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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

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Reports

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National Uninsured Rate Reaches an All-Time Low in Early 2023

This Data Point examines new National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data to assess recent changes in health coverage for the population. The most recent data finds that the national uninsured rate for all ages declined 1.9% from 2019 to 2022, with early 2023 data showing even greater decreases reaching an all-time low national uninsured rate of 7.7%.
Fact Sheet

State Fact Sheets: Impacts of the IRA and ACA on Lowering Health Care Costs

Expanding access to high-quality, affordable health care has been a priority of the Biden-Harris Administration.
Report

Updated Medicare FFS Telehealth Trends by Beneficiary Characteristics, Visit Specialty and State, 2019-2021

This research report updates prior reports on Medicare FFS telehealth trends during the COVID-19 public health emergency with data through end of 2021, by beneficiary characteristics, visit specialty and geography including by state. Medicare telehealth flexibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic continued to encourage use of telehealth among Medicare beneficiaries in 2021.
Report

State Medicaid Telehealth Coverage Policy Decisions Since the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

ASPE contracted with RAND Health Care to catalogue and assess state changes to Medicaid telehealth policies during the COVID-19 PHE through May 2022 and identify the driving circumstances, motivations, and evidence supporting telehealth policy decisions during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).
Report, Report to Congress

Evaluation of the Impact of the No Surprises Act on Health Care Market Outcomes: Baseline Trends and Framework for Analysis - Report One

This first report focuses largely on establishing a baseline and a framework for further evaluation.
Report

Inflation Reduction Act Research Series: Medicare Part D Enrollee Out-of-Pocket Spending: Recent Trends and Projected Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will make key changes to improve drug affordability for people who have Medicare.
Report

Federal Data for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research on Economic Outcomes

Researchers from ASPE, NORC, Washington University in St. Louis, Catholic Physicians’ Guild of San Antonio, and the U.S.
ASPE Issue Brief

Medicare Part B Drugs: Trends in Spending and Utilization, 2008-2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released new research on spending and utilization trends of Medicare Part B drugs, drugs administered in physicians' office or hospital outpatient departments rather than being purchased at the pharmacy counter or by mail order.
Report

CODI PPRL Goodness of Fit Analysis Report

This report summarizes the results of the evaluation conducted on different PPRL packages to identify the best fit for CODI. Included in the evaluation are the open source anonlink and the R PPRL package, as well as a commercial product called CURL (Colorado University Record Linkage), developed by the University of Colorado.
Environmental Scan

CODI Data Architecture Gaps Analyses and Recommendations

The product summaries include findings from three gaps analyses: CODI data needs, CODI query architecture, and differences between the VDW and CDM models. Recommendations are also provided on how to address the identified gaps.