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Contrary to Fears, the Newly Insured Did Not Use More Services Than Others

January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

From 1991 to 1995, researchers at the University of Southern Maine, Human Services Development Institute compared health care utilization rates between previously uninsured and previously insured persons enrolled in state-sponsored insurance programs.

Study Finds Reverse Mortgages Benefit Older Homeowners - and Saves Medicaid Money, too

September 5, 2008 | Program Result Report

"Use Your Home to Stay at Home: Expanding the Use of Reverse Mortgages for Long-Term Care: A Blueprint for Action" contains estimates of the number of seniors who could benefit from reverse mortgages and the potential savings for the Medicaid.

Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living

February 25, 2013 | Program Result Report

Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living is a national program to develop affordable models of assisted living, with a focus on smaller and rural communities and low-income seniors.

Research Finds Out-of-Pocket Costs Varied Greatly Among 10 Health Insurance Plans

September 28, 2012 | Program Result Report

An analysis of the differences in the way 10 health insurance plans in Massachusetts covered the medical costs associated with serious diseases.

Testing PROMETHEUS Payment

September 17, 2012 | Program Result Report

The Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute furthered the development and pilot testing of its Prometheus bundled payment model. Researchers at RAND and the Harvard School of Public Health evaluated the initiative at three pilot sites.

Looking at Policy Options Essential to All Proposed Health Reform Proposals

September 17, 2012 | Program Result Report

The FRESH-Thinking project at Stanford University, directed by Victor Fuchs and Ezekiel Emanuel, sponsored a series of meetings in 2007–10 that addressed policy options essential to all health reform proposals.

How Do Consumer-Directed Health Care Plans Affect Medical Care?

August 8, 2012 | Program Result Report

RAND conducted the first large-scale, multi-employer study of the effect of consumer-directed health care plans on the cost and utilization of health care and estimated future national impact of increases in enrollment in such plans.

Evaluating Health Reform at the State Level

July 30, 2012 | Program Result Report

Researchers at the University of Southern Maine analyzed the impact of new health plans in Maine and Massachusetts that were designed to cover uninsured residents, as part of State Health Access Reform Evaluation, an RWJF national program.

Studying Expansion of Coverage and Access to Care in Three States

July 30, 2012 | Program Result Report

Researchers at the Urban Institute evaluated the impact of state health reforms in on insurance coverage and access to and use of health care in Massachusetts, New York, and Illinois, under State Health Access Reform Evaluation, an RWJF national program.

Preparing for Medicaid Expansion

July 30, 2012 | Program Result Report

The Altarum Institute engaged public health systems and services research stakeholders to produce a research agenda for the field.