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May 23, 2013 | Program Result Report
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) worked to build knowledge of health issues among state legislators and legislative staff by providing objective information and training on critical and emerging health policy concerns.
May 22, 2013 | Program Result Report
The Alliance for Health Reform provided impartial information about health policy to national policy-makers and journalists. Amidst the heated political rhetoric of health reform, its nonpartisan briefings and other resources offered clarity.
May 22, 2013 | Program Result Report
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations formed a community of practice for private and government grantmaking organizations with the goal of improving evaluation methods for multisite, place-based funding initiatives.
May 16, 2013 | Journal Article
This study suggests that increasing the scope of nurse practitioners’ duties remains controversial.
May 16, 2013 | Journal Article
In an effort to reduce youth sports traumatic brain injuries (TBI), 44 states and Washington, D.C. have passed youth sports TBI legislation.
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines two factors that might account for slower health spending: job loss and benefit changes that shifted more costs to insured people.
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
The primary policy issue facing the U.S. health care system is the rate of spending growth in public programs, and solving that problem will probably require reforms to the entire health care sector.
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
This is the first empirical study to investigate whether supplemental Medicare coverage is associated with higher rates of spending growth over time.
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
Bundled payment is seen as a promising way to slow the growth of health care spending while maintaining or improving the quality of care.
May 6, 2013 | Program Result Report
The Covering Kids & Families program was designed to find, enroll and retain eligible children and adults in federal and state health care coverage programs. Statewide and local coalitions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated.