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Policy Papers: Health Care


Health Coverage & the Uninsured

Insured but not protected:
by C. Schoen, Health Affairs

The Uninsured and Their Access to Health Care
by the Kaiser Family Foundation

Paying a Premium: The Added Cost of Care for the Uninsured

by Families USA

Strategies for Improving State and Employer Coverage
by The Commonwealth Fund

Uninsured Americans with Chronic Health Conditions
by the Urban Institute

Insured But Not Protected: How Many Adults Are Underinsured?

by C. Schoen, M.M. Doty, S.R. Collins and A.L. Holmgren, Health Affairs

Reinsurance: An Answer to Unaffordable Premiums?
by The Commonwealth Fund

Health Insurance Coverage of the Near Elderly
by the Kaiser Family Foundation

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Managed Competition
by Henry J. Aaron, Brookings Institute


Fact sheet on the uninsured
by CoveringTheUninsured.org

Access And Quality: Does Rural America Lag Behind?
by James D. Reschovsky and Andrea B. Staiti, Health Affairs

Competitive Markets For Individual Health Insurance
by Scott Harrington and Tom Miller, Cato Institute

Covering the Uninsured: How States Can Expand and Improve Health Coverage
by Robert E. Moffit and Nina Owcharenko, The Heritage Foundation

Reducing Uninsurance By Reforming Health Insurance In The Small-Business Sector
by Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation

Health Insurance, Welfare, and Work
by Alan Weil and John Holahan, Brookings Institute



Health Policy

A Commitment to Improve Health Care Quality, Access and Affordability
by America's Health Insurance Plans

Comparison Chart of 2004 Candidates' Health Care Agenda
by the BlueCross BlueShield Association

Legislative Malpractice: Misdiagnosing Patients' Rights
by Greg Scandlen, Cato Institute

The Physician Workforce:  Too Many, Too Few, or Just Right?:  Conference Presentation
by The Lewin Group

Effects Of The Malpractice Crisis On Access To And Incidence Of High-Risk Procedures: Evidence From Florida
by David Dranove and Anne Gron, Health Affairs

States in Action: A Quarterly Look at Innovations in Health Policy
by The Commonwealth Fund

The Health Care for All Californians Act: Cost and Economic Impacts Analysis
by The Lewin Group

A new approach to promote patient safety
by J. Rosenthal and M. Booth, National Academy for State Health Policy

Recommendations to the Social Security Administration on the Design of the Mental Health Treatment Study
by the Urban Institute

Discount Medical Cards: Innovation or Illusion?

by Mila Kofman, J.D., Jennifer Libster, M.A., and Eliza Bangit, M.A.
Commonwealth Fund

Costs Of End-Of-Life Treatment
by Todd Gilmer
et al, Health Affairs

From Transitional to Universal Health Coverage

by PriceWaterhouseCoopers / AAHP

A New Deal for Health
by L.W. Haase, The Century Foundation

State initiatives to contain drug costs

by N. Kaye, National Academy for State Health Policy


Employers Plan to Pay Performance Bonuses
by Martin Sipkoff, QIPhysician.com

Managing Conflict at the End of Life
by
M. Gregg Bloche, M.D., J.D.; New England Journal of Medicine

Health Care Regulation: A $169 Billion Hidden Tax
by Christopher Conover, Cato Institute

Health Security Act
by Center for Policy Alternatives

Will Health Care Costs Erode Retirement Security?
by the Urban Institute

Overcoming national paralysis

by Patricia Salber, MD, and Brian Klepper, Center for Practical Health Reform

Patient Friendly Billing
by The Lewin Group


Research

Federal Stem Cell Research: What Taxpayers Should Know
by Kelly Hollowell, J.D., Ph.D. et al.; The Heritage Foundation

Why Certain Vaccines Have Been Delayed Or Not Developed At All
by Stanley A. Plotkin, Health Affairs

Genomics: The Path Ahead for Science, Medicine, and Society
by the Brookings Institute

Genetic Testing For Alzheimer’s Disease And Its Impact On Insurance Purchasing Behavior
by Cathleen D. Zick et al., Health Affairs

Event Summary: A Debate on the Ethics of Genetic Engineering
by the Brookings Institute

Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
by Health Affairs

 

Technology

The Value Of Health Care Information Exchange And Interoperability
by Jan Walker et al., Health Affairs

The Costs of a National Health Information Network
by The Commonwealth Fund

Technology And The Boundaries Of The Hospital: Three Emerging Technologies
by Jeff Goldsmith, Health Affairs

Health Information Technology Leadership Panel: Final Report
by The Lewin Group

Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems in Hospitals: Mandates and Incentives
by The Commonwealth Fund

