Efforts by CMS to reform the 340B Drug Pricing Program aim to decrease financial incentives that place revenue over patients' health outcomes and access to care.
Policy & Regulation
Find ASPE’s latest releases on critical aspects of health and human services-related policy and regulation on the Federal and State levels. Learn more about the impact of these policies across the country.
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States Routinely Request to Increase LIHEAP’s Weatherization Cap, but Must Repeat the Process Every Year
This brief examines the utilization of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds for weatherization from Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) through FY24, as well as the waiver process states can use to increase their weatherization spending limits.Key findings include:
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Nearly a Quarter of LIHEAP Funds Are Not Spent on Direct Household Energy Assistance, with Four Percent Reserved in FY25
This brief examines how states allocated Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds from FY16 through FY25, including spending on direct energy assistance, weatherization, administrative and other activities, and funds carried over to subsequent fiscal years. Key findings include:
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Market Forces in Medicare Reimbursement: Traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Provider Resource Constraints
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Quantifying the Value of Consumer Choice: A Foundation for Regulatory Impact Analysis and Beyond
Executive SummaryRegulations often restrict the range of market choices available to consumers, yet they are promulgated without a quantitative analysis of that cost—a fundamental flaw in regulatory impact analysis. This paper fills the gap by supplying a portable choice-value factor. The factor compares value at the unconstrained mix with regulation-constrained value.
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HHS' Historical Approach to Head Start Regulation Following the 2007 Statutory Reauthorization has Increased Costs and Reduced Access, without Substantial Quality Gains
This brief describes HHS' historical approach to Head Start regulation following the 2007 statutory reauthorization. Key findings include:
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An Overview of State-Directed Payments and Medicaid Provider Taxes: History and Potential Effects of the Working Families and Tax Cut Legislation on Health Care Costs
Health care provider taxes and state-directed payment policies in the Working Families and Tax Cut legislation are expected to reduce non-Medicaid prices by up to 3.5 percent in markets with provider taxes and reduce spending on Medicaid, commercial and Medicare coverage.
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Producing Health: Capability, Capacity, and Competitive Discovery in the Health Economy
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The Changing Insulin Affordability Landscape: Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs and Expanded Access Pathways
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Building infrastructure and evidence for COVID-19 related research, using integrated data from NCHS Data Linkage Program
The overall goal of the project is to expand the utility of National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) linked data resources to support patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) through the development of publicly available synthetic linked data files.