Our active research projects are of three types: Health Policy Research, Health Reform Implementation, and Health Policy Communication. Click Active Projects for descriptions of each of our current projects. The purpose of health policy research is to improve health policy debates, policy development, and implementation. CHPRE work is directed at the national, state, and local [...]
When Len was recently interviewed by the Free Lance-Star, Len stressed the importance of changing the way health care is delivered and paid. If this is not changed, “half of the families in America will be spending about a third of their income on health care”. Even if the bill is repealed, the reform legislation may [...]
Health Insurer WellPoint Inc. originally stated that there would be a 39% increase for individual plans. However, now they will suffer a $100 million dollar loss in California since there was error in the insurer’s filing and such a high rate is unjustifiable. Angela Braly, the chief executive of the company says that the price [...]
by Robert Lowes “Letter Supporting CMS Nominee Donald Berwick Tries to Dispel Rationing Concerns”, Len and about 90 other groups show strong support to confirm Dr. Donald Berwick as director of CMS. With many false claims being made of Berwick, such as, “Dr. Death Panel,”death panel czar “Obama’s point man for socialized medicine”, “a nominee [...]
Below is a brief overview of Obama’s Proposal and the opposition to reform. Visit the White House Website for Details Brief overview of the President’s Bill: The Senate bill is the core of the President’s Proposal Middle class tax cut that will reduce premiums for families and small business owners, making coverage more affordable and [...]
Long before health reform will help businesses, Joe Wilson, a proprietor in Fredericksburg, VA with 107 employees, discusses its impact and high health care costs. He talks about the increased costs that would be effective immediately because under health reform, part-time employees will also qualify for health insurance benefits along with any employee’s adult dependent children under age 26. Joe [...]
This article discusses cancer care costs and how it has increased over the past 20 years (along with other health care spending). With an aging population and more people getting cancer, higher costs are expected. However, as more cancer patients are taken care of outside of the hospital, the share of inpatient hospital costs have [...]
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