Overcoming Barriers To Adopting And Implementing Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems In U.S. Hospitals
by Eric G. Poon et. al, Health Affairs

Information Technologies: When Will They Make It Into Physicians' Black Bags?
by The Commonwealth Fund

 

HIV/AIDS


Post G8 Briefing: Future Financing to Address the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic
by the Kaiser Family Foundation

Aids and the critical lack of HIV-Trained Doctors and Healthcare Professionals Has created a Weapons of Mass Destruction Scenario (WMDS)

by NUMEDX

Leveraging The Power Of The Media To Combat HIV/AIDS
by Matt James, Tina Hoff, Julia Davis, and Robert Graham; Health Affairs

Meeting the Global Challenge of HIV/AIDS
by The Brookings Institute

Prevention Indicators for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
 
by J. Stephen Morrison, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Cost-Effective Allocation Of Government Funds To Prevent HIV Infection
by Deborah A. Cohen, Shin-Yi Wu, and Thomas A. Farley; Health Affairs


Prevention

Healthy Steps for Young Children
by The Commonwealth Fund

The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity
by the Kaiser Family Foundation

Action Plan for Halting the Alarming Trend of Childhood Obesity
by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation


Preventive Care for Young Children: Problems and Solutions
Healthy Steps for Young Children
by The Commonwealth Fund

Consumer Nutrition and Health Information
by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Government's 50 Greatest Endeavors: Reduce Disease
by Brookings Institute

Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity Among Young People
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Healthy Places, Healthy People: Promoting Public Health & Physical Activity through Community Design
by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Improving Public Health, Reducing Health Care Costs: An Evidence-Based Study of Five Dietary Supplements:  Fact Sheet
by The Lewin Group

National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older
by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

 

Medicaid

Increasing Premiums and Cost Sharing in Medicaid and SCHIP: Recent State Experiences
by the Kaiser Family Foundation

Impact of Changes to Premiums, cost-Sharing, and Benefits on Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries: Results form an Ongoing Study of the Oregon Health Plan

by The Commonwealth Fund


Does Medicaid Managed Care Affect Access To Care For The Uninsured?
by Jessica E. Haberer, Bowen Garrett, and Laurence C. Baker; Health Affairs

New Directions for Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers: Policy Implications of Recent Waiver Activity
by S. Artiga and C. Mann, Kaiser Family Foundation

Medicaid Cost Containment And Access To Prescription Drugs
by Peter J. Cunningham, Health Affairs

The Ten Reasons for Medicaid Reform
by N. Owcharenko, the Heritage Foundation

Higher Premiums, Cost-Sharing Lead to Lost Medicaid Coverage
by The Commonwealth Fund

Medicaid Managed Care Cost Savings - A Synthesis of Fourteen Studies
by The Lewin Group

The Impact Of Increased Cost Sharing On Medicaid Enrollees
by Bill J. Wright et al., Health Affairs

Making Medicaid Work for the 21st Century

by V. Smith and others, National Academy for State Health Policy

Assessing Access To Care Under Medicaid: Evidence For The Nation And Thirteen States
by Teresa A. Coughlin, Sharon K. Long, and Yu-Chu Shen; Health Affairs

Resource for Recovery Policy Brief: Medicaid EPSDT and AOD Treatment Services
by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation



Medicare

Health Care at the Crossroads:
by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Marijuana effective for treating diseases?
by L. Szabo, USA Today

Scenario's for Exploring America's Healthcare Values
by Institute for Alternative Futures

Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity, & Medical Care
by the Kaiser Family Foundation

Riding The Rollercoaster: The Ups And Downs In Out-Of-Pocket Spending Under The Standard Medicare Drug Benefit
by Bruce Stuart et al., Health Affairs

Facts on Health Quality
by National Coalition on Health Care

Improving Breast Imaging Quality Standards
by The National Academies

Facts on Health Care Costs
by National Coalition on Health Care

A Brief History of Health Saving Accounts

by National Center for Policy Analysis


Accessing health care
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau

Estimating the Contributions of Lifestyle-Related Factors to Preventable Death 

by Institute of Medicine

Obesity Among Older Americans

by Center on an Aging Society, Georgetown University

Putting a Value on Health (Online Article)
The Atlantic Monthly

More Americans Willing to Limit Physician-Hospital Choice for Lower Medical Costs
 
by Center for Studying Health System Change

Will Consumer-Driven Care Take Off?
by T. Ehrbeck and K. O'Neill Packard, National Institute for Health Care Management

Impact of President Bush's Proposed Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
by The Lewin Group

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