Journal Articles

bstracts of peer-reviewed journal articles authored by HSC staff members and outside researchers are provided on the web site. To obtain a full copy of the article, please contact the corresponding journal. An e-mail link to the related journal is at the bottom of each abstract for your convenience.

Title	Date	Document Info
Health System Change:	Winter 1995	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
Snapshots of Change in Fifteen Communities:	Summer 1996	Health Affairs
The Role of Employers in Community Health Care Systems	July/August 1998	Health Affairs
Tracking Small-Firm Coverage, 1989-1996	January/February 1998	Health Affairs
Choosing a Health Plan:	November/December 1997	Health Affairs
Achieving Health Care Cost Containment Through Provider Payment Reform that Engages Patients and Providers	May 2013	Health Affairs
Contrary to Cost-Shift Theory, Lower Medicare Hospital Payment Rates for Inpatient Care Lead to Lower Private Payment Rates	May 2013	Health Affairs
After-Hours Access to Primary Care Practices Linked with Lower Emergency Department Use and Less Unmet Medical Need	Dec. 12, 2012	Health Affairs
Despite the Recession's Effects on Incomes and Jobs, the Share of People with High Medical Costs was Mostly Unchanged	Oct. 24, 2012	Health Affairs
Fee-for-Service Will Remain a Feature of Major Payment Reforms, Requiring More Changes in Medicare Physician Payment	September 2012	Health Affairs
Unchecked Provider Clout in California Foreshadows Challenges to Health Reform	Feb. 25, 2010	Health Affairs
The Growing Financial Burden of Health Care: National and State Trends, 2001-2006	March 25, 2010	Health Affairs
Primary Care: Current Problems and Proposed Solutions	May 2010	Health Affairs
Physicians' Fears of Malpractice Lawsuits are Not Assuaged by Tort Reforms	September 2010	Health Affairs
Where Americans Get Acute Care: Increasingly, It's Not at Their Doctor's Office	September 2010	Health Affairs
Improving Health Care Access for Low-Income People: Lessons from Ascension Health's Community Collaboratives	July 2011	Health Affairs
Raising Low 'Patient Activation' Rates Among Hispanic Immigrants May Equal Expanded Coverage in Reducing Access Disparities	October 2011	Health Affairs
Hospitals' Geographic Expansion in Quest of Well-Insured Patients: Will the Outcome be Better Care, More Cost, or Both?	April 2012	Health Affairs
Durable Medical Equipment and Home Health Among the Largest Contributors to Area Variations in Use of Medicare Services	May 2012	Health Affairs
The Growing Power of Some Providers to Win Steep Payment Increases from Insurers Suggests Policy Remedies May be Needed	May 2012	Health Affairs
Safety-Net Providers in Some U.S. Communities Have Increasingly Embraced Coordinated Care Models	August 2012	Health Affairs
Do Reimbursement Delays Discourage Medicaid Participation by Physicians?	Nov. 18, 2008	Health Affairs
Medicare Governance and Provider Payment Policy	September/October 2009	Health Affairs
Is Health Spending Excessive? If So, What Can We Do About It?	September/October 2009	Health Affairs
Does Telemonitoring of Patients—The eICU—Improve Intensive Care?	Aug. 20, 2009	Health Affairs
Power of Information: Closing the Gap Between Research and Policy	March/April 2002	Health Affairs
Are HMO Enrollees Healthier Than Others? Results from the Community Tracking Study	May/June 2002	Health Affairs
A Longitudinal Perspective on Health Plan-Provider Risk Contracting	July/August 2002	Health Affairs
Health Insurance Expansions for Working Families	July/August 2002	Health Affairs
Back to the Drawing Board: New Directions in Health Plans' Care Management Strategies	September/October 2002	Health Affairs
Quality Improvements By Providers: Market Developments Hinder Progress	September/October 2002	Health Affairs
Obstacles to Employers' Pursuit of Health Care Quality	September/October 2002	Health Affairs
Tracking Health Care Costs: Growth Accelerates Again in 2001	Sept. 25, 2002	Health Affairs
The Role of Public Employers in a Changing Health Care Market	January/February 2003	Health Affairs
SCHIP Making Progress: Increased Take-up Contributes to Coverage Gains	July/August 2003	Health Affairs
Can Hospitals and Physicians Shift the Effects of Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement to Private Payers?	Oct. 8, 2003	Health Affairs