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Urban Institute Real Time Policy Analysis
The Urban Institute produces a series of issue briefs on coverage issues in the United States.
Published: September 20, 2007
The Urban Institute conducts research and releases reports for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on key issues related to health insurance coverage in the United States. These issue briefs are designed to educate policy-makers considering reforms at the federal level to respond to the dynamic policy-making environment and inform the policy process. Recent analysis are included in the May We Suggest publication list below or by searching the Foundation's Web site for publications in the "Quick Strike Series."
About the Urban Institute
The nonpartisan Urban Institute gathers and analyzes data, conducts policy research, publishes studies and reports, and educates Americans on critical issues and trends to promote sound social policy and public debate on national priorities.
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Progress Enrolling Children in Medicaid/CHIP
By:
Kenney G, Cook A and Dubay L
Publication date:
November 2009
Summary:
Brief from the Urban Institute examines the characteristics of the children who remain uninsured and the prospect for enrolling them in public coverage.
Can Accountable Care Organizations Improve the Value of Health Care by Solving the Cost and Quality Quandaries?
By:
Berenson RA and Devers KJ
Publication date:
October 29, 2009
Summary:
Researchers from the Urban Institute look at the design of accountable care organizations and their opportunities and challenges.
Age Rating Under Comprehensive Health Care Reform
By:
Blumberg L, Buettgens M, Garrett B and Urban Institute
Publication date:
October 07, 2009
Summary:
This brief quantifies the impact of age rating and implications for coverage, costs and household financial burdens.
Emergency Department Visits in Massachusetts
By:
Long S, Stockley K and Urban Institute
Publication date:
September 24, 2009
Summary:
Survey shows users of emergency rooms have trouble accessing care in other settings, and frequent users of emergency rooms are a sicker, more disabled, and more chronically ill population than other adults in the state.
How Will the Uninsured Be Affected by Health Reform?
By:
Dubay L, Cook A and Urban Institute
Publication date:
August 27, 2009
Summary:
Briefs look at the number of uninsured who could be covered under a reformed health care system.
How Does the Quality of U.S. Health Care Compare Internationally?
By:
Docteur E and Berenson RA
Publication date:
August 2009
Summary:
This analysis from the Urban Institute looks at the evidence on how quality of care in the United States compares to that in other countries and the implications for health reform.
Lessons for Health Reform from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
By:
Bovbjerg RR and Urban Institute
Publication date:
August 12, 2009
Summary:
How elements of the nation's largest employer-sponsored health plan might serve as a model for reform.
How We Can Pay for Health Care Reform
By:
Berenson RA, Holahan J, Blumberg LJ, Bovbjerg RR, Waidmann T, Cook A, Williams A and Urban Institute
Publication date:
July 29, 2009
Summary:
A new analysis shows that savings from many popular health reform ideas would finance the lion’s share of the cost of comprehensive health care reform.
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