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Written products include Issue Briefs (concise, analytic reports on a wide range of health policy issues), Background Papers (comprehensive overviews of major issues that synthesize market analysis or research findings and describe the different schools of thought on a particular topic or program initiative), and Basics (short primers, designed to answer basic questions about programs and practices).

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The Health Insurance Reform Project (HIRP), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization at the George Washington University, was founded in 1995 to foster improvements in health insurance and health care. HIRP is currently co-located with the National Health Policy Forum. The papers developed by HIRP staff and consultants are intended to stimulate discussion of emerging trends and policy proposals. As a courtesy to the health policy community, NHPF makes available on its Web site papers published solely by HIRP. A complete bibliography of materials produced by HIRP is also available for review.

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The BasicsApril 21, 2008
Older Americans Act of 1965 [332 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Carol V. O'Shaughnessy
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Background PaperApril 11, 2008
The Aging Services Network: Accomplishments and Challenges in Serving a Growing Elderly Population [ kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Carol V. O'Shaughnessy
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The BasicsMarch 25, 2008
HIPAA Coverage Provisions [240 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Lisa Sprague
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Meeting ReportMarch 14, 2008
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: New Variations on Key Ingredients: A Report from the Workshop on June 28, 2007 [577 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Jennifer Ryan
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Briefing BookFebruary 21 and 22, 2008
Insurance 101: The Fundamentals of Private Health Insurance
Author(s):  Sally Coberly and Lisa Sprague
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Background PaperJanuary 28, 2008
Pharmacogenomics: A Primer for Policymakers [1920 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's Author(s):  Leslie Tucker
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Background PaperSeptember 24, 2007
Medicare Advantage Payment Policy [434 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's Author(s):  Mark Merlis
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The BasicsSeptember 24, 2007
The Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program [283 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's Author(s):  Christie Provost Peters
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Issue Brief 825September 10, 2007
Physician Profiling: Can Medicare Paint an Accurate Picture? [435 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's Author(s):  Laura A. Dummit
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Background PaperAugust 21, 2007
Medicare's Use of Risk Adjustment [936 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's Author(s):  Gerald F. Kominski, PhD
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Issue Brief 824August 17, 2007
Medicaid and State Budgets: Clearing Storm, Foggy Forecast [1071 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's Author(s): Courtney Burke
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Issue Brief 823August 1, 2007
Shrinking Inpatient Psychiatric Capacity: Cause for Celebration or Concern? [605 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Eileen Salinsky and Christopher Loftis, PhD
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The BasicsJuly 27, 2007
The Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirement [480 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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Background PaperJuly 23, 2007
Health Information Technology Adoption Among Health Centers: A Digital Divide in the Making? [633 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Adil Moiduddin and Daniel S. Gaylin
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Issue Brief 822May 30, 2007
Trading Places: Real Choice Systems Change Grants and the Movement to Community-Based Long-Term Care Supports [612 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Cynthia Shirk
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Background PaperMay 9, 2007
The Prescription Drug Safety Net: Access to Pharmaceuticals for the Uninsured [683 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jack Hoadley, PhD
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Background PaperApril 23, 2007
The Fundamentals of Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans [868 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Beth Fuchs, PhD, and Lisa Potetz
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Issue Brief 821April 19, 2007
What Have You Done for Me Lately? Assessing Hospital Community Benefit [616 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Eileen Salinsky
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Technical PaperApril 4, 2007
Review of Access and Quality of Care in SCHIP Using Standardized National Performance Measures [514 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lee Partridge
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Background PaperMarch 28, 2007
Health Care Price Transparency and Price Competition [672 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Mark Merlis
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The BasicsMarch 28, 2007
SCHIP Financing [81 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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The BasicsMarch 27, 2007
SCHIP [81 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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Briefing BookFebruary 22-23, 2007
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid: Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Author(s): Christie Provost Peters & Mary Ellen Stahlman
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The BasicsFebruary 14, 2007
Medicare's Mental Health Benefits [118 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Christopher Loftis
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The BasicsFebruary 9, 2007
Medicaid [85 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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The BasicsJanuary 29, 2007
Medicare [89 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's Author(s):  Mary Ellen Stahlman
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Meeting ReportDecember 6, 2006
