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May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This analysis compared the likely impacts of three approaches to reducing avoidable deaths and lowering health care costs for Americans.
December 21, 2009 | Book
Americans' confidence in their ability to afford future care and maintain health coverage fell slightly in February 2011.
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Various factors, including the mechanism for setting prices, contribute to distortions and inefficiencies in health insurance markets. This paper reviews analyses of how moral hazard compensates for inefficiencies and increases economic benefits of insurance markets.
April 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This issue brief on dental care is part of a series examining healthcare costs and their consequences on farm and ranch families in the Great Plain states
March 25, 2009 | Issue Brief/Commentary
Covering America: A Timely Reprise
February 24, 2009 | Chart
A compendium of materials, including an interactive map, provides data on Medicare spending levels and growth rates for U.S. hospital referral regions and states.
August 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This policy paper describes how Medicare makes decisions about which procedures and technologies to cover, explores particular problems in how Medicare applies policies about covering new services, and outlines opportunities for improvement in the process of making coverage decisions
January 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
In a new analysis by the Urban Institute, researchers John Holahan and Linda Blumberg summarize the state's accomplishments, examine the challenges, and suggest four options for addressing long-term costs.