August 1, 2003
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Program Result
In 1995-1997, David Blumenthal, M.D., Ph.D., and researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, evaluated the impact of a major component of managed care - the use of a primary care physician as a gatekeeper to authorize all health services of HMO members.
August 1, 2003
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Program Result
This 1998-1999 project, conducted by researchers at the Economic and Social Research Institute in Washington, led by Elliot K. Wicks, PhD, gathered information to help employers, employees, consumer groups and policy-makers better understand the barriers to small-group health insurance purchasing coalitions.
January 1, 2001
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Program Result
In the University Hospitals of Cleveland's Collaborative Care Unit, nurse practitioners manage the delivery of care and clinical decision-making. This project examined the impact of the collaborative care model on costs and quality of care at the hospital using a randomized controlled trial over a two-year period.
January 1, 2001
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Program Result
From 1996 to 1998, researchers at the University of Alabama studied the effect of any willing provider (AWP) and freedom of choice (FOC) laws on Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and employers.
January 1, 2001
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Program Result
From 1995 to 1998, researchers at Stanford University looked at how managed care penetration in given geographic areas affected the diffusion and use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a technology that allows physicians to obtain very clear pictures of patients' internal organs and internal structures without invasive procedures.
January 1, 2001
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Program Result
Health Research in Albany, N.Y., conducted a three-year demonstration project that examined differences in cost and quality among four alternative staffing models allowed under Medicaid for delivering primary care services in nursing homes.
January 1, 2001
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Program Result
From 1990 to 1994, researchers at the University of California at Irvine, Graduate School of Management examined how and why employer health care costs increased over the six-year period from 1984 to 1990, despite efforts by employers to contain them.
January 1, 2001
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Program Result
From 1991 to 1996, researchers with Washington-based PDF Incorporated examined the market for Medicare supplemental insurance (Medigap) before and after OBRA-90, which simplified comparison shopping for Medigap, to determine whether changes introduced in Medigap insurance policies decreased marketing abuses as well as confusion among elderly Americans.
January 1, 2001
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Program Result
From 1995 to 1999, researchers from Harvard University School of Public Health evaluated the effectiveness of New Jersey's 1993 implementation of the Individual Health Coverage Program (IHCP).
January 1, 2001
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Program Result
From 1991 to 1996, investigators at Harvard Medical School examined the effects of Medicaid eligibility expansions on a range of maternal and neonatal outcomes in California and South Carolina.
