Public Coverage

HSC research includes analyses of the major public insurance programs—Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Title	Date	Document Info
Using Science to Shape Medicare Physician PaymentPaul B. Ginsburg	Aug. 12, 2013	Journal Article JAMA Internal Medicine
Improving Access to Specialty Care for Medicaid Patients: Policy Issues and OptionsLaurie E. Felland, Amanda E. Lechner, Anna Sommers	June 2013	Commonwealth Fund Report
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
Achieving Health Care Cost Containment Through Provider Payment Reform that Engages Patients and ProvidersPaul B. Ginsburg	May 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
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
Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010Anna Sommers, Peter J. Cunningham	December 2011	Tracking Report No. 28
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
Health Care's Role in Deficit Reduction—Guiding PrinciplesPaul B. Ginsburg, Chapin White	Oct. 27, 2011	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Follow the Money: Factors Associated with the Cost of Treating High-Cost Medicare BeneficiariesJames D. Reschovsky, Jack Hadley, Cynthia B. Saiontz-Martinez, Ellyn R. Boukus	Feb. 11, 2011	Journal Article Health Services Research
Physician Reimbursement and Participation in MedicaidPeter J. Cunningham	Sept. 23, 2010	Testimony
Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions GrowHa T. Tu, Genna R. Cohen	April 2009	Tracking Report No. 24
Access to Prescription Drugs for Medicare BeneficiariesJames D. Reschovsky, Laurie E. Felland	March 2009	Tracking Report No. 23
More Nonelderly Americans Face Problems Affording Prescription DrugsLaurie E. Felland, James D. Reschovsky	January 2009	Tracking Report No. 22
Do Reimbursement Delays Discourage Medicaid Participation by Physicians?Peter J. Cunningham, Ann S. O'Malley	Nov. 18, 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Massachusetts Health Reform: High Costs and Expanding Expectations May Weaken Employer SupportDebra A. Draper, Laurie E. Felland, Allison Liebhaber, Johanna Lauer	October 2008	Issue Brief No. 124
Trade-Offs Getting Tougher: Problems Paying Medical Bills Increase for U.S. Families, 2003-2007Peter J. Cunningham	September 2008	Tracking Report No. 21
Falling Behind: Americans' Access to Medical Care Deteriorates, 2003-2007Peter J. Cunningham, Laurie E. Felland	June 2008	Tracking Report No. 19
Massachusetts Health Reform: Employers, Lower-Wage Workers and Universal CoverageLaurie E. Felland, Debra A. Draper, Allison Liebhaber	July 2007	Issue Brief No. 113
Prescription Drug Spending for Medicare+Choice Beneficiaries in the Last Year of LifeCheryl Fahlman, Joanne Lynn, Danielle Doberman, Jon R. Gabel, Mike Finch	August 2006	Journal Article Journal of Palliative Medicine
Medicare Fees and Physicians' Medicare Service Volume: Beneficiaries Treated and Services per BeneficiaryJack Hadley, James D. Reschovsky	June 2006	Journal Article International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics