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Medicare's Bending Cost Curve. July 28, 2014

Medicare's Bending Cost Curve. July 28, 2014

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Market Concentration and Number of Carriers for

Trends in Premiums in the Small Group and Individual Insurance Markets, 2008-2011

Data on premium increases were collected from 2008-2011 hard copy rate filings submitted by insurance carriers and from rate filings or rate summaries available on state insurance websites for the small group and individual insurance markets. In the individual market, the average premium increase (weighted by member months) was 9.9 percent in 2008
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Variation and Trends in Medigap Premiums

Variation and Trends in Medigap Premiums

This report examines the variation in Medigap premiums, recent trends in premium growth and policies that experience relatively high premium growth. The report also compares the premium growth over different segments of the entire time period studied, and to changes in enrollment in both Medigap policies and the Medicare Advantage Program.
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The Affordable Care Act and Women

The Affordable Care Act and Women

The Affordable Care Act includes several provisions that are expected to significantly improve women's health. The Affordable Care Act improves coverage for important preventive services and maternity care, promotes higher quality care for older women, and ends the gender discrimination that requires women to pay more for the same insurance covera
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Examination of Clinical Trial Costs and Barriers

Examination of Clinical Trial Costs and Barriers for Drug Development

Pharmaceutical companies conduct clinical trials for many reasons. The most obvious goal of clinical trials is to demonstrate safety and efficacy to gain Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. FDA provides guidance to developers about what constitutes acceptable clinical trials and appropriate outcomes. Improving the drug development process
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The Affordable Care Act and Latinos

The Affordable Care Act and Latinos

The Affordable Care Act includes several provisions that are expected to significantly improve health outcomes for Latinos. New estimates from RAND suggest that 5.4 million Latinos who would otherwise be uninsured will gain coverage by 2016 through the expansion of Medicaid eligibility and the creation of Affordable Insurance Exchanges. Many other
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Key Benefits of the Affordable Care Act for Asian

Key Benefits of the Affordable Care Act for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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Key Benefits of the Affordable Care Act for Asian

Key Benefits of the Affordable Care Act for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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The Affordable Care Act and Asian Americans and

The Affordable Care Act and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

The Affordable Care Act includes several provisions that are expected to significantly improve health outcomes for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. New estimates from RAND suggest that 2.0 million Asian Americans who would otherwise be uninsured will be covered or eligible for coverage by 2016 through the expansion of Medicaid eligibility an
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Historical and Projected Trends in Medicaid

Historical and Projected Trends in Medicaid

This paper presents data on the current state of Medicaid, the nation's program providing health and long-term care services to low-income families, elderly, and disabled individuals. The paper reports both historical and projected trends in Medicaid enrollment and spending. Information is presented on trends by major Medicaid eligibility category
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Key Benefits of the Affordable Care Act for

Key Benefits of the Affordable Care Act for African Americans

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Key Benefits of the Affordable Care Act for

Key Benefits of the Affordable Care Act for African Americans

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The Affordable Care Act and African Americans

The Affordable Care Act and African Americans

The Affordable Care Act includes provisions that will greatly improve the health of African Americans by increasing their access to affordable health insurance coverage and high-quality care. New estimates from RAND suggest that 3.8 million African Americans who would otherwise be uninsured will gain coverage by 2016 through the expansion of Medic
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The Effects of Congressional Proposals on

The Effects of Congressional Proposals on Prescription Drug Costs for Medicare Beneficiaries

Provides discussion and estimates of several Congressional proposals on prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Diabetes: A National Plan for Action

Diabetes: A National Plan for Action

Currently, more than 18 million Americans have diabetes and are at risk for related complications like heart disease, stroke, blindness, amputations, and kidney disease. This document provides up-to-date and accurate prevention, detection, and treatment information, and includes simple action steps for individuals, families, health practitioners,
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Using Behavioral Economics to Inform the

Using Behavioral Economics to Inform the Integration of Human Services and Health Programs under the Affordable Care Act

This paper examines opportunities to apply findings from behavioral economics and decision-making theory to two specific health/human services program interaction contexts: using targeted enrollment strategies to get SNAP recipients into Medicaid, and encouraging individuals seeking health insurance through state marketplaces to apply for SNAP.
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Performance Improvement 2009 and program

Performance Improvement 2009

This report fulfills a statutory obligation of the Department of Health and Human Services. Section 241 of the Public Health Service Act directs the Secretary to inform Congress annually concerning findings from evaluations conducted by the Department. As required, the report is submitted to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committ
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Performance Improvement 2008

Performance Improvement 2008

This Performance Improvement series of reports takes its name from the primary goal of carrying out evaluations – to improve the performance of programs meant to serve the greatest needs of the community. Performance Improvement 2008, the latest of these reports, makes available the most recently completed evaluations of the Department of Health
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Performance Improvement 2007

Performance Improvement 2007

This Performance Improvement 2007 report provides a brief summary of each of the evaluations completed by the Health and Human Services (HHS) during Fiscal Year 2006 (October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006). All Performance Improvement reports, the full database of summaries or abstracts of the more than 8,000 current, ongoing, and past studies, an
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Performance Improvement 1996

Performance Improvement 1996

Performance Improvement 1996 is the first in a series of annual reports on evaluation activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As a report to Congress, it summarizes the findings of HHS evaluations completed in fiscal 1995. In that year, HHS agencies produced 148 evaluation reports and supported more than 200 evaluati

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