A Report from the Forum Session "Complexity, Coordination and Compromise: States and the Medicare Drug Benefit" (August 4, 2006) [531 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lee Partridge
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Issue Brief 820November 30, 2006
Personal Health Records: The People’s Choice? [597 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lisa Sprague
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Background PaperNovember 29, 2006
Value-Based Coverage Policy in the United States and the United Kingdom: Different Paths to a Common Goal [199 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Wilhelmine Miller
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Background PaperNovember 27, 2006
Medicare and Mental Health: The Fundamentals [222 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Christopher W. Loftis and Eileen Salinsky
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Issue Brief 819November 20, 2006
EPSDT: Medicaid’s Critical but Controversial Benefits Program for Children [183 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Christie Provost Peters
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Issue Brief 818November 10, 2006
Updating Medicare’s Physician Fees: The Sustainable Growth Rate Methodology [664 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Laura A. Dummit
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Issue Brief 817November 8, 2006
The Nuts and Bolts of PDPs [576 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Mary Ellen Stahlman
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Issue Brief 816November 2, 2006
Updating the WIC Food Packages: It's About Time [522 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jessamy Taylor
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Issue Brief 815October 9, 2006
Medicare Physician Payments and Spending [547 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Laura A. Dummit
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The BasicsSeptember 13, 2006
Medicaid Financing [471 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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Issue Brief 814August 15, 2006
Effects of Food Marketing to Kids: I’m Lovin’ It? [544 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Eileen Salinsky
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Issue Brief 813August 2, 2006
A Closer Look at the Medicare Part D Low–Income Benchmark Premium: How Low Can It Go? [184 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Mary Ellen Stahlman
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Issue Brief 812July 17, 2006
Premium Assistance in Medicaid and SCHIP: Ace in the Hole or House of Cards? [184 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Cynthia Shirk and Jennifer Ryan
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Issue Brief 811July 7, 2006
Don’t Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor: The Crowded State of America’s Emergency Departments [225 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jessamy Taylor
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Issue Brief 810March 29, 2006
Medicaid in 2006: A Trip Down the Yellow Brick Road? [183 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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Background PaperMarch 3, 2006
Rebalancing Long-Term Care: The Role of the Medicaid HCBS Waiver Program [206 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Cynthia Shirk
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Issue Brief 809February 28, 2006
Fitness, Knowledge, Progress: Assessing Physician Qualification [121 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lisa Sprague
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Background PaperFebruary 8, 2006
Health Benefits in Retirement: Set for Extinction? [454 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Mark Merlis
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Background PaperJanuary 25, 2006
The Vaccine Industry: Does It Need a Shot in the Arm? [240 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Eileen Salinsky and Cole Werble
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The BasicsNovember 29, 2005
Medicare Advantage [82 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Dawn M. Gencarelli
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Issue Brief 808November 11, 2005
Medicare Advantage SNPs: A New Opportunity for Integrated Care? [160 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Christie Provost Peters
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Meeting ReportSeptember 22, 2005
A Report from the Forum Session "Implementing the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Continuing Challenges for States" [125 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lee Partridge
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The BasicsSeptember 14, 2005
The Ryan White CARE Act [81 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jessamy Taylor
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Issue Brief 807August 29, 2005
One Pill, Many Prices: Variation in Prescription Drug Prices in Selected Government Programs [141 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Dawn M. Gencarelli
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Issue Brief 806August 24, 2005
Clinical Preventive Services: When Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? [170 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Eileen Salinsky
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Background PaperAugust 22, 2005
Caring for "Ryan White": The Fundamentals of HIV/AIDS Treatment Policy [332 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jessamy Taylor
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Issue Brief 805July 22, 2005
Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Moving Toward More Effective Systems of Care [204 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jane Koppelman
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The BasicsJuly 20, 2005
The Public Health Service [87 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jessamy Taylor
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Issue Brief 804July 13, 2005
Specialty Hospitals: Can General Hospitals Compete? [111 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Laura A. Dummit
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Issue Brief 803June 29, 2005
Local Coverage Initiatives: Solution or Band-Aid for the Uninsured? [155 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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Background PaperJune 27, 2005
Children with Special Health Care Needs: Minding the Gaps [376 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Christie Provost Peters
