Health Policy Essentials
This section of the NHPF Web site provides easily accessible, basic information about key health policies and programs. The documents below offer information on Health Reform, Medicare, Medicaid, Health Insurance & the Uninsured, CHIP, the Safety Net, Pharmaceuticals, Public Health, Aging & Long-Term Care, and Workforce issues, in a variety of formats.
The Basics are short primers that answer basic questions on programs and practices. Glossaries and lists of acronyms define commonly used health care terms, and help navigate the alphabet soup and short-hand of health care and health policy. Briefing Books provide background materials offered at Forum-sponsored fundamentals briefings on Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and private insurance. Background Papers are in-depth syntheses of market analysis or research findings on a particular topic or program initiative.
Forum Session — June 26, 2009
Proposals to Reform the Individual Health Insurance Market
Forum Session — June 19, 2009
Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments and Health Care Reform
Small-Group Session — May 8, 2009
Issues in Health Insurance Reform: Federal/State Regulatory Roles, Subsidy Administration
Small-Group Session — April 15, 2009
Issues in Health Insurance Reform: More on Insurance Exchanges
Small-Group Session — April 7, 2009
Issues in Health Insurance Reform: Actuarial Equivalence
Small-Group Session — March 20, 2009
Issues in Health Insurance Reform: Rating in the Small Group Market, Merging the Individual and Small Group Markets, and Risk Adjustment
Small-Group Session — March 6, 2009
Issues in Health Insurance Reform: Health Insurance Exchanges
Small-Group Session — February 19, 2009
Issues in Health Insurance Reform: The Nuts and Bolts of Rating Rules in the Individual Insurance Market
Small-Group Session — December 3, 2008
Issues in Health Insurance Reform: Underwriting, Rating, and Regulation in the Individual Market
The Basics — January 15, 2009
Medicare
The Basics — January 15, 2009
The Medicare Drug Benefit (Part D)
The Basics — July 30, 2008
Medicare Demonstrations
The Basics — February 14, 2007
Medicare's Mental Health Benefits
Briefing Book — January 15-16, 2009
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid:
Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Glossary — January 15, 2009
Medicare and Medicaid Briefings: Common Health Care Terms
Background Paper No. 63 — July 22, 2008
The Fundamentals of Medicare Demonstrations
The Basics — May 26, 2009
Citizenship Documentation in Medicaid and CHIP
The Basics — April 13, 2009
The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
The Basics — January 15, 2009
Medicaid
The Basics — January 15, 2009
Medicaid Financing
The Basics — January 15, 2009
FMAP: The Federal Share of Medicaid Costs
The Basics — July 30, 2008
Medicaid and SCHIP Waivers
Briefing Book — January 15-16, 2009
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid:
Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Glossary — January 15, 2009
Medicare and Medicaid Briefings: Common Health Care Terms
Background Paper No. 64 — July 22, 2008
Shaping Medicaid and SCHIP through Waivers: The Fundamentals
Background Paper — March 3, 2006
Rebalancing Long-Term Care:
The Role of the Medicaid HCBS Waiver Program
Health Insurance & the Uninsured
The Basics — March 25, 2008
HIPAA Coverage Provisions
Briefing Book — February 21-22, 2008
Insurance 101: The Fundamentals of Private Health Insurance
Glossary — December 12, 2008
Glossary of Health Insurance Terms
Background Paper — April 23, 2007
The Fundamentals of Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans
Background Paper — April 19, 2005
Health Insurance Coverage for Small Employers
Background Paper — April 13, 2005
Fundamentals of Underwriting in the Nongroup Health Insurance Market:
Access to Coverage and Options for Reform
Background Paper — April 11, 2005
Health Savings Accounts: The Fundamentals
Background Paper — August 28, 2002
Expanding Health Coverage for the Uninsured:
Fundamentals of the Tax Credit Option
The Basics — May 26, 2009
Citizenship Documentation in Medicaid and CHIP
The Basics — July 30, 2008
Medicaid and SCHIP Waivers
Issue Brief No. 829 — January 15, 2009
Reauthorizing SCHIP: A Summary of Selected Issues
Briefing Book — January 15-15, 2009
Understanding Medicare and Medicaid:
Fundamentals and Issues for the New Congress
Glossary — January 15, 2009
Medicare and Medicaid Briefings: Common Health Care Terms
Background Paper No. 68 — April 23, 2009
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP): The Fundamentals
Background Paper No. 64 — July 22, 2008
Shaping Medicaid and SCHIP through Waivers: The Fundamentals
The Basics — August 20, 2008
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Program
The Basics — September 24, 2007
The Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program
Background Paper — August 22, 2005
Caring for "Ryan White": The Fundamentals of HIV/AIDS Treatment Policy
Background Paper — August 31, 2004
Fundamentals of Community Health Centers
The Basics — April 26, 2004
State Pharmacy Assistance Programs
The Basics — February 4, 2004
Prescription Drug Formularies
Background Paper — August 24, 2004
Fundamentals of the Prescription Drug Market
The Basics — July 20, 2005
The Public Health Service
Background Paper — April 3, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Fundamentals of the "System"
The Basics — November 28, 2008
Long-Term Care: Consumers, Services, and Financing
The Basics — April 21, 2008
Older Americans Act of 1965
Background Paper — April 11, 2008
The Aging Services Network: Accomplishments and Challenges in
Serving a Growing Elderly Population
Background Paper — March 3, 2006
Rebalancing Long-Term Care:
The Role of the Medicaid HCBS Waiver Program
Background Paper — April 11, 2003
The U.S. Health Workforce: Definitions, Dollars, and Dilemmas
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