Washington State Develops and Tests New Predictor of Patient's Health Needs
January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
In 1997, the Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) implemented a health-status-based risk-adjusted payment system.
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More Than a Car Buying Program
January 7, 2013 | Program Results Report
Since 2001, More Than Wheels has helped nearly 1,500 low-income families in New England purchase reliable, fuel-efficient cars. The program also works to give people skills to improve their financial stability and their overall health and well-being.
The History of Debates Over the Right to Medical Care in the United States
July 24, 2013 | Program Results Report
With her Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, Beatrix Hoffman, PhD, an historian, researched the history of the debate on the right to medical treatment, and how that debate has affected policy and practice.
Health Insurance Covering Preventive and Wellness Care for Independent Workers
July 23, 2013 | Program Results Report
Freelancers Union built on its experience running a health insurance company to launch nonprofit insurance CO-OPs - authorized under the Affordable Care Act to compete with for-profits on health insurance exchanges - in OR, NJ, and NY.
Massachusetts Program to Promote Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly Sets Contribution Levels for Elders Based on Income and Assets
May 29, 2006 | Program Results Report
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs created a conceptual model for a public-private partnership for long-term care.
The Story of Tyjhe Hargrove
June 4, 2006 | Program Results Report
Tyjhe Hargrove, who was 5 years old when his mother joined Affinity Health Plan, has suffered from asthma since he was a baby. He has trouble breathing when the weather is especially cold or especially hot or the air is full of pollen.
Health Purchasing Coalitions Struggle to Gain Bargaining Clout: Small Size and Lack of Support from Health Plans are Factors
August 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
This 1998-1999 project gathered information to help employers, employees, consumer groups and policy-makers better understand the barriers to small-group health insurance purchasing coalitions.
Study Finds Reverse Mortgages Benefit Older Homeowners - and Saves Medicaid Money, too
September 5, 2008 | Program Results 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.
Impact of Medicaid Just One Factor in Quality of End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes
December 1, 2002 | Program Results Report
In 1999, Milan Basta, MD, PhD, reviewed Medicaid nursing home reimbursement policies and their impact on palliative care.
HMO Mergers Cut Premiums in Only Most Competitive Markets
January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
To understand the effect of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) on both competition and consumers, researchers examined data on more than 500 HMOs operating in the United States from 1986 through 1993.