HSC Publications

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Title	Date	Document Info
Fee-for-Service Will Remain a Feature of Major Payment Reforms, Requiring More Changes in Medicare Physician Payment	September 2012	Journal Article
Adapting Tools from Other Nations to Slow U.S. Prescription Drug Spending	Aug. 30, 2012	Media Advisory
Adapting Tools from Other Nations to Slow U.S. Prescription Drug Spending	August 2012	NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 10
Health Care Safety Net Coordination Grows in Some Communities	Aug. 6, 2012	Media Advisory
Safety-Net Providers in Some U.S. Communities Have Increasingly Embraced Coordinated Care Models	August 2012	Journal Article
Small Employers and Self-Insured Health Benefits: Too Small to Succeed?	July 2012	Issue Brief No. 138
Small Employers and Self-Insured Health Benefits: Too Small to Succeed?	July 19, 2012	News Release
Dispelling Myths About Emergency Department Use: Majority of Medicaid Visits Are for Urgent or More Serious Symptoms	July 2012	HSC Research Brief No. 23
Majority of Medicaid ED Visits for Urgent or More Serious Symptoms	July 11, 2012	News Release
After-Hours Care and its Coordination with Primary Care in the U.S.	June 4, 2012	Journal Article
Lessons in Linking After-Hours Care to Primary Care	June 4, 2012	Media Advisory
Cost and Access Challenges: A Comparison of Experiences Between Uninsured and Privately Insured Adults Aged 55 to 64 with Seniors on Medicare	May 2012	Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief
2010 Health Tracking Household Survey Restricted Use File: Codebook	May 2012	Technical Publication No. 86
2010 Health Tracking Household Survey Restricted Use File: User's Guide	May 2012	Technical Publication No. 85
2010 Health Tracking Household Survey Public Use File: Codebook	May 2012	Technical Publication No. 84
2010 Health Tracking Household Survey Public Use File: User's Guide	May 2012	Technical Publication No. 83
2010 Health Tracking Household Survey Methodology Report	May 2012	Technical Publication No. 82
Addressing Hospital Pricing Leverage through Regulation: State Rate Setting	May 2012	NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 9
Hospital Pricing Leverage and State Rate Setting	May 2012	Media Advisory
The Growing Power of Some Providers to Win Steep Payment Increases from Insurers Suggests Policy Remedies May be Needed	May 2012	Journal Article
Health Plan-Provider Price Negotiations: Passing the Buck to Employers	May 7, 2012	Media Advisory
Durable Medical Equipment and Home Health Among the Largest Contributors to Area Variations in Use of Medicare Services	May 2012	Journal Article
Limited Options to Manage Specialty Drug Spending	April 2012	HSC Research Brief No. 22
Limited Options to Managed Specialty Drug Spending	April 26, 2012	News Release
Hospitals' Geographic Expansion in Quest of Well-Insured Patients: Will the Outcome be Better Care, More Cost, or Both?	April 2012	Journal Article
Hospital Geographic Expansion: The New Medical Arms Race?	April 9, 2012	News Release
Paying More for Primary Care: Can It Help Bend the Medicare Cost Curve?	March 2012	Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief
Great Recession Accelerated Long-Term Decline of Employer Health Coverage	March 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 8
Great Recession Accelerated Long-Term Decline of Employer Health Coverage	March 15, 2012	News Release
Medicare Spending, Mortality Rates and Quality of Care	March 8, 2012	Journal Article
Slower Growth in Medicare Spending—Is This the New Normal?	March 7, 2012	Journal Article
Slower Growth in Medicare Spending—Is This the New Normal?	March 7, 2012	Media Advisory
State Benefit Mandates and National Health Reform	February 2012	NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 8
State Benefit Mandates and National Health Reform	Feb. 29, 2012	Media Advisory
Health Status and Hospital Prices Key to Regional Variation in Private Health Care Spending	February 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 7
Health Status and Hospital Prices Key to Regional Variation in Private Spending	Feb. 15, 2012	News Release
A Comparison of Two Approaches to Increasing Access to Care: Expanding Coverage Versus Increasing Physician Fees	Feb. 3, 2012	Journal Article
Indianapolis Hospital Systems Compete for Well-Insured, Suburban Patients	December 2011	Community Report No. 12
Indianapolis Hospital Systems Compete for Well-Insured, Suburban Patients	Dec. 30, 2011	News Release
Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010	December 2011	Tracking Report No. 28