By: Embry Howell, Ashley Palmer, and Fiona Adams Abstract
Office of Health Policy (HP)
The Office of Health Policy (HP) provides a cross-cutting policy perspective that bridges Departmental programs, public and private sector activities, and the research community, in order to develop, analyze, coordinate and provide leadership on health policy issues for the Secretary. HP carries out this mission by conducting policy, economic and budget analyses, assisting in the development and review of regulations, assisting in the development and formulation of budgets and legislation, assisting in survey design efforts, as well as conducting and coordinating research, evaluation, and information dissemination on issues relating to health policy.
HP is organized in four divisions that align with major Department programs :
Division of Health Care Financing Policy (HFP)
Division of Public Health Services (PHS)
Division of Health Care Access and Coverage (HAC)
Division of Health Care Quality and Outcomes (HQO)
Health Policy Research:
- Reports to Congress
- Affordable Care Act Research & Issue Briefs
- HP Authored or Sponsored Work Published in Journals
Other Helpful Information:
Topic Areas:
- Behavioral Health
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Health Equity
- Health Indicators
- Health Insurance Marketplace
- Health Policy
- Healthcare Reform
- Healthcare Safety Net
- HIV & AIDS
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF)
- Prevention
- Public Health
- Uninsured & Underinsured
Reports
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Advanced SearchMedicaid and CHIP Risk-Based Managed Care in 20 States
This review of Medicaid and CHIP risk-based managed care over 2001-2010 shows that well-established programs exist in 19 of the 20 study states. While there is substantial variation across states, all the study states have developed ways to regularly select plans, define network requirements, and monitor access and quality. There is substantial stability in the number and types of plans.
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Number of Young Adults Gaining Insurance Due to the Affordable Care Act Now Tops 3 Million
New results released today by the National Center for Health Statistics show that the dependent-coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act has continued to produce insurance coverage gains among young adults during 2011.
An Assessment of the Sustainability and Impact of Community Coalitions once Federal Funding has Expired
This report examines the long-term sustainability and impact of community coalitions that were funded by the Community Access Program (CAP) and its successor, the Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP).
Disparities in Quality of Care for Midlife Adults (Ages 45–64) Versus Older Adults (Ages >65)
Prepared under Contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Purchase Order HHSP233200800278A Judy Ng, PhD Sarah Hudson Scholle, MPH, DrPH
La Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio y Los Latinos
Por: Ashley Henderson, Wilma Robinson, y Kenneth Finegold, ASPE