Small Business Insurance Exchanges
February 9, 2012 | Issue Brief
States must form new marketplaces aimed at helping small companies buy coverage more easily and cheaply under the Affordable Care Act.
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Essential Health Benefits
May 2, 2013 | Issue Brief
States are allowed under the Affordable Care Act to customize their own health insurance plans to meet a required 10 categories of “essential health benefits.” While states like the flexible approach, patient advocates prefer a national standard.
Small Business Tax Credits
January 14, 2011 | Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act aims to correct a disparity in the way health insurance costs small businesses more than large companies for the same coverage.
Health Insurance Reforms
October 21, 2009 | Issue Brief
Proposed reforms to the health insurance industry would provide a number of consumer protections and price equitably without regard to geography, age and other factors.
Consumer-directed Health Plans
October 1, 2012 | Report
The managed care backlash of the 1990s combined with rising health expenditures led to the creation of consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs), which place greater responsibility for health care decision-making in the hands of consumers. CDHPs are in ...
Shared Responsibility
August 12, 2009 | Issue Brief
New health policy brief explores the debate over employer mandates.
Medicaid Managed Care
September 4, 2012 | Report
Have states saved money using managed care for their Medicaid populations and have their beneficiaries received better access and higher quality services?
Mental Disorders and Medical Comorbidity
February 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The expansion of health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has the potential to benefit persons with comorbid mental and medical disorders. This synthesis examines the evidence on physical and mental comorbidity including its prevalence, origins and models for effective treatment.
Care Management of Patients with Complex Health Care Needs
December 1, 2009 | Issue Brief/Audio/Presentation Material/Report/Video
Health policy experts discuss various care management programs which seek to reduce costs while enhancing quality for people with complex health care needs. Patients with complex health care needs account for a high percentage of annual medical ex ...
Cost Savings and Cost-Effectiveness of Clinical Preventive Care
September 1, 2009 | Issue Brief/Video
This synthesis provides policy-makers with a framework for evaluating the cost-effectiveness literature and investigates the economic evidence for investing in clinical preventive care.