Lessons: Economic and Political Barriers
September 21, 2005 | Evaluation
Economic and political changes have significant influence on grantee activity planning and implementation.
Barriers to care: financial
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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.
The Effect of Financial Incentives on Hospitals that Serve Poor Patients
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Providing financial incentives to hospitals to improve quality is increasingly common, yet little is known about its effect on hospitals that provide care for poorer patients. In this study, researchers looked at how financial incentives affected those hospitals serving larger, poorer populations.
Private Insurers' Payments For Routine Physician Office Visits Vary Substantially Across The United States
September 9, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines variations in private payments to physicians.
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.
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.
Do State Health Insurance Risk Pools Make a Difference?
January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
Researchers evaluated the extent to which eight state risk pools that were established in 1988 or earlier have increased access to health insurance and health care.
Contrary to Fears, the Newly Insured Did Not Use More Services Than Others
January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
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.
Reporting on Health Insurance Issues at a Critical Time
April 1, 1997 | Program Results Report
From 1992 to 1994, staff at the Families USA Foundation prepared, published and disseminated four reports on problems in health insurance coverage and financing.
How Do Doctors Decide What Care is Necessary for Mental Health Problems?
November 1, 1996 | Program Results Report
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care documented the implicit criteria used to determine "medical necessity" related to mental health, and the influences of financial incentives and organizational arrangements on medical necessity decisions.