Reports & Analysis

According to the State Health Access Data Assitance Center at the University of Minnesota, employer sponsored coverage has significantly declined over the last ten years.

A longitudinal study of heath care consumers that aims to  provide a comprehensive view of health care consumerism that goes beyond the conventional boundaries of what health and health care are commonly thought to encompass.

According to the Association of American Medical colleges, there will be approximately 28 percent more first-year med students in 2015 than in 2002.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces the nation's first Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy.

This study examined how publicly traded health plans differ from non–publicly traded ones in terms of administrative expenses, quality of care, and financial stability.

This National Academy for State Health Policy briefing highlights key lessons learned in building stronger or more effective relationships between state officials and consumer advocates and ways in which these groups can work together as health care reform implementation proceeds at the state level.

The authors conclude from their review that active purchasing is not just one activity. Rather, it can encompass a wide range of activities to leverage higher quality, more affordable health insurance for individuals and small businesses.

This policy brief by AHIP examines trends in enrollment and Medicaid health plan participation in state Medicaid programs as well as trends in other types of Medicaid managed care, and describes how Medicaid health plans are working with states to address ongoing fiscal challenges.

This issue brief reviews the mission of the Innovation Center and provides perspectives from the research community on critical issues and challenges.

The report analyzes data regarding the level of commissions to brokers and "identifies options to modify MLR definitions, methodology and/or numerical standards that may be necessary to protect health insurance consumers, and to preserve the important role of producers in the health insurance transaction and in the resolution of disputed health insurance claims."