Selected Reports/Surveys on Health Care Policy

• "The Effects of Tort Reform: Evidence from the States," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, June 2004
• "A Detailed Description of CBO's Cost Estimate for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, July 2004
• Christopher J. Conover, "Health Care Regulation: A $169 Billion Hidden Tax," The Cato Institute, Policy Analysis no. 527, October 4, 2004
• "Medicaid's Reimbursement to Pharmacies for Prescription Drugs," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, December 2004
• John Goodman, "Health Care in a Free Society: Rebutting the Myths of National Health Insurance," The Cato Institute, Policy Analysis no. 532, January 27, 2005
• Nina Owcharenko, "A Road Map for Medicaid Reform," The Heritage Foundation, Backgrounder #1863, June 21, 2005
• Sidney D. Watson, "Equity Measures and Systems Reform as Tools for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care," The Commonwealth Fund, August 3, 2005
• Michael F. Cannon, "Medicaid’s Unseen Costs," The Cato Institute, Policy Analysis no. 548, August 18, 2005
• Stephen A. Moses, "Aging America's Achilles' Heel: Medicaid Long-Term Care," The Cato Institute, Policy Analysis no. 549, September 1, 2005
• Tracy L. Foertsch and Joseph R. Antos, "The Economic and Fiscal Effects of Financing Medicare's Unfunded Liabilities," Center for Data Analysis Report #05-06, October 11, 2005
• Michael J. New, "The Effect of State Regulations on Health Insurance Premiums: A Preliminary Analysis," Center for Data Analysis Report #05-07, October 27, 2005
• Nina Owcharenko, "Health Care Tax Credits: Designing an Alternative to Employer-Based Coverage," The Heritage Foundation, Backgrounder #1895, November 8, 2005
• Elaine Ditsler, Peter Fisher, and Colin Gordon, "On the Fringe: The Substandard Benefits of Workers in Part-Time, Temporary, and Contract Jobs," The Commonwealth Fund, December 1, 2005
• Stephen Zuckerman and Joshua McFeeters, "Recent Growth in Health Expenditures," The Commonwealth Fund, March 28, 2006
• "Workers' Health Insurance: Trends, Issues, and Options to Expand Coverage," The Commonwealth Fund, March 28, 2006
• David Blumenthal, "Health Information Technology: What Is the Federal Government's Role?" The Commonwealth Fund, March 28, 2006
• "Background Paper: Medical Malpractice Tort Limits and Health Care Spending," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, April 2006
• Michael D. Tanner, "Individual Mandates for Health Insurance: Slippery Slope to National Health Care," The Cato Institute, Policy Analysis no. 565, April 5, 2006
• "How States Are Working with Physicians to Improve the Quality of Children's Health Care," National Academy for State Health Policy Report, April 17, 2006
• "Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Small but Growing Enrollment Fueled by Rising Cost of Health Care Coverage," Government Accounting Office, Washington, DC, April 28, 2006
• Robert E. Moffit and Jennifer A. Marshall, "Patients' Freedom of Conscience: The Case for Values-Driven Health Plans," The Heritage Foundation, Backgrounder #1933, May 15, 2006
• Michael F. Cannon, "Health Savings Accounts: Do the Critics Have a Point?" The Cato Institute, Policy Analysis no. 569, May 30, 2006
• Laura Summer and Cindy Mann, "Instability of Public Health Insurance Coverage for Children and Their Families: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies," The Commonwealth Fund, June 16, 2006
• Michael J. New, "The Effect of State Regulations on Health Insurance Premiums: A Revised Analysis," Center for Data Analysis Report #06-04, July 25, 2006
• Jacob S. Hacker, "Universal Insurance: Enhancing Economic Security to Promote Opportunity," A Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, September 2006
• Sara R. Collins, Jennifer L. Kriss, Karen Davis, Michelle M. Doty and Alyssa L. Holmgren, "Squeezed: Why Rising Exposure to Health Care Costs Threatens the Health and Financial Well-Being of American Families," The Commonwealth Fund, September 14, 2006
• Kevin C. Fleming, "High-Priced Pain: What to Expect from a Single-Payer Health Care System," The Heritage Foundation, Backgrounder #1973, September 22, 2006
• Jeanne M. Lambrew and John D. Podesta, "Promoting Prevention and Preempting Costs: A New Wellness Trust for the United States," Center for American Progress, October 5, 2006
• Joseph R. Betancourt, "Improving Quality and Achieving Equity: The Role of Cultural Competence in Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care," The Commonwealth Fund, October 17, 2006
• "Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Potential Effects on Health Care Spending and Outcomes," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, December 2006
• "Prescription Drug Pricing in the Private Sector," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, January 2007
• Karen Davis, Cathy Schoen, Stuart Guterman, Tony Shih, Stephen C. Schoenbaum and Ilana Weinbaum, "Slowing the Growth of U.S. Health Care Expenditures: What Are the Options?" The Commonwealth Fund, January 29, 2007
• Frederick W. Gluck, "Plain Talk About Health Care," The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, February 2007
• Alice Burton, Isabel Friedenzohn and Enrique Martinez-Vidal, "State Strategies to Expand Health Insurance Coverage: Trends and Lessons for Policymakers," The Commonwealth Fund, February 7, 2007
• Jeanne M. Lambrew, "The State Children's Health Insurance Program: Past, Present, and Future," The Commonwealth Fund, February 9, 2007
• Henry J. Aaron and Joseph P. Newhouse, "Meeting the Dilemma of Health Care Access: Extend Insurance Coverage while Controlling Costs," Opportunity 08, The Brookings Institution, February 28, 2007
• Henry J. Aaron and Joseph P. Newhouse, "Meeting the Challenge of Health Care Quality: Achieve Reforms in Medicare, Quality, & Malpractice," Opportunity ’08, The Brookings Institution, February 28, 2007
• Joseph P. Newhouse and Richard G. Frank, "Mending the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Improving Consumer Choices and Restructuring Purchasing," Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution, April 2007
