The goal of this project was to provide additional information to ASPE and CMS on the potential to risk adjust Medicare post-acute care (PAC) episode payments and costs using patient assessment data.
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
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Topic Areas:
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
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- Healthcare Reform
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Contact Us: ASPEHealthPolicy@hhs.gov
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Eligible Uninsured African Americans: 6 in 10 Could Receive Health Insurance Marketplace Tax Credits, Medicaid or CHIP
Approximately 6 in 10 eligible uninsured African Americans in the United States could obtain Health Insurance Marketplace tax credits, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This ASPE Issue Brief discusses the demographics of the eligible uninsured African American population and new health insurance coverage options available to them under the Affordable Care Act.
New Census Estimates Show 3 Million More Americans Had Health Insurance Coverage in 2012
By: Kenneth Finegold Abstract
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Fifty-Six Percent of The Uninsured Could Pay $100 or Less per Month for Coverage in 2014
ASPE Issue Brief
Fifty-Six Percent of the Uninsured Could Pay $100 or Less per Month for Coverage in 2014
By: Laura Skopec and Emily Gee Abstract