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HCFO Year in Review

christina.zimmerman — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:39:11 +0000

Introduction
Supporting Innovative Studies
Informing Policy and Practice
Conclusion

The end of the year offers an ideal opportunity to take stock. Did the investments we made in 2011 through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s HCFO program have an impact? Did our work matter? Did we do our part to improve health and health care in this country?

HCFO Grantees at the Council of Economic Advisors

christina.zimmerman — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:55:33 +0000

Introduction
Major Policy Issues
HCFO & Other Health Services Research Informs CEA
Conclusion

Health Plan Concentration and Consolidation

Sarah.Katz — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:18:15 +0000

Introduction
Health Plan Consolidation in the Current Environment
Research on Health Plan Consolidation and Concentration
Conclusion
Related HCFO Grants

Introduction

Medicaid Expansion and Variation

christina.zimmerman — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:28:41 +0000

Introduction
Basics of Medicaid
Medicaid, ARRA, and the ACA
The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on the States
State-to-State Variations in Medicaid
Conclusion
Related HCFO Grants

Learning from Medicare: Medicare Advantage

Sarah.Katz — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:39:10 +0000

Three quarters of Medicare’s 47 million beneficiaries are enrolled in the traditional fee-for-service (FFS) program. The remainder receive benefits through private health plans, primarily health maintenance organizations (HMOs)¹ as part of a program currently known as Medicare Advantage.

Learning from Medicare: Coverage Policy

Sarah.Katz — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:02:35 +0000

Learning from Medicare: Prospective Payment

Sarah.Katz — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:13:47 +0000

High Deductible Health Care Coverage: Snapshot of Some Mixed Evidence

christina.zimmerman — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:00:20 +0000

Table of Contents

The Medicare Hospice Benefit: Policymakers Respond to the Challenges of Growth

Sarah.Katz — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:29:14 +0000

Introduction

The Complexities of Patient Cost-Sharing

Sarah.Katz — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:27:44 +0000

Table of Contents