Susan Bartlett Foote, J.D. associate professor at the University of Minnesota, and colleagues recently published the article, “The Impact of Medicare Coverage Policies on Health Care Utilization,” in the August 2008 issue of Health Services Research. The article details HCFO-sponsored research that examined how Medicare coverage policies—under national coverage determinations and local medical review policies—affect claims, access, and cost.
K. John McConnell, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Oregon Health & Science University, and colleagues published the article, “Effect of Eliminating Behavioral Health Benefits for Selected Medicaid Enrollees,” in the August 2008 issue of Health Services Research. This article details findings from a HCFO grant led by Jeanene A. Smith, M.D., administrator for the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research, that examined how benefit changes and increased cost-sharing impacted the Oregon Health Plan in terms of economic viability, access, and coverage.
Judith H. Hibbard, Dr.P.H., professor at the University of Oregon, and colleagues published the article, “Does Enrollment in a CDHP Stimulate Cost-Effective Utilization,” in the August 2008 issue of Medical Care Research and Review. This article details findings from a HCFO-sponsored study that examined whether consumer-directed health plan (CDHP) beneficiaries changed their health care utilization—particularly in favor of evidence-based care—after enrolling in a CDHP.
Michael A. Stoto, Ph.D., professor at Georgetown University, and colleagues published three articles in the July/August issue of Public Health Reports. The articles, “Emergency Preparedness as a Catalyst for Regionalizing Local Public Health: The Massachusetts Case Study,” “Regionalization in Local Public Health Systems: Variation in Rationale, Implementation, and Impact on Public Health Preparedness,” and “Regionalization in Local Public Health Systems: Public Health Preparedness in the Washington Metropolitan Area,” present findings from a HCFO-sponsored study that examined the effect of regionalization on public health systems.
