Current Issues and Options: Coverage and Reimbursement for Complex Molecular Diagnostics This is a policy analysis document developed to inform ongoing discussions regarding certain types of diagnostic tests. Bruce Quinn MD PhD Foley Hoag LLP
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Contents Introduction Literature Review Prevalence Contributing Factors Consequences of Obesity Intervention Research
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ASPE Childhood Obesity White Paper
ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF Childhood Obesity By: Jennifer Bishop, Rebecca Middendorf, Tori Babin, Wilma Tilson
Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements
This report is a compilation of state laws and reporting requirements. It provides an overview of state statutory rape laws and reporting requirements, as well as a summary of laws for each state and the District of Columbia. It is designed to provide useful information to state and federal policymakers who are interested in how state statutes address statutory rape.
Addressing the New Health Care Crisis: Reforming the Medical Litigation System to Improve the Quality of Health Care
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Addressing the New Health Care Crisis:Reforming the Medical Litigation System to Improve the Quality of Health Care
Policy Frameworks for Designing Medicaid Buy-In Programs and Related State Work Incentive Initiatives
This report provides policy frameworks to assist stakeholders design and implement Medicaid Buy-In programs and related work incentive initiatives to enhance the level of economic self-sufficiency of persons with significant disabilities. Of particular focus are the design decisions affecting enrollment, costs, and a state's fiscal exposure.
Caring for Immigrants: Health Care Safety Nets in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Houston
Contents Background About the Four Cities Immigrants Access to Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Immigrants Access to Health Services Safety Net Providers Organizational and Financial Responses
Caring for Frail Elderly People: Policies in Evolution
In Chapter 14 (United States), the long development of long-term care policy is described, giving particular emphasis to the functioning of the main programs introduced in the 1960s, and their progressive modification up to the 1990s. Finally, an outline is given of the main reform debates of the late 1980s and 1990s. [38 PDF pages]
Policy Issues Affecting the Medicaid Personal Care Services Optional Benefit
The project examined how states have used Medicaid's Personal Care Services Optional Benefit (also called the PC Option), assessed whether coverage regulations for these services be revised, and discussed the ways in which the program might affect public debate about the expansion of public funding for long-term care.