A Bipartisan Rx for Patient-Centered Care and System-Wide Cost Containment
April 18, 2013 | Report
The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends ways to contain health care spending while improving the quality and affordability of care.
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ACA Implementation - Monitoring and Tracking Series: Cross Cutting Issues
September 7, 2012 | Report
The case study states analyzed in these reports are Alabama, Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Virginia.
ACA Implementation - Monitoring and Tracking Series: New Mexico
August 1, 2012 | Report
New Mexico has taken important steps in implementing the ACA , but despite their progress, considerable work remains.
ACA Implementation - Monitoring and Tracking Series: Virginia
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.
Access to Health Care and Medicaid Top Concerns of State and Local Officials
November 1, 1996 | Program Result
Researchers at George Washington University, Washington, conducted a nationwide questionnaire survey to gather information on health policy and public health concerns of officials from governors' offices and legislative staff in almost every state.
Accreditation to Approve Health Plans and Providers
April 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The 2010 federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for use of accreditation to ensure quality in the managed health care sector and provide resources to state policy-makers through public-private partnerships. “Accreditation” is a comprehensive evalua ...
Accuracy in Self-Reported Health Insurance Coverage Among Medicaid Enrollees
January 1, 2008 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors discover that Medicaid beneficiaries report their health insurance status fairly accurately in public surveys, which means that policy-makers and those studying health insurance may rely upon this data.
A Click of the Mouse Delivered Power to People Seeking Information on Candidates
June 1, 2001 | Program Result
In 1999 the Freedom Channel created a nonpartisan World Wide Web site, also called The Freedom Channel, offering information about political candidates and their positions on health care and other issues.
Additional Reductions in Medicare Spending Growth Will Likely Require Shifting Costs to Beneficiaries
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
The primary policy issue facing the U.S. health care system is the rate of spending growth in public programs, and solving that problem will probably require reforms to the entire health care sector.
A Dialogue on U.S. Health Reform
March 27, 2009 | News Release
Families USA's Health Care Dialogue resulted in a report signed by 18 of the 20 participating organizations.