Health Plans

HSC research focuses on the role health plans play in local health care markets, including care management activities, competitive strategies and relations with providers.

Title	Date	Document Info
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Down but Not OutJon B. Christianson, Ha T. Tu, Divya R. Samuel	October 2011	Issue Brief No. 137
Federal Exchange Option and Indecision on Medicaid Expansion Create Uncertainty for Richmond, Va., MarketLaurie E. Felland, Emily Carrier, Ellyn R. Boukus, Rebecca Gourevitch	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Financial Pressures Continue to Plague HospitalsDebra A. Draper, Linda R. Brewster, Lawrence D. Brown, Lance Heineccius, Carolyn A. Watts, Elizabeth Eagan, Leslie A. Jackson, Marie C. Reed	Summer 2001	Community Report No. 12
Financial Woes and Contract Disputes Disrupt MarketKelly Devers, Jon B. Christianson, Laurie E. Felland, Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Liza Rudell, Linda R. Brewster, Ha T. Tu	Summer 2001	Community Report No. 11
For-Profit Conversions and Merger Trends Among Blue Cross Blue Shield Health PlansJoy M. Grossman, Bradley C. Strunk	January 2004	Issue Brief No. 76
Fresno: Health Providers Expand Capacity, but Health Reform Preparation LagsJoy M. Grossman, Peter J. Cunningham, Lucy B. Stark	December 2012	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief
Geography and Destiny: Local-Market Perspectives on Developing Medicare Advantage Regional PlansRobert E. Hurley, Bradley C. Strunk, Joy M. Grossman	July/August 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Getting Along or Going Along? Health Plan-Provider Contract Showdowns SubsideJustin White, Robert E. Hurley, Bradley C. Strunk	January 2004	Issue Brief No. 74
Getting What We Pay For: Innovations Lacking in Provider Payment Reform for Chronic Disease CareAnn Tynan, Debra A. Draper	June 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 6
Ginsburg Responds to Questions on Managed Care ProvidersPaul B. Ginsburg	April 10, 2003	Testimony
Greenville & Spartanburg: Surging Hospital Employment of Physicians Poses Opportunities and ChallengesAnn S. O'Malley, Grace Anglin, Amelia M. Bond, Peter J. Cunningham, Lucy B. Stark, Tracy Yee	February 2011	Community Report No. 6
Growth of Medicaid-Dominated HMOs	Spring 1998	Data Bulletin No. 11
Health and Wellness: The Shift from Managing Illness to Promoting HealthDebra A. Draper, Ann Tynan, Jon B. Christianson	June 2008	Issue Brief No. 121
Health Benefits In 2006: Premium Increases Moderate, Enrollment In Consumer-Directed Health Plans Remains ModestGary Claxton, Jon R. Gabel, Isadora Gil, Jeremy D. Pickreign, Heidi H. Whitmore, Benjamin Finder, Samantha Hawkins	Sept. 26, 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Health Care Cost and Access Challenges PersistDebra A. Draper, Paul B. Ginsburg	October 2007	Issue Brief No. 114
Health Care Cost and Access Problems IntensifyCara S. Lesser, Paul B. Ginsburg	May 2003	Issue Brief No. 63
Health Care Cost Concerns Intensify in Little RockDebra A. Draper, John F. Hoadley, Jessica Mittler, Sylvia Kuo, Gloria J. Bazzoli, Peter J. Cunningham, Len M. Nichols, Leslie Jackson Conwell	Summer 2003	Community Report No. 8
Health Care Market Trends and the Evolution of Hospitalist Use and RolesHoangmai H. Pham, Kelly Devers, Sylvia Kuo, Robert A. Berenson	February 2005	Journal Article Journal of General Internal Medicine
Health Care Perceptions and ExperiencesJames D. Reschovsky, J. Lee Hargraves	September 2000	Issue Brief No. 30
Health Plan Pay-for-Performance StrategiesSally Trude, Melanie Au, Jon B. Christianson	September 2006	Journal Article The American Journal of Managed Care