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ToolsMay 20, 2005
Medicare Advantage Program: Acronyms and Glossary [102 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
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Issue Brief 802May 6, 2005
Hospital Oversight in Medicare: Accreditation and Deeming Authority
[121 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lisa Sprague
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Background PaperApril 19, 2005
Health Insurance Coverage for Small Employers [198 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Dawn M. Gencarelli
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Background PaperApril 13, 2005
Fundamentals of Underwriting in the Nongroup Health Insurance Market: Access to Coverage and Options for Reform [169 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Mark Merlis
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Background PaperApril 11, 2005
Health Savings Accounts: The Fundamentals [173 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Beth Fuchs, PhD, and Julia A. James
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Briefing BookJanuary 13-14, 2005
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid: Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Author(s): Nora Super & Jennifer Ryan
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The BasicsDecember 22, 2004
Medicare Modernization Act of 2003: Overview of Part D [163 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Dawn M. Gencarelli
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Issue Brief 801October 26, 2004
The Provider System for Children's Mental Health: Workforce Capacity and Effective Treatment [120 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jane Koppelman
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Issue Brief 800September 29, 2004
Electronic Health Records: How Close? How Far to Go? [120 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lisa Sprague
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Background PaperSeptember 14, 2004
Medicaid's Disproportionate Share Hospital Program: Complex Structure, Critical Payments [151 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Robert E. Mechanic
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Meeting ReportAugust 31, 2004
A Report from the Forum Session "Implementing the New Medicare Drug Benefit: Challenges and Opportunities for States" [292 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Judith D. Moore and Jennifer Ryan
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Background PaperAugust 31, 2004
Fundamentals of Community Health Centers [227 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jessamy Taylor
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Site VisitAugust 31, 2004
The Economics of Quality: Changing Incentives in Cincinnati (May 24-25, 2004) [343 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Lisa Sprague and Nora Super
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Background PaperAugust 27, 2004
Tick-Tock: Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic [136 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Eileen Salinsky
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Background PaperAugust 24, 2004
Fundamentals of the Prescription Drug Market [178 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Christie Provost Peters
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Background PaperJuly 31, 2004
The Promise and the Reality of Long-Term Care Insurance [205 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Randy A. Desonia
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Issue Brief 799June 4, 2004
Children with Mental Disorders: Making Sense of Their Needs and the Systems That Help Them [149 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jane Koppelman
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Issue Brief 798May 14, 2004
Consumer Cost Sharing in Private Health Insurance: On the Threshold of Change [175 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Veronica Goff
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Issue Brief 797May 10, 2004
Medicare's Chronic Care Improvement Pilot Program: What Is Its Potential? [146 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Nora Super
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The BasicsApril 27, 2004
SCHIP [79 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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The BasicsApril 26, 2004
Medicaid [85 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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The BasicsApril 26, 2004
Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program [88 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Dawn M. Gencarelli
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The BasicsApril 26, 2004
State Pharmacy Assistance Programs [99 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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Issue Brief 796April 1, 2004
Veterans' Health Care: Balancing Resources and Responsibilities [134 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lisa Sprague
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Background PaperMarch 10, 2004
Necessary but Not Sufficient? Physician Volunteerism and the Health Care Safety Net [134 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Eileen Salinsky
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The BasicsFebruary 4, 2004
Prescription Drug Formularies [82 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Dawn M. Gencarelli
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Background PaperNovember 14, 2003
Bridging Silos, Part I: Linkages among the DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Programs [160 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Karen Matherlee, Consultant
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Background PaperNovember 14, 2003
Bridging Silos, Part II: DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Issues and Initiatives [152 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Karen Matherlee, Consultant
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Issue Brief 795November 13, 2003
Sailing SCHIP through Troubled Waters [107 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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Issue Brief 794September 30, 2003
Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Two for One or Double Jeopardy? [179 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan & Nora Super
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Background PaperSeptember 15, 2003
Shaping Public Programs through Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Waivers: The Fundamentals [253 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Cynthia Shirk, Consultant
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Issue Brief 793September 4, 2003
The Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals and Health Insurance Risk [183 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Dawn M. Gencarelli
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Background PaperAugust 14, 2003
WIC Reauthorization: Opportunities for Improving the Nutritional Status of Women, Infants, and Children [267 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Harriette B. Fox, Margaret A. McManus, Harry J. Schmidt, Consultants
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Background PaperJuly 11, 2003
Obesity in America: A Growing Threat [199 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Eileen Salinsky & Wakina Scott
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Issue Brief 792July 3, 2003
The Geography of Medicare: Explaining Differences in Payment and Costs [262 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Nora Super
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Background PaperJune 13, 2003
Improving Oral Health: Promise and Prospects [199 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer Ryan
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Issue Brief 791May 16, 2003
Disease Management to Population-Based Health: Steps in the Right Direction? [119 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lisa Sprague
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Issue Brief 790May 10, 2003
Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage: State Efforts to Control Costs [123 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Dawn M. Gencarelli
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Issue Brief 789April 11, 2003
Reauthorizing Head Start: The Future Federal Role in Preschool Programs for the Poor [214 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jane Koppelman, Consultant
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Background PaperApril 11, 2003
The U.S. Health Workforce: Definitions, Dollars, and Dilemmas [216 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Karen Matherlee, Consultant
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Background PaperMarch 12, 2003
Is Community Care a Civil Right? The Unfolding Saga of the Olmstead Decision [587 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Randy Desonia
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Issue Brief 788March 12, 2003
Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues [136 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Robin J. Strongin, Consultant, & Eileen Salinsky
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Briefing BookFebruary 23–24, 2003
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid: Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Author(s): Nora Super & Jennifer Ryan
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Issue Brief 787January 9, 2003
Converging on Nursing Home Quality [905 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lisa Sprague
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Issue Brief 786November 22, 2002
Depression: A Decade of Progress, More to Do [967 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Veronica V. Goff, Consultant
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Issue Brief 785November 15, 2002
U.S. Childhood Vaccine Availability: Legal, Regulatory, and Economic Complexities [1013 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Robin J. Strongin, Consultant
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Issue Brief 784November 12, 2002
Prescription Drugs in Nursing Homes: Managing Costs and Quality in a Complex Environment [1452 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Dan Mendelson; Rajeev Ramchand; Richard Abramson, M.D.; Anne Tumlinson, Consultants
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Issue Brief 783September 25, 2002
Running on Empty: The State Budget Crisis Worsens [177 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Randy Desonia
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Issue Brief 782September 9, 2002
Medigap: Prevalence, Premiums, and Opportunities
for Reform
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Author(s): Nora Super
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Background PaperAugust 28, 2002
Expanding Health Coverage for the Uninsured: Fundamentals of the Tax Credit Option [1044 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Beth Fuchs, Ph.D.; Mark Merlis; Julie James
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Issue Brief 781August 15, 2002
SCHIP Turns Five: Taking Stock, Moving Ahead [1935 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer M. Ryan
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Issue Brief 780July 22, 2002
Federal Child Care Funding for Low-Income Families: How Much Is Needed? [1903 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jane Koppelman
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Background PaperJune 21, 2002
Hatch-Waxman, Generics, and Patents: Balancing Prescription Drug Innovation, Competition, and Affordability [1230 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Robin J. Strongin
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Issue Brief 779June 20, 2002
Managing Advanced Illness: A Quality and Cost Challenge to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurers [997 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Karen Matherlee
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Issue Brief 778June 19, 2002
Welfare Reform and American Indians: Critical Issues for Reauthorization [942 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Wakina Scott
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Issue Brief 777June 13, 2002
1115 Ways to Waive Medicaid and SCHIP Rules [959 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer M. Ryan
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Issue Brief 776June 12, 2002
Will the Nation Be Ready for the Next Bioterrorism Attack? Mending Gaps in the Public Health Infrastructure [974 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Eileen Salinsky
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Issue Brief 775June 7, 2002
Average Wholesale Price for Prescription Drugs: Is There a More Appropriate Pricing Mechanism? [1184 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Dawn M. Gencarelli
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Issue Brief 774June 3, 2002
Contracting for Quality: Medicare's Quality
Improvement Organizations
[1010 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lisa Sprague
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Background PaperMay 31, 2002
The Federal-State Struggle over Medicaid Matching Funds:An Update [951 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Karen Matherlee
