Summary of panel discussion concerning the challenges of measuring the impact of disease management programs, especially for individuals with multiple chronic conditions.
Office of Health Policy (HP)
The Office of Health Policy (HP) provides a cross-cutting policy perspective that bridges Departmental programs, public and private sector activities, and the research community, in order to develop, analyze, coordinate and provide leadership on health policy issues for the Secretary. HP carries out this mission by conducting policy, economic and budget analyses, assisting in the development and review of regulations, assisting in the development and formulation of budgets and legislation, assisting in survey design efforts, as well as conducting and coordinating research, evaluation, and information dissemination on issues relating to health policy.
HP is organized in four divisions that align with major Department programs :
Division of Health Care Financing Policy (HFP)
Division of Public Health Services (PHS)
Division of Health Care Access and Coverage (HAC)
Division of Health Care Quality and Outcomes (HQO)
Health Policy Research:
- Reports to Congress
- Affordable Care Act Research & Issue Briefs
- HP Authored or Sponsored Work Published in Journals
Other Helpful Information:
Topic Areas:
- Behavioral Health
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Health Equity
- Health Indicators
- Health Insurance Marketplace
- Health Policy
- Healthcare Reform
- Healthcare Safety Net
- HIV & AIDS
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF)
- Prevention
- Public Health
- Uninsured & Underinsured
Reports
Displaying 351 - 360 of 501. 10 per page. Page 36.
Advanced SearchCurrent Issues and Options: Coverage and Reimbursement for Complex Molecular Diagnostics
In June 2008, HHS commissioned this white paper to overview the current status of payor systems for coverage and reimbursement of complex molecular
Consumer Response to a National Marketplace for Individual Insurance
The President has proposed, and at least one bill has been introduced in Congress, to change federal law that prevents health insurance from being offered nationally as opposed to in only state-specific markets.
Cost and Coverage: The Impact of Implementing Various State Health Care Reform Proposals Nationally
With 45.7 million uninsured American in 2007, up from 38.4 million in 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008), health care reform is taking center stage as one of the top priorities for governors, state legislatures, and Congress.
Cost and Coverage Impacts of the President's Health Care Reform Proposal and a Congressional Tax Credit Proposal
This project focuses on modeling the potential impact on states of the various insurance coverage proposals in the President's 2008 Budget, estimating fiscal impacts as well as their potential effects on insurance participation rates. The project also models the potential impacts of a tax credit proposal as outlined in S 1019. [39 PDF pages]
Cost and Coverage Impacts of the President’s Health Care Reform Proposal and a Congressional Tax Credit Proposal
Final Report Prepared by: The Lewin Group May 19, 2008
A Framework for Evaluating Quality Transparency Initiatives in Health Care
To date a number of private and public sector initiatives have commenced that rely on value-driven principles for the delivery of health care services. Given the variation that may exist across these initiatives it is important to have a good structure for examining and evaluating their implementation and overall effectiveness.
Examining Relationships in an Integrated Hospital System
The Examining Relationships in an Integrated Hospital System research project with RTI explores whether an organizational link between a Medicare hospital and a Medicare post-acute care (PAC) setting, such as a long term care hospital, inpatient rehabilitation facility, skilled nursing facility, or home health agency, increases the likelihood of transfer to a Medicare PAC setting.
Performance Measurement in the Hospital Outpatient Setting
Prepared by: Stephanie S. Teleki, Melony e.s. Sorbero, Lee Hilborne, Susan Lovejoy, Lily Bradley, Ateev Mehrotra, Cheryl l. Damberg RAND Corporation This product is part of the RAND Health working paper series. RAND working papers are intended to share researchers’ latest findings and to solicit additional peer review.