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Health Policy

September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic

Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.

Laws that Limit Providers and Limit Patient Choice May Have Limited Effects

January 1, 2001 | 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.

Preferred Provider Organizations - Are They Better at Keeping Health Costs Down?

January 1, 2001 | Program Result

From 1992 to 1995, researchers at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Mich., assessed the overall effects of preferred provider organizations (PPOs) on hospital, outpatient, physician, and total health care costs and utilization. They compared costs of care in the PPOs with those of managed indemnity plans.

HMOs Surpass Traditional Insurance in Eliminating Some Disparities

December 1, 2006 | Program Result

Researchers at the University of Rochester hypothesized that managed care penetration may help alleviate disparities in health care access and quality between different socioeconomic and racial/ethnic populations.

California's Shift to Medicaid Managed Care Doesn't Save Money or Improve Outcomes

October 1, 2005 | Program Result

Mark Duggan, PhD, at the University of Maryland evaluated how county-level mandates requiring most Medicaid recipients to enroll in a managed care plan affected government spending and health outcomes in 20 California counties.

HMO Mergers Cut Premiums in Only Most Competitive Markets

January 1, 2001 | Program Result

To understand the effect of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) on both competition and consumers, researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, examined data on more than 500 HMOs operating in the United States from 1986 through 1993, focusing on the 90 mergers for which data were available.

How the U.S. Health Care System was Transformed

June 1, 2000 | Program Result

In 1996, the editorial office of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, organized a conference that covered three arenas.

Study Panels Suggest Ways to Restructure Medicare

January 1, 2004 | Program Result

From 1995 to 2003, the National Academy of Social Insurance convened seven study panels to examine issues pertaining to the restructuring of Medicare.

First Ever Managed Care Payment Rate for People with Disabilities

April 1, 2000 | Program Result

The Chronic Illness and Disability Medicaid Working Group at Boston University School of Public Health developed and implemented pilot projects designed to help states develop cost-effective managed care models for chronically ill people with disabilities.