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HSC analyses focus on private and public insurance coverage, the uninsured and the cost of health care. HSC research provides insight into a range of topics, including how health care costs are changing, why the nation's number of uninsured continues to rise and how employer-sponsored coverage is changing.
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| Improving Access to Specialty Care for Medicaid Patients: Policy Issues and OptionsLaurie E. Felland, Amanda E. Lechner, Anna Sommers | June 2013 | Commonwealth Fund Report |
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| Contrary to Cost-Shift Theory, Lower Medicare Hospital Payment Rates for Inpatient Care Lead to Lower Private Payment RatesChapin White | May 2013 | Journal Article Health Affairs |
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| Achieving Health Care Cost Containment Through Provider Payment Reform that Engages Patients and ProvidersPaul B. Ginsburg | May 2013 | Journal Article Health Affairs |
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| Hospital Quality Reporting: Separating the Signal from the NoiseEmily Carrier, Dori A. Cross | April 2013 | NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 11 |
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| Medicare Spending Limits: Issues and ImplicationsChapin White | March 26, 2013 | Kaiser Family Foundation Report |
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| Employer-Sponsored Insurance and Health Reform: Doing the MathJean M. Abraham, Peter Graven, Roger Feldman | December 2012 | NIHCR Research Brief No. 11 |
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| High-Intensity Primary Care: Lessons for Physician and Patient EngagementTracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Emily Carrier | October 2012 | NIHCR Research Brief No. 9 |
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| Small Employers and Self-Insured Health Benefits: Too Small to Succeed?Tracy Yee, Jon B. Christianson, Paul B. Ginsburg | July 2012 | Issue Brief No. 138 |
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| Limited Options to Manage Specialty Drug SpendingHa T. Tu, Divya R. Samuel | April 2012 | HSC Research Brief No. 22 |
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| Paying More for Primary Care: Can It Help Bend the Medicare Cost Curve?James D. Reschovsky, Arkadipta Ghosh, Kate A. Stewart, Deborah Chollet | March 2012 | Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief |
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| Slower Growth in Medicare Spending—Is This the New Normal?Chapin White, Paul B. Ginsburg | March 7, 2012 | Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine |
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| Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010Anna Sommers, Peter J. Cunningham | December 2011 | Tracking Report No. 28 |
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| Physician Visits After Hospital Discharge: Implications for Reducing ReadmissionsAnna Sommers, Peter J. Cunningham, Deborah Alvarez | December 2011 | NIHCR Research Brief No. 6 |
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| A Long and Winding Road: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Community Variation and Prospects Under ReformAaron Katz, Laurie E. Felland, Ian Hill, Lucy B. Stark | November 2011 | HSC Research Brief No. 21 |
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| Promoting Healthy Competition in Health Insurance Exchanges: Options and Trade-offsChapin White | November 2011 | NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 6 |
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| Health Care's Role in Deficit Reduction—Guiding PrinciplesPaul B. Ginsburg, Chapin White | Oct. 27, 2011 | Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine |
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| Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Down but Not OutJon B. Christianson, Ha T. Tu, Divya R. Samuel | October 2011 | Issue Brief No. 137 |
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| Reforming Provider Payment—The Price Side of the EquationPaul B. Ginsburg | Oct. 6, 2011 | Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine |
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| Mixed Signals: Trends in Americans' Access to Medical Care, 2007-2010Ellyn R. Boukus, Peter J. Cunningham | August 2011 | Tracking Report No. 25 |
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| Rising Hospital Employment of Physicians: Better Quality, Higher Costs?Ann S. O'Malley, Amelia M. Bond, Robert A. Berenson | August 2011 | Issue Brief No. 136 |
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