Reports & Analysis

This report examines cost and quality issues associated with the 9 million individuals who receive health care benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligibles).

The Bay Area Council has released a report, “Roadmap to a High-Value Health System.” The report looks at several ways California can drive down costs and improve care while implementing the Affordable Care Act. Key aspects include: Focusing on health outcomes, building a successful exchange, financially rewarding high-value care and effectively engaging consumers.

This paper describes and assesses distinguishing dimensions important to the design of a successful SHOP Exchange program. These include functions unique to the SHOP Exchange which will require different administrative systems.

This report from The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System examines the problems facing vulnerable populations and offers a framework for moving forward.

This National Health Policy Forum issue brief outlines specific state and federal roles in the rate review process and changes to rate review processes since the health reform law was enacted.

A report funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation identifies options states could pursue to use the health insurance exchanges to help drive health care quality improvement and delivery system reform.

This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing provisions, and other relevant information.

The New York State Health Foundation released a reportlooking at some of the key issues related to the Navigators and Consumer Assistance Programs designed to help individuals and small business enroll in and maintain health insurance coverage.

This report provides state-level overview of how Medicaid is managed and strategies for improving access to care, quality of care and accountability.

State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) released three briefs by grantee Michael O’Grady, Senior Fellow at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), to identify the most useful set of next-generation data linkage projects to inform health care reform implementation.