Do ACOs Raise Anti-Trust Concerns?
October 9, 2012 | Issue Brief
ACOs are promising vehicles for delivering health care more efficiently, but some insurers and regulators worry they could reduce competition and drive up prices.
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Protecting High-Risk, High-Cost Patients
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
There is little question that the ACA will improve the nongroup and small group insurance markets for everyone in them, including the high-risk population. Yet insurance market reforms, guided by requirements for EHBs, AVs, and other tools provided by the ACA, are and will remain a work in progress.
Churning Under the ACA and State Policy Options for Mitigation
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
To lessen the damage done by churning, it will be important for states to provide consumers with intensive assistance to help them navigate through the involuntary coverage transitions.
How Does Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Work?
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The Medicare#25; Value-Based Purchasing Program, created under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 to reward hospitals when they meet certain standards for delivering high-quality care to patients.
The State of Quality Improvement Science in Health
November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This paper reviews the evolution of QI initiatives, the current evidence about whether QI interventions work, QI's promise for the future, and how to help it find success in health care.
ACA Implementation - Monitoring and Tracking Series: Minnesota
July 1, 2012 | Report
Site Visit Report
The Individual Mandate in Perspective
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The “individual mandate”—the requirement that individuals either have health insurance coverage or pay a fine—is both the best known and the least popular component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). If the ACA were in effect today, 94 percent of the ...
New York Site Visit Report
April 1, 2012 | Report
The report finds that New York has been proactive in implementing the ACA and has made considerable progress, despite not yet passing legislation establishing its health insurance exchange.
ACA Implementation - Monitoring and Tracking Series: Colorado
April 1, 2012 | Report
The authors conclude that with less than two years to go before the ACA is fully implemented, Colorado is reasonably well positioned and has made substantial progress in implementing health reform.
Which Approaches Encourage Patients to Become More Engaged in Their Own Health Care?
January 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Patient engagement is a critical component of improving quality of care. It encompasses many elements, such as self-management and increased collaboration between patients and doctors.