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NIHCRPutting the Union Label on Health Benefits: Collective …

WEBHow Collective Bargaining Shapes Health Benefits. While the influence of collective bargaining on health coverage takes different forms, there are generally three common …

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Health Care Certificate-of-Need (CON) Laws: Policy or Politics

WEBA health care provider first files an application with the state CON authority—usually a division of state health departments—and provides statistics and …

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Policy Options to Encourage Patient-Physician Shared Decision …

WEBThe MedEncentive program offers copayment rebates—$5 to $30—to patients who use Web-based decision aids, as well as incentives for physicians to engage in SDM. 29 …

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NIHCRPhysician Visits After Hospital Discharge: Implications for

WEBPhysician Visits After Hospital Discharge: Implications for Reducing Readmissions. NIHCR Research Brief No. 6. December 2011. Anna Sommers and Peter J. Cunningham. Print …

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NIHCRBalancing Access and Costs: Health Benefit Structures for

WEBHealth insurance benefit structures, particularly cost-sharing amounts, can either encourage or discourage patients from seeking care. The goal is to strike the right …

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Putting the Union Label on Health Benefits: Collective

WEBNational Institute for Health Care Reform Research Brief No. 15 • May 2014 2 About the Authors Amanda E. Lechner, M.P.P., is a former Center for Studying Health System …

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Coordination Between Emergency and Primary Care Physicians

WEBResearch has examined transitions in care during emergency department shift changes 6 and between emergency physicians and inpatient admitting physicians—usually …

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NIHCRMatching Supply to Demand: Addressing the U.S. Primary …

WEBFurther, an analysis of the aging U.S. population found that another 35,000 to 44,000 adult primary care providers may be needed by 2025. 2. Though the health reform law …

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Comparative Effectiveness Research and Medical Innovation

WEBBuilding an Evidence Base. Despite remarkable scientific and technological advances, the practice of medicine remains as much an art as a science, with a significant proportion …

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NIHCRLimiting Tax Breaks for Employer-Sponsored Health …

WEBAmong the most expensive “but nearly invisible” federal expenditures is the roughly $250 billion 1 annual tax break for employer-sponsored health insurance. Under current law, …

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NIHCRInpatient Hospital Prices Drive Spending Variation for …

WEBUnderstanding Spending Variation More Broadly. Previous research has shown that private health plans pay inpatient hospital prices that vary widely, both within and across local …

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NIHCRHigh-Intensity Primary Care: Lessons for Physician and …

WEBUnion Health Center, New York, N.Y., is a freestanding clinic that historically has served members of New York City trade unions. First established by the International Ladies’ …

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Hospital Quality Reporting: Separating the Signal from the Noise

WEBHSC ceased operations on Dec. 31, 2013, after merging with Mathematica Policy Research, which assumed the HSC contract to complete NIHCR projects. Beginning in 2014, …

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Employer-Sponsored Insurance and Health Reform: Doing the …

WEBFirms that don’t offer health insurance will face a $2,000 fine for each full-time employee—excluding the first 30 workers—even if only one full-time worker receives …

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NIHCRPutting the Union Label on Health Benefits: Collective …

WEBIn both cases, health benefits are included in contract negotiations along with wages and other benefits. The study’s findings are detailed in a new NIHCR Research …

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Fostering Health Information Technology in Small Physician

WEBage health care providers to adopt and use health information technology in hopes of improving care and controlling costs. Landmark 2009 legislation, known as the HITECH …

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NIHCREpisode-Based Payments: Charting a Course for Health Care …

WEBEpisode-Based Payments: Charting a Course for Health Care Payment Reform. WASHINGTON, D.C. As consensus grows that true reform of the U.S. health …

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Impacts of Prior Authorization on Health Care Costs and Quality

WEBThe National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR) contracted with the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) between 2009 and 2013 to conduct health …

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NIHCRNational Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR)

WEBThe National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR) contracted with the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) between 2009 and 2013 to conduct health …

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Health Plan-Provider Price Negotiations: Passing the Buck to …

WEBThe National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization created by the International Union, UAW; Chrysler …

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NIHCRFostering Health Information Technology in Small Physician

WEBPhysician Health Partners, Denver, is a management services organization established in 1996 that contracts with four IPAs representing more than 300 primary care …

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