Health Reform

Resource	Category	Carriers	Purpose
Hospital Facility Prices Declined As A Result Of Oregon’s Hospital Payment Cap Hospital prices for commercially insured people are high and vary widely, prompting states to seek ways to control hospital price growth. In October 2... State: Oregon	Consumers, Employers, Health Reform, Insurance Department	Commercial, Medicare	Utilization
Use of New Audio-Only Telemedicine Claim Modifiers Policymakers at both the state and federal levels face decisions about coverage of<br /> audio-only telemedicine amid a dearth of reliable data due t... State: Washington	Health Reform, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Quality, Utilization
Small Intervention, Big Impact: Health Care Cost Reductions Related to Medically Tailored Nutrition Food is a critical aspect of health care for people living with illnesses like congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and di... State: Colorado	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Population Health, Providers		Cost
Impact of the Patient-Centered Medical Home on Consistently High-Cost Patients Patient-centered medical homes in Maryland’s multipayer demonstration disrupted the pattern of recurrently high expenditure among the costliest patien... State: Maryland	Consumers, Health Reform, Providers, Researchers	Commercial	Cost, Quality
Profile of the Primary Care Physician Workforce in Arkansas "Healthcare provider shortages continue to be one of the most pressing challenges faced by healthcare organizations and communities seeking to en... State: Arkansas	Health Reform, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Quality
The Health Care Costs of Extreme Heat “A new report produced by an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff and students at Virginia Commonwealth University and published by the Center fo... State: Virginia	Consumers, Health Reform, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Review of Third-Party Specialty Pharmacy Use for Clinician-Administered Drugs "In this report, required by Section 130 of Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2017, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) examines the prevale... State: Massachusetts	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicare	Cost, Utilization
Community Checkup: Improving Health Care in Washington State A recent Washington Health Alliance report examined the cost of healthcare through an equity lens, and found that where people live in the state has a... State: Washington	Consumers, Employers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Cost, Quality, Utilization
Massachusetts Health Care Coverage: Enrollment Trends The July 2015 edition of the Massachusetts Health Care Coverage: Enrollment Trends, offers new insights into changes in health insurance coverage thro... State: Massachusetts	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Vermont’s Community-Oriented All-Payer Medical Home Model Reduces Expenditures and Utilization While Delivering High-Quality Care This study was published in the national journal "Population Health Management" and evaluates the Vermont Blueprint for Health’s overall pro... State: Vermont	Consumers, Health Reform, Population Health, Researchers	Commercial	Cost, Quality, Utilization

Health Reform

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