Insurance Market Reform

Data from the Center for Studying Health Spending indicates that health care prices in March 2011 were 1.9 percent higher than in March 2010.

The American Bar Association Section of Taxation sent comments on March 23, 2011, recommending that the final rule provide relief and clarification for grandfathered plans.  

Two recent reports from the Center for Children and Families at the Georgetown Health Policy Institute are questioning whether the pilot project on which Florida Medicaid reforms are based have produced the necessary efficiencies or cost reductions.   

This update draws on research conducted by the authors for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

This brief describes global and episodic bundling and outlines considerations for state Medicaid agencies when evaluating potential implementation, including the relevance of these strategies for Medicaid agencies employing managed care strategies.