Beneath the Averages: An Analysis of Medicare and Private Expenditures September 1, 1999 Report This report compares Medicare and private health insurance per capita spending between 1970 and 1997, demonstrating that Medicare has done better or as well as the private sector in controlling the growth in health spending. Using National Health Expenditure accounts data, the analysis reveals the cumulative increase in per capita…
Alternative Approaches to Liability: Models for Health Plan Liability August 31, 1999 Report This report looks at the different ways in which liability is handled in a number of industries, and explores how these models might apply to health plans. The report also discusses health plan liability in the context of the ongoing Consumer Protection debate.Report: Models for Health Plan Liability
Survey of Physicians and Nurses July 1, 1999 Poll Finding A national random survey of 1053 doctors and 768 nurses on their experiences with and attitudes towards health plans. The survey provides quantitative information from doctors and nurses about their non-elderly patients, as well as verbatim descriptions of patient experiences with health plan decisions, including doctors’ judgments on the consequences…
Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health: Update on Americans’ Views on the Consumer Protections Debate March 30, 1999 Poll Finding Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health: Update on Americans’ Views on the Consumer Protections Debate The Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health Update on American’s Views on Consumer Protections in Managed Care is based on findings from the April 1999 Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index. The survey…
NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care – Summary of Findings May 30, 2002 Poll Finding New NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care A new survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government finds that many Americans have real problems when it comes to accessing and paying for health care, and even if they haven’t…
MarketFacts: A Financial Overview of the Managed Care Industry – Fact Sheet February 28, 1999 Fact Sheet A Financial Overview of the Managed Care IndustryMarch 1999Part 1The rapid growth of managed care has brought with it a growing connection between the stock market andhealth care organizations. Health care services have evolved from being delivered by physicians and tax-exempt institutions to a market-driven industry attracting investment capital from…
Managed Care Consumer Protections Offered by Medium and Large Employers – Fact Sheet October 30, 1998 Fact Sheet Managed Care Consumer Protections Offered by Medium and Large EmployersNovember 1998BackgroundDuring the past year, Congress and the states considered a number of proposals that would have provided additional protections to consumers in health insurance plans, particularly managed care plans. Among the key issues raised in these debates was how much…
Changes in Health Insurance Under the Clinton Health Plan March 30, 1994 Report This paper examines how the Clinton health care reform plan would affect the insurance coverage of Americans under age 65 and discusses the implications of the plan for employees and Medicaid programs nationally and in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas.Report:
Medicaid and Managed Care: Lessons from the Literature March 30, 1995 Report This report reviews and synthesizes the literature from the past 20 years evaluating managed care's impact on access, quality, beneficiary's health status, and the cost of care for the Medicaid population.Report:
MarketFacts: A Financial Overview of the Managed Care Industry February 28, 1999 Fact Sheet A fact sheet on the growing influence of for-profit organizations; trends in the stock prices of HMOs and health services companies compared to the overall stock market; recent HMO activity such as premium increases and mergers and acquisitions; and issues related to the financial aspects of HMOs.Fact Sheet Fact Sheet