• Jeanne M. Lambrew, "A Wellness Trust to Prioritize Disease Prevention," Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution, April 2007
• Jason Furman, "The Promise of Progressive Cost Consciousness in Health-care Reform," Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution, April 2007
• Meena Seshamani, "Opportunity Costs and Opportunities Lost: Businesses Speak Out About Health Care: Ten Case Studies of Company Health Programs," Center for American Progress, April 13, 2007
• Stuart M. Butler, "Evolving Beyond Traditional Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance," Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution, May 2007
• "The State Children's Health Insurance Program," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, May 2007
• Karen Davis, Cathy Schoen, Stephen C. Schoenbaum, Michelle M. Doty, Alyssa L. Holmgren, Jennifer L. Kriss, and Katherine K. Shea, "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An International Update on the Comparative Performance of American Health Care," The Commonwealth Fund, May 15, 2007
• Karen Davenport, "Navigating American Health Care: How IT Can Foster Health Care Improvement," Center for American Progress, May 29, 2007
• "Background Paper: Factors Underlying the Growth in Medicare's Spending for Physicians' Services," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, June 2007
• Joel C. Cantor, Cathy Schoen, Dina Belloff, Sabrina K. H. How, and Douglas McCarthy, "Aiming Higher: Results from a State Scorecard on Health System Performance," The Commonwealth Fund, June 13, 2007
• "Medicare Advantage: Private Health Plans in Medicare," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, June 28, 2007
• Jason Furman and Robert E. Rubin, "Universal, Effective and Affordable Health Insurance: An Economic Imperative," Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution, July 2007
• Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Victor R. Fuchs, "A Comprehensive Cure: Universal Health Care Vouchers," Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution, July 2007
• Gerard F. Anderson and Hugh R. Waters, "Achieving Universal Coverage Through Medicare Part E(veryone)," Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution, July 2007
• John S. O'Shea, "The Crisis in Hospital Emergency Departments: Overcoming the Burden of Federal Regulation," The Heritage Foundation, Backgrounder #2050, July 9, 2007
• "Health Care and Homeland Security: Crossroads of Emergency Response," A Resource Guide and Report of the Health Care and Homeland Security Conference, The Heritage Foundation, July 17-18, 2007
• Jagadeesh Gokhale, "Medicaid's Soaring Cost: Time to Step on the Brakes," The Cato Institute, Policy Analysis no. 597, July 19, 2007
• Karen Davis, Sara R. Collins, and Jennifer L. Kriss, "An Analysis of Leading Congressional Health Care Bills, 2005-2007: Part II, Quality and Efficiency," The Commonwealth Fund, July 26, 2007
• Joseph R. Antos and Alice M. Rivlin, "Slowing the Growth of Health Spending: We Need Mixed Strategies, and We Need to Start Now," The Brookings Institution, Opportunity 08, August 15, 2007
• Sharon Silow-Carroll and Tanya Alteras, "Value-Driven Health Care Purchasing: Four States that Are Ahead of the Curve," The Commonwealth Fund, August 15, 2007
• Michael F. Cannon, "Sinking SCHIP: A First Step toward Stopping the Growth of Government Health Programs," The Cato Institute, Briefing Paper no. 99, September 13, 2007
• "Health Care Issues and Challenges for Reform," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, October 2007
• "Background Paper: CBO's Health Insurance Simulation Model: A Technical Description," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, October 2007
• Kent Masterson Brown, "The Freedom to Spend Your Own Money on Medical Care: A Common Casualty of Universal Coverage," The Cato Institute, Policy Analysis no. 601, October 15, 2007
• Sara R. Collins, Cathy Schoen, Karen Davis, Anne K. Gauthier, and Stephen C. Schoenbaum, "A Roadmap to Health Insurance for All: Principles for Reform," The Commonwealth Fund, October 18, 2007
• "The Long-Term Outlook for Health Care Spending," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, November 2007
• "A High Performance Health System for the United States: An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President," The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System, November 15, 2007
• "Research on the Comparative Effectiveness of Medical Treatments: Issues and Options for an Expanded Federal Role," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, December 2007
• "The Health Care System for Veterans: An Interim Report December 2007," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, December 2007
• Cathy Schoen, Stuart Guterman, Anthony Shih, Jennifer Lau, Sophie Kasimow, Anne Gauthier, and Karen Davis, "Bending the Curve: Options for Achieving Savings and Improving Value in U.S. Health Spending," The Commonwealth Fund, December 18, 2007
• John S. O’Shea, "The Crisis in America's Emergency Rooms and What Can Be Done," The Heritage Foundation, Backgrounder #2092, December 28, 2007
• Sara R. Collins and Jennifer L. Kriss, "Envisioning the Future: The 2008 Presidential Candidates' Health Reform Proposals," The Commonwealth Fund, January 15, 2008
• Karen Davis, "A Prescription for Our Nation's Ailing Health Care System," The Commonwealth Fund, January 24, 2008
• Aaron McKethan, Terry Savela, and Wesley Joines, "What Public Employee Health Plans Can Do to Improve Health Care Quality: Examples From the States," The Commonwealth Fund, January 29, 2008
• "Technological Change and the Growth of Health Care Spending," CBO Report, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, January 2008
• Michael Trisolini, Jyoti Aggarwal, Musetta Leung, et al, "The Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration: Lessons Learned on Improving Quality and Efficiency in Health Care," The Commonwealth Fund, February 7, 2008