HMO Market Penetration and Costs of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
September 1, 2000 | Journal Article
Higher Market Penetration by Managed Care Leads to Lower Employer Health Plan Costs.
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Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs)
August 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This report provides a preliminary look at prospects for the ACA’s Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs)—nonprofit, member-governed insurance plans. The Department of Health and Human Services recently proposed rules for this loan program an ...
Health Tracking
March 19, 2012 | Program Result Report
Center for Studying Health System Change researchers tracked changes in the nation's health care system and developed policy analyses describing how those changes affect patients, providers, and others in their communities.
The Economic Recession
January 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Study looks at how federal stimulus funding, among other factors, has helped safety net providers weather the economic storm, partially offsetting reductions in state, local and private funding.
Promoting Greater Access to Health Information
March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
The premiere issue of LegalNotes, an online Aligning Forces for Quality publication, provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' guidelines for HIPAA's Privacy Rule.
Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured
September 16, 2010 | Program Result Report
The Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured generated new ideas and engaged new researchers in efforts to increase understanding of the relationships among labor markets, health care markets and health insurance coverage.
Slowing the Growth of Health Care Costs
February 26, 2009 | Commentary
This article by researchers at the Dartmouth Atlas examines the rapid growth in health care costs in the United States, and suggests the use of information from regions with low growth in costs to find solutions to the problem.
Primer on Post Claims Underwriting and Rescission Practices
November 25, 2009 | Toolkit
This case study examines the current state of post-claims underwriting and rescissions regulation in Texas.
The Health Tracking Initiative
January 1, 2003 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology discusses the Foundation's Health Tracking initiative. An ambitious program to help policy-makers and the media understand the dynamics and effects of market-based health care.
Laws that Limit Providers and Limit Patient Choice May Have Limited Effects
January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
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.