jersey — State and County Experiences with Welfare Reform and Access to Health Care
Site Visit
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May 26–28,1998
Dual Diagnoses: The Challenge of Serving People with Concurrent Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Problems
Issue Brief
No. 718
—
April 14, 1998
Increasing the Federal Cigarette Tax: A Means of Reducing Consumption?
Issue Brief
No. 717
—
April 3, 1998
Site Visit to Philadelphia — Providing Community-Based Primary Care: Nursing Centers, CHCs, and Other Initiatives
Site Visit
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March 30–31, 1998
Restructuring the VA Health Care System: Safety Net, Training, and Other Considerations
Issue Brief
No. 716
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March 25, 1998
The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: What Lessons Can It Offer Policymakers?
Issue Brief
No. 715
—
March 12, 1998
Site Visit to Northern California — Risk, Accountability, and Staying Power in Next-Generation Managed Care
Site Visit
—
February 18–20, 1998
Health Care Quality: From Data to Accountability
Background Paper
—
February 1998
Small Group Market Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperatives Revisited
Issue Brief
No. 653
—
July 28, 1994
Federal Support of Medical Education: Framing the Issues for the Systems Reform Debate
Issue Brief
No. 648
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May 6, 1994
