April 25, 2013
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Program Result Report
The Coverage Ideas from the Field call for proposals sought projects to increase the likelihood that the nation's health care debate would lead to solutions and build momentum to drive federal policy-makers to act.
September 17, 2012
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Program Result Report
The FRESH-Thinking project at Stanford University, directed by Victor Fuchs and Ezekiel Emanuel, sponsored a series of meetings in 2007–10 that addressed policy options essential to all health reform proposals.
January 1, 2012
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Chart
This chartbook summarizes some of the key findings from the 2006 to 2010 Massachusetts Health Reform Survey, providing a more in-depth overview of the circumstances of working-age adults in 2010.
August 1, 2009
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Issue Brief
How elements of the nation's largest employer-sponsored health plan might serve as a model for reform.
June 1, 2010
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Issue Brief
Providing evidence of the possible gains under national health reform, Massachusetts' 2006 health reform initiative has improved health care access, use, affordability and quality.
October 1, 2009
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Issue Brief
This brief quantifies the impact of age rating and implications for coverage, costs and household financial burdens.
January 1, 2009
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Report
This paper explores the scope and limits of President Barack Obama's ability to invoke his executive authority to reform health care. Specifically, it identifies ways the Obama administration can use directives to: (1) expand Medicaid and SCHIP coverage through section 1115 waivers (2) test quality initiatives through Medicare demonstration authority (3) expand health information technology (4) allow drug reimportation and experiment with contracting power under Medicare (5) enhance patient protections and private coverage requirements (6) lift coverage restrictions on Medicaid and SCHIP and (7) build on the health insurance program for federal employees.
January 1, 2009
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Report
This paper discusses the role that tax law can play in the implementation of health reform. The tax code has served as the primary vehicle for subsidizing health care in the United States, with subsidies averaging $245 billion per year. Use of the tax code to support or implement health policy is extremely common in proposals at both the federal and state levels.
October 30, 2009
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Report
An analysis looks at why residents of rural areas have higher uninsurance rates than their urban counterparts and how to remedy that.
May 19, 2009
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Issue Brief
The second issue of LegalNotes addresses the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.