Reports & Analysis

This report from The National eHealth Collaborative, reports on a study of 12 health information exchanges (HIEs) showing that providers have increasingly tapped these types of data clearinghouses in hopes of streamlining and improving the care they deliver.

This brief looks at California's experience in small group exchanges and what the state and federal officials can learn from it.

This report from the Commonwealth fund looks at findings from four hospital case studies highlighting opportunities for all hospitals to achieve greater efficiency.

Oregon’s insurance department has put out an animated video on where your premium dollars go and how the state regulates rates.

This brief underscores the process of determining a plan’s actuarial value should produce a measure that can help distinguish plans between coverage tiers, while being as administratively practical as possible.

With support from The Aetna Foundation, The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has announced the availability of a technical assistance program that will support states in advancing health equity through implementation of health care reform.

This article highlights the CMS ACA Spending Report that notes by 2020, health care spending in the U.S. will account for nearly a fifth of GDP, while expanding insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans.

The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions has identified four potential models of exchanges: a bare-bones information aggregator, a retail-orientated exchange, a guided exchange that limits carriers though a “competitive selection process” and a so-called “market curator.”

This issue brief examines states' progress in setting up the state-based health insurance exchanges.

A report from UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform & Modernization highlights the extreme lack of primary care physicians and need for care in rural areas.