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
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
Access to Prescription Drugs for Medicare BeneficiariesJames D. Reschovsky, Laurie E. Felland	March 2009	Tracking Report No. 23
Achieving Health Care Cost Containment Through Provider Payment Reform that Engages Patients and ProvidersPaul B. Ginsburg	May 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
Affording Prescription Drugs: Not Just a Problem for the ElderlyPeter J. Cunningham	April 2002	Research Report No. 5
Changes in Health Plans Serving Medicaid, 1993-1996Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Sara Yang	September/October 1997	Health Affairs
Children's Health Coverage: A Quarter-Century of ChangePeter J. Cunningham, James Kirby	September/October 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
CHIPing Away at the Problem of Uninsured ChildrenJames D. Reschovsky, Peter J. Cunningham	August 1998	Issue Brief No. 14
CHIPing Away at the Problem of Uninsured ChildrenJames D. Reschovsky, Peter J. Cunningham	October 1998	Research Report No. 02
Communities Play Key Role in Extending Public Health Insurance to ChildrenLaurie E. Felland, Andrea Staiti	October 2001	Issue Brief No. 44
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
Do Reimbursement Delays Discourage Medicaid Participation by Physicians?Peter J. Cunningham, Ann S. O'Malley	Nov. 18, 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Expanding Care Versus Expanding Coverage: How to Improve Access to CarePeter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	July/August 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Falling Behind: Americans' Access to Medical Care Deteriorates, 2003-2007Peter J. Cunningham, Laurie E. Felland	June 2008	Tracking Report No. 19
Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions GrowHa T. Tu, Genna R. Cohen	April 2009	Tracking Report No. 24
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
Growth of Medicaid-Dominated HMOs	Spring 1998	Data Bulletin No. 11
Health Care's Role in Deficit Reduction—Guiding PrinciplesPaul B. Ginsburg, Chapin White	Oct. 27, 2011	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Health Insurance Expansions for Working FamiliesDanielle H. Ferry, Bowen Garrett, Sherry Gilied, Emily K. Greenman, Len M. Nichols	July/August 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs
Improving Access to Specialty Care for Medicaid Patients: Policy Issues and OptionsLaurie E. Felland, Amanda E. Lechner, Anna Sommers	June 2013	Commonwealth Fund Report
Massachusetts Health Reform: Employers, Lower-Wage Workers and Universal CoverageLaurie E. Felland, Debra A. Draper, Allison Liebhaber	July 2007	Issue Brief No. 113