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Health Care Certificate-of-Need (CON) Laws: Policy or Politics

WebA health care provider first files an application with the state CON authority—usually a division of state health departments—and provides statistics and …

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Coordination Between Emergency and Primary Care Physicians

WebResearch has examined transitions in care during emergency department shift changes 6 and between emergency physicians and inpatient admitting physicians—usually …

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NIHCRMatching Supply to Demand: Addressing the U.S. Primary …

WebFurther, an analysis of the aging U.S. population found that another 35,000 to 44,000 adult primary care providers may be needed by 2025. 2. Though the health reform law …

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NIHCRPutting the Union Label on Health Benefits: Collective …

WebHow Collective Bargaining Shapes Health Benefits. While the influence of collective bargaining on health coverage takes different forms, there are generally three common …

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Policy Options to Encourage Patient-Physician Shared Decision …

WebThe MedEncentive program offers copayment rebates—$5 to $30—to patients who use Web-based decision aids, as well as incentives for physicians to engage in SDM. 29 …

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NIHCRHigh-Intensity Primary Care: Lessons for Physician and …

WebExamples of High-Intensity Primary Care Programs Freestanding Programs. AtlantiCare Special Care Center (SCC), southern New Jersey, is a medical clinic owned and staffed …

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Employer-Sponsored Insurance and Health Reform: Doing the …

WebFirms that don’t offer health insurance will face a $2,000 fine for each full-time employee—excluding the first 30 workers—even if only one full-time worker receives …

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After-Hours Access to Primary Care Practices Linked with Lower

WebThe National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR) contracted with the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) between 2009 and 2013 to conduct health …

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NIHCRPhysician Visits After Hospital Discharge: Implications for

WebPhysician Visits After Hospital Discharge: Implications for Reducing Readmissions. NIHCR Research Brief No. 6. December 2011. Anna Sommers and Peter J. Cunningham. Print …

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Fostering Health Information Technology in Small Physician

WebResearch Brief Helping Small Physician Practices Adopt EHRs With the clock ticking toward a 2014 goal that all Americans have an elec-tronic health record, policy makers have

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NIHCRNorthern New Jersey Health Care Market Reflects Urban …

WebWASHINGTON , DC—Northern New Jersey is a community of contrasts with affluent suburbs and financially strong health care providers juxtaposed against the …

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NIHCRLimiting Tax Breaks for Employer-Sponsored Health …

WebAmong the most expensive “but nearly invisible” federal expenditures is the roughly $250 billion 1 annual tax break for employer-sponsored health insurance. Under current law, …

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Hospital Geographic Expansion: The New Medical Arms Race

WebHealth Affairs, Vol. 31, No. 4. The emphasis that hospitals place on cutting-edge technology and niche specialty services to attract physicians and patients has set the stage for …

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NIHCRPutting the Union Label on Health Benefits: Collective …

WebMay 7, 2014. Alwyn Cassil. Print Page Email Friend. With rising health care costs crowding out wage increases, some labor unions are pursuing cost-saving strategies that shield …

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IMPACTS OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION ON HEALTH CARE …

WebThis brief summarizes the use of prior authorization policies for coverage of health care goods and services and reviews the evidence on cost and quality impacts of these …

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NIHCRAddressing Hospital Pricing Leverage through Regulation: …

WebHospital Price Growth. In 2000, hospital prices paid by private insurers on average exceeded hospitals’ costs by 16 percent—by 2009, that gap had grown to 34 percent …

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Putting the Union Label on Health Benefits: Collective

WebData Source This Research Brief is based on 22 interviews with market observers, health benefits con-sultants, employer coalitions, directors of Taft-Hartley trusts and union leaders.

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Location, Location, Location: Hospital Outpatient Prices Much

WebThe National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR) contracted with the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) between 2009 and 2013 to conduct health …

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NIHCREmployer Wellness Initiatives Grow Rapidly, but …

WebNot all employers with wellness programs provide health coaching, but most experts believed that effective coaching is essential to improving health behaviors. According to …

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