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Issue Brief 773May 17, 2002
How Vulnerable Is the Nation's Food Supply? Linking Food Safety and Food Security [975 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Robin J. Strongin
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Background PaperApril 3, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Fundamentals of
the "System"
[262 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Eileen Salinsky
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Issue Brief 772March 8, 2002
Pharmacy Benefits: New Concepts in Plan Design [1835 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Veronica V. Goff
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Issue Brief 771March 7, 2002
Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse: Innovative
State Strategies
[936 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Ginger P. Parra
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Issue Brief 770February 15, 2002
Promoting Marriage as Welfare Policy: Looking at a Public Role in Private Lives [1015 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jane Koppelman
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Background PaperJanuary 25, 2002
From Diagnosis to Payment: The Dynamics of Coding Systems for Hospital, Physician, and Other Health Services [952 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Karen Matherlee
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Background PaperJanuary 23, 2002
Who Will Be There to Care?The Growing Gap between Caregiver Supply and Demand [1084 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Nora Super
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Issue Brief 769October 30, 2001
The Disappearing State Surpluses: How Come, How Long, and How Will They Affect Social Service Programs? [193 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Randy Desonia
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Background PaperNovember 2001
Meeting Employees' Information Needs in an Evolving Health Care Marketplace [136 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lise Rybowski
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Background PaperOctober 2001
Emergency Preparedness from a Health Perspective: Preparing for Bioterrorism at the Federal, State, and Local Levels [552 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
variation Author(s): Robin J. Strongin
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Issue Brief 768October 5, 2001
Primary Care Case Management: Lessons for Medicare? [151 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lisa Sprague
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Issue Brief 767September 24, 2001
Health Insurance Family Style: Public Approaches to Reaching the Uninsured [219 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jennifer M. Ryan
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Background PaperAugust 2001
Medicare Coverage: Lessons from the Past, Questions for
the Future
[522 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Robin J. Strongin
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Issue Brief 766July 25, 2001
Income Support Policy and the U.S. Child Support System [181 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jane Koppelman
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Issue Brief 765July 9, 2001
Pharmacy Benefit Managers: A Model for Medicare? [1112 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Veronica Goff
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Issue Brief 764June 22, 2001
Federal and State Perspectives on GME Reform [144 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Karen Matherlee
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Background PaperJune 2001
Youth Violence Prevention: How Does the Health Care
Sector Respond?
[166 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Anthony S. Raden
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Issue Brief 763June 1, 2001
Nurse Workforce: Condition Critical [115 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Wakina Scott
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Issue Brief 762April 25, 2001
State-Based Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs: Temporary Fix or Lessons for Medicare? [107 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Robin J. Strongin
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Background PaperApril 2001
The Health Care Safety Net in a Time of Fiscal Pressures [320 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Richard Hegner
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Background PaperApril 2001
Quality in the Making: Perspectives on Programs and Progress [152 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Lisa Sprague
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Issue Brief 761March 23, 2001
Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Families: Successes to Date and Challenges Ahead [122 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Jane Koppelman
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Issue Brief 760December 15, 2000
The Federal-State Medicaid Match: An Ongoing Tug-of-War over Practice and Policy [187 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Karen Matherlee
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Background PaperNovember 2000
Emerging Issues in the Use of Binding Arbitration to Resolve Disputes between Individuals and Health Plans [142 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Karl Polzer
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Issue Brief 759September 21, 2000
SCHIP in the Formative Years: An Update [177 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Judith D. Moore
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Issue Brief 758September 8, 2000
Medicare+Choice: Where to from Here? [468 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Nora Super
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Background PaperSeptember 2000
The Asthma Epidemic: Prospects for Controlling an Escalating Public Health Crisis [511 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Richard Hegner
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Issue Brief 757July 11, 2000
Outpatient Commitment in Mental Health: Is Coercion the Price of Community Services? [147 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Coimbra Sirica
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Issue Brief 756June 16, 2000
HCFA's Outpatient PPS: Finally Ready to Roll? [74 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s): Karen Matherlee
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Background PaperJune 2000
Using SCHIP to Subsidize Employment-Based Coverage: How Far Can This Strategy Go? [139 kb]