This report, mandated by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 or the IMPACT Act (P.L. 113-185), requires the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), to conduct research on issues related to socioeconomic status (SES) in Medicare’s value-based payment programs.
Office of Health Policy (HP)
The Office of Health Policy (HP) provides a cross-cutting perspective that bridges Departmental programs, state, local, and private sector activities, and the research community, in order to develop, analyze, coordinate and inform leadership on health policy issues for the Secretary. HP carries out this mission by conducting policy and economic and budget analyses, assisting in the development and review of regulations, budgets, legislation, and 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 Quality and Outcomes (HQO)
Division of Health Care Access and Coverage (HAC)
Health Policy Research:
- Reports to Congress
- Research & Issue Briefs
- HP Authored or Sponsored Work Published in Journals
Other Helpful Information:
Topic Areas:
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Data
- Evaluation
- Health & Health Care
- Health Indicators
- Health Care Coverage and Access
- Health Policy
- Healthcare Reform
- Healthcare Safety Net
- HIV & AIDS
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF)
- Prescription Drugs & Other Medical Products
- Public Health
- Uninsured & Underinsured
Contact Us: ASPEHealthPolicy@hhs.gov
Reports
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Report to Congress: Social Risk Factors and Performance Under Medicare's Value-Based Purchasing Programs
Health Plan Choice and Premiums in the 2017 Health Insurance Marketplace
This issue brief presents analysis of Qualified Health Plan (QHP) data in the individual market Marketplace for states that use the HealthCare.gov Marketplace platform and State-Based Marketplaces where data is available. It examines plan affordability in 2017 after taking into account premium tax credits and also examines the plan choices that new and returning consumers will have for 20
ASPE Issue Brief
Impacts Of The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion On Insurance Coverage Aand Access To Care
Health Care Spending Growth and Federal Policy
In this Issue Brief, we examine spending growth through 2014, the first year the Affordable Care Act’s coverage provisions were in effect, and 2015, where possible. We provide detailed cost growth trends for Medicare and the private insurance market. We also estimate the effect of recently introduced specialty drugs on current and future spending growth.
Report
Plan Selections by ZIP Code and County in the Health Insurance Marketplace: March 2016
The dataset provides the total number of Qualified Health Plan selections by ZIP Code and county for the 38 states that use the HealthCare.gov platform, including the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces, State Partnership Marketplaces, and supported State-based Marketplaces, during the Marketplace’s third Open Enrollment Period (based on data for the period November 1, 2015 – February 1, 2016).
Health Insurance Marketplaces 2016 Open Enrollment Period: Final Enrollment Report
During the third open enrollment period, the Health Insurance Marketplaces (“the Marketplaces”) continue to play an important role in fulfilling one of the Affordable Care Act’s central goals: reducing the number of uninsured Americans by providing affordable, high-quality health insurance.