HSC Publications
ISSUE BRIEFS
- “The Community Tracking Study: A Focus on Change in the Health Care System,” August 1996.
- “Tracking Changes in the Public Health System: What Researchers Need to Know to Monitor and Evaluate These
Changes,” September 1996.
- “Medicaid Eligibility Policy and the Crowding-Out Effect: Did Women and Children Drop Private Health Insurance to
Enroll in Medicaid?” October 1996.
- “Policy Implications of Risk Selection in Medicare HMOs: Is the Federal Payment Rate Too High?” November 1996.
- “A Primer on Understanding Health Care Cost Trends: The Story Behind the Numbers,” December 1996.
- “Tracking Health Care Costs: A Slowing Down of the Rate of Increase,” January 1997.
- “An Inadequate Supply of Qualified People Will Slow the Pace of Health System Change,” March 1997.
- “Access to Health Care: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Research,” April 1997.
- “Patients, Profits and Health System Change: A Wall Street Perspective,” May 1997.
- “Health Care Costs: Will They Start Rising Rapidly Again?” June 1997.
- “Will Hospital Report Cards Make the Grade?” July 1997.
DATA BULLETINS
- “Access to Care: Is It Improving or Declining?” Fall 1997.
- “Access to Specialists: Perspectives of Patients and Primary Care Physicians,” Fall 1997.
- “Satisfaction and Quality: Patient and Physician Perspectives,” Fall 1997.
- “Strong Opinions Held About the Tradeoff Between Choice of Providers and Cost of Care,” Fall 1997.
- “Uninsurance Rates Vary Widely Across Communities and Regions,” Fall 1997.
- “Primary Care Physicians Concerned About Patients’ Access to Mental Health Services,” Fall 1997.
- “Gatekeeping Arrangements Are in Widespread Use,” Fall 1997.
- “Payment Arrangements and Financial Incentives for Physicians,” Fall 1997
TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS
- Site Definition and Sample Design for the Community Tracking Study, October 1996.
- Methods in Case Study Analysis, June 1997.
- Community Tracking Study Physician Survey Instrument, August 1997.
- Community Tracking Study Household Survey Instrument, October 1997.
SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS
Health System Change in Twelve Communities, Linda Kohn, Peter Kemper, Raymond Baxter, Rachel Feldman and Paul B. Ginsburg, editors, Health System Change and The Lewin Group, September 1997.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
“Association Leaders Speak Out on Health System Change,” Janet M. Corrigan and Paul B. Ginsburg. Health Affairs, vol. 16, no. 1 (January/February 1997): 150-157. (HSC Reprint, R-103)
“Trends Toward a National Health Care Marketplace,” Janet M. Corrigan et al. Inquiry, vol. 34 (Spring 1997): 11-28. (HSC Reprint, R-104)
“The Dynamics of Market Level Change,” Paul B. Ginsburg. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, vol. 22, no. 2 (April 1997): 363-382.
“Tracking Health Care Costs: An Update,” Paul B. Ginsburg and Jeremy D. Pickreign. Health Affairs, vol. 16, no. 4 (July/August 1997): 151-155. (HSC Reprint, R-105)
“A Changing Picture of Uncompensated Care,” Peter J. Cunningham and Ha T. Tu. Health Affairs, vol. 16, no. 4 (July/August 1997): 167-175. (HSC Reprint, R-106)
“Small Employers and Their Health Benefits, 1988-1996: An Awkward Adolescence,” Jon Gabel, Paul B. Ginsburg, Kelly A. Hunt. Health Affairs, vol. 16, no. 5 (September/October 1997): 103-110. (HSC Reprint, R-107)
“Changes in Health Plans Serving Medicaid, 1993-1996,” Suzanne Felt-Lisk and Sara Yang. Health Affairs, vol. 16, no. 5 (September/October 1997): 125-133. (HSC Reprint, R-108)
“The Risks of Risk Adjustment,” Lisa I. Iezzoni. Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 278, no. 19 (November 19, 1997): 1600-1607.
“Choosing a Health Plan: Do Large Employers Use the Data?” Judith Hibbard, Jacquelyn Jewett, Mark Legnini, Martin Tusler. Health Affairs, vol. 16, no. 6 (November/December 1997): 172-180.
