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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

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Reports

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Impact of Policies to Limit Drug Plan's Financial Risk

This paper examines the combined effects of drug plan risk the first year of Medicare part D implementation of the combination of reinsurance, risk-adjustment and risk-corridors
Report to Congress

Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program: Final Report to Congress

Prepared by: Judith Wooldridge Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Genevieve Kenney The Urban Institute Christopher Trenholm Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. with Lisa Dubay The Urban Institute Ian Hill The Urban Institute Myoung Kim Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Lorenzo Moreno Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Geographic Variation in Prescription Drug Prices and Spending

This paper examines by state variation in drug prices and drug spending. Variation in prices are found to be minimal but variation in spending (and utilization) are more substantial. Further work will explore the underlying reasons for the spending variation and whether patterns persist when analyzed for areas other than states.

Understanding Estimates of the Uninsured: Putting the Differences in Context

A discussion of the various government surveys that produce estimates of the number of people without health insurance.
ASPE Issue Brief

Overview of the Uninsured in the United States: An analysis of the 2005 Current Population Survey

According to the Census Bureau's 2005 Current Population Survey (CPS), 45.8 million individuals in 2004 or 15.7% of the civilian non-institutionalized population were uninsured. Those that lack insurance represent a diverse group. Understanding the uninsured population is important for policy makers looking to design solutions to the problem.

Assessment of the Uses and Users of Healthier US and Healthy People 2010

Prepared by: National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago 1350 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 223-6040 Prepared for:

Issues in the Design and Implementation of Drug Formularies and Therapeutic Classes

As part of the Medicare Part D pharmacy benefit scheduled for implementation in 2006 by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA), beneficiaries will have a choice of private plans administering the benefit.? Although plans are required to provide access to needed drugs, the law does not require plans to provide equal coverage for all drugs.?

Developing A Risk Adjustment Methodology for Medicare Drug Plans

This paper describes the work NORC did to supplement the Federal Employee Health Benefits data (FEHBP) used to develop drug risk adjustment factors for over 65 individuals with a full drug supplement to Medicare. This data needed to be supplemented because the FEHBP data did not adequately represent, low-income, disabled, or non east Coast populations.

Medicare+Choice: Payment and Service Areas. Final Report

By: Katie Merrell Senior Analyst Center for Health Administration Studies University of Chicago Submitted to:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
White Paper

ASPE Childhood Obesity White Paper

ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF Childhood Obesity By: Jennifer Bishop, Rebecca Middendorf, Tori Babin, Wilma Tilson