The Basic Health Program Option under Federal Health Reform
March 1, 2010 | Report
Report explores approaches that states could take to implement a basic health program.
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Nearly Half of Families in High-Deductible Health Plans Whose Members Have Chronic Conditions Face Substantial Financial Burden
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
High-deductible health plans—typically with deductibles of at least $1,000 per individual and $2,000 per family—require greater enrollee cost sharing than traditional plans.
Accreditation to Approve Health Plans and Providers
April 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The 2010 federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for use of accreditation to ensure quality in the managed health care sector and provide resources to state policy-makers through public-private partnerships. “Accreditation” is a comprehensive evalua ...
Basic Health Plan: Is it an Option for Your State?
October 5, 2012 | Presentation Material
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides subsidized coverage options for individuals up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). States are responsible in large part for implementing the coverage expansions, and the ACA provides states the o ...
Coverage When it Counts
May 1, 2009 | Report
This report suggests a new method for developing benchmarks to illustrate some types and costs of medical care consumers might need under a variety of scenarios, and for evaluating health insurance protection using these benchmarks.
Bending the Curve: Person-Centered Health Care Reform
April 29, 2013 | Report
Experts recommend solutions for closing the gaps in quality and efficiency of health care.
Delayed and Forgone Care for Families with Chronic Conditions in High-Deductible Health Plans
January 18, 2012 | Journal Article
When families are insured by high-deductible health plans (HDHP), they are more likely than families with traditional plans to put off care, or skip it altogether.This pattern was three to times greater in high-deductible plan families than in those with traditional plans, according to this first-of-its-kind, Massachusetts-based study.
A Bipartisan Rx for Patient-Centered Care and System-Wide Cost Containment
April 18, 2013 | Report
The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends ways to contain health care spending while improving the quality and affordability of care.
Consumer Voices for Coverage: Strengthening State Advocacy Networks to Expand Health Coverage
National Program
To support state-based consumer-advocacy networks to increase their capacity to participate with key stakeholders, such as businesses, hospitals, insurers, providers, and government officials, in health reform implementation.
State Health Access Reform Evaluation
National Program
To support research and evaluation of state health reform initiatives and develop an evidence base for future state and federal reform initiatives.