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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Advanced SearchBaseline Information for Evaluating the Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: Final Report
Stephen H. Long and M. Susan Marquis with Ellen R. Harrison, Peter D. Jacobson, and Jennifer S. Sloan The Rand Corporations Prepared for the Health Care Financing Administration(now known as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS)) under Contract 500-95-0056, Task Order 4.
Counting Persons in Poverty on the Current Population Survey
This paper explains differences between the counts of persons in poverty as published by the Census Bureau, and the counts one gets when doing a simple tabulation of the public use CPS file. (ASPE Research Notes, Volume 20) [5 PDF pages]
Declining Immigrant Applications for Medi-Cal and Welfare Benefits in Los Angeles County
Declining Immigrant Applications for Medi-Cal and Welfare Benefits in Los Angeles County 1 by Wendy Zimmermann Michael Fix July 1998
Resource Evaluation of the FDA Food Additive Petition Process
RTI used an interdisciplinary approach in its analyses of the petition review process, combining systems analysis, operations research, economics, toxicology, chemistry, environmental science, and data quality analysis. A taxonomy of the process was developed. Information was gathered on the types of personnel, level of effort by personnel type, and any other resources required.
Conference Report: Increasing Organ Donation and Transplantation: The Challenge of Evaluation
April 1 and 2, 1998 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Contract: HHS-100-97-0012, Delivery Order No.
Increasing Organ Donation and Transplantation: The Challenge of Evaluation
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Contract: HHS-100-97-0012, Delivery Order No. 7 The Lewin Group, Inc. March 18, 1998
Issues in Developing Programs for Uninsured Children: A Resource Book for States
By The Lewin Group ForThe Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Health Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Children's Health Insurance Expansions: State Experiences in Developing Benefit Packages and Cost-Sharing Arrangements
Contract #100-96-0011 Delivery Order No. 2 Final Report Submitted To:The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Office of Health Policy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services