Why have national standards for electronic health care transactions been adopted and why are they required?Congress and the health care industry have agreed that standards for the electronic exchange of administrative and financial health care transactions are needed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system.
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ASPE produces health policy research with a focus on equity, coverage, and access. Find resources related to a broad range of topics, including the uninsured population, vaccine hesitancy, Medicaid/CHIP, Medicare, the federal marketplace (HealthCare.gov), telehealth, health care delivery, underserved areas, delivery system transformation, health outcomes, and social determinants of health.
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Vaccine Hesitancy for COVID-19: State, County, and Local Estimates
To support state and local communication and outreach efforts, ASPE developed state, county, and sub-state level predictions of hesitancy rates using the most recently available federal survey data. Explore the interactive map and other resources.
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Advanced SearchMedicare, Accountability, and Structural Reform
Members of Congress and others have expressed frustration over the slow progress of the Medicare + Choice program, which makes managed care options available to senior citizens. In particular, critics have been disappointed by the low penetration rate for Medicare managed care.
Supportive Health Services Needs of Children with Disabilities
To sharpen the focus on the differential need of children with disabilities, this paper focuses on a subset of health-related services that are used almost exclusively by children with disabilities--supportive services. The basic finding is that policies focused on low-income children will reach the majority of children with disabilities who have unmet supportive service needs.
Price Trends for Prescription: Pharmaceuticals: 1995-1999
by Joseph A. DiMasi, Ph.D. Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development Tufts University* A background report prepared for the Department of health and Human Services' Conference on Pharmaceutical Pricing Practices, Utilization and Costs August 8-9, 2000
Cost Control for Prescription Drug Programs: Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Efforts, Effects, and Implications
by David H. Kreling, Ph.D., R.Ph. Sonderegger Research Center University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy A background report prepared for the Department of Health and Human Services' Conference on Pharmaceutical Pricing Practices, Utilization and Costs August 8-9, 2000 Leavey Conference Center, Georgetown University
An Inventory Of Federally Sponsored HIV And HIV-Relevant Databases
Center for Health Services Research and Policy
School of Public Health and Health Services
George Washington University Medical Center
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Nonresident Fathers: To What Extent Do They Have Access to Employment-Based Health Care Coverage?
As part of the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998, Congress established a medical child support working group to identify barriers to medical support enforcement and to recommend ways to address them. This report is an effort to provide greater background on one such barrier the lack of access by many nonresident parents to employment-based health care coverage.
Evaluation of the District of Columbia's Demonstration Program, "Managed Care System for Disabled and Special Needs Children": Final Report Summary
Abt Associates Inc. June 2000 This report was prepared under contract #500-96-0003 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and Abt Associates Inc.