The Massachusetts Health Plan: A Conversation with Jonathan Gruber
As a result of its landmark health reform legislation, Massachusetts has the lowest rate of uninsured residents in the nation. The percentage of uninsured fell from 6.4 percent in 2006 to 2.6 percent...
View ArticleA New Massachusetts Miracle? The Global Payments Experiment
Last month Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced early results of its Alternative Quality Contract, a pilot project that uses global payments to simultaneously reduce costs and improve...
View ArticleMedicaid Accountable Care Organizations: Opportunities for State Cost Control
Despite the political uncertainty around national health reform, New Jersey is moving forward with a major innovation in its Medicaid program. By authorizing the formation of Medicaid Accountable Care...
View ArticleCost-Effectiveness Review in Action
Washington State’s Health Technology Assessment (HTA) program has attracted some strong criticism. It’s easy to see why. The program determines health insurance coverage for about 750,000 people,...
View ArticleIt’s the Prices, Stupid
“It’s the prices, stupid,” is how Princeton health economist Uwe Reinhardt and colleagues explained a number of years ago why health care costs are so high in the United States. And when we try to...
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