How Will Reform Affect Health Care Costs?
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Series of briefs outlines cost controls in health reform law.
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Actualizing Health Care Reform for Urban Indians
April 1, 2011 | Report
The report highlights areas where federal partnership will be essential, such as workforce development and understanding the value of the Federally Qualified Health Center designation.
Health Reform
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Today's strategy for improving the health care system, accountable care organizations (ACOs) shift economic responsibility from insurers to physicians. This review points out the clear distinction between ACOs and the managed care system of the 1990s.
HIT Adoption and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
January 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
This installment of LegalNotes focuses on the concept of "meaningful use" of electronic health records and the key considerations that will underlie proposed rules.
Premium and Cost-Sharing Subsidies Under Health Reform
December 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
The Urban Institute looks at how various health reform bills make the trade-off between government costs and affordability for low- and middle-income families.
What Would Health Care Reform Mean for Small Employers and Their Workers?
December 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Brief demonstrates that small employers would benefit under House and Senate proposals.
The Challenges of Capacity Building in the Aligning Forces for Quality Alliances
March 1, 2010 | Report
The Aligning Forces for Quality evaluation is investigating capacity building within the AF4Q alliances. The purpose of this research summary is to present preliminary findings on this topic based on qualitative data collected from interviews conducted with key stakeholders in four AF4Q alliances that were early entrants to the initiative.
Health System Reform and Antitrust Law
July 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This policy brief addresses antitrust considerations that arise in health system transformation aimed at producing greater clinical integration and greater levels of information about the quality and cost of care.
Massachusetts Health Reform
October 1, 2008 | Issue Brief
Findings from a recent follow-up study on Massachusetts health reform conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change, suggest two important developments that may threaten employer support as the reform plays out.
Health Insurance Reform Project Helps Design Program to Improve Health Care for Medicare Recipients with Multiple Chronic Illnesses
January 17, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Health Insurance Reform Project worked with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help design a program to improve the quality of care and life for people with multiple chronic illnesses.