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April 11, 2012 | Report
In health care, the debate over policies that promote nurse educational progression is still raging. This paper reviews the evidence and the experiential knowledge to date, and proposes a preliminary framework for understanding the financial trade-offs that health care employers may want to consider as they determine the costs and benefits of investing in nursing education.
September 6, 2012 | Report/Issue Brief
This issue brief presents a frank assessment of the merits and drawbacks of two payment models, bundled payments and global capitation, through a debate between Francois de Brantes and Robert Berenson.
November 2, 2012 | Report
This report proposes a framework to assess the value of community-based, non-clinical prevention policies and wellness strategies.
September 1, 2012 | Report
alifornia's population is growing and aging, but the public health and aging infrastructure is not keeping up. While demand increased, two-thirds of California's Local Health Departments (LHDs) and Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) experienced budget cuts in the 2010-2011 fiscal year, while nearly 40 percent faced staffing reductions.
August 29, 2012 | Report
This report analyzes recent trends in health insurance coverage for children at the state level between 2008 and 2010. The percentage of children with public coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) increased subst ...
August 13, 2012 | Report
National Secondary School Survey Results
August 1, 2012 | Report
Implementation of the ACA would result in the greatest gains of coverage among residents in regions with the lowest coverage rates in 2010—the South and the West of the United States.
August 1, 2012 | Report
Virginia has not indicated how it will respond to the now optional expansion of Medicaid coverage or whether it will establish an exchange. But at the same time, it has created a highly regarded process for debate on the exchange.
August 1, 2012 | Report
New Mexico has taken important steps in implementing the ACA , but despite their progress, considerable work remains.
August 1, 2012 | Report
This analysis suggests that the approximately 15.1 million uninsured adults who could gain coverage under the ACA Medicaid expansion are a diverse group in terms of their age and race/ethnicity.