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J Health Polit Policy Law (2014) 39 (2): 441–465.
Published: 01 April 2014
...Nicholas Bagley; Helen Levy Abstract Starting in 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will require private insurance plans sold in the individual and small-group markets to cover a roster of “essential health benefits.” Precisely which benefits should count as essential, however, was left...
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Insuring the Essentials: Bob Ball on Social Security
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2001) 26 (6): 1403–1406.
Published: 01 December 2001
...Dorothy P. Rice Robert M. Ball. Insuring the Essentials: Bob Ball on Social Security. New York: Century Foundation Press, 2000. 324 pp. $14.95 paper. 2001 by Duke University Press 2001 JHPPL 26.6 09 Books 12/18/01 2:34 PM Page 1403...
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Value-Based Insurance Design: Clinically Nuanced Consumer Cost Sharing to Increase the Use of High-Value Medications
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2022) 47 (6): 797–813.
Published: 01 December 2022
... consumers while balancing appropriate access to essential services with increasing fiscal pressures. Value-based insurance design (VBID) is a promising approach designed to improve desired clinical and financial outcomes, in which out-of-pocket costs are based on the potential for clinical benefit, taking...
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New Jersey Individual Health Coverage Market Enrollment, by Regulatory Cate...
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in Reform of the Individual Insurance Market in New Jersey: Lessons for the Affordable Care Act
> Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Published: 01 August 2016
Figure 1 New Jersey Individual Health Coverage Market Enrollment, by Regulatory Category Source : New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Notes : Data reflect the fourth quarter of each year. B&E = basic and essential plan; QHP = qualified health plan
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California’s Tobacco Tax Initiative: The Development and Passage of Proposition 99
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1996) 21 (3): 543–585.
Published: 01 June 1996
.... They organized a long-term effort by conducting essential polling, planning strategies, gaining media exposure, developing a coalition, and running a successful campaign to enact the tax by shifting the venue from legislative to initiative politics. To build the coalition that was needed to pass Proposition 99...
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The Medicaid Managed Care Policy Consensus for Welfare Recipients: A Reflection of Traditional Welfare Concerns
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1997) 22 (3): 815–838.
Published: 01 June 1997
... that have essentially severed the eligibility link between AFDC and Medicaid, state policy elites still conceive of poor families on Medicaid as a “welfare” group. Assumptions about the need for behavior modification and the need to integrate this group into “mainstream” America shape perceptions about why...
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J Health Polit Policy Law 11825362.
Published: 28 February 2025
... insurers and is an essential component of health and retirement security in the U.S. These are among the reasons why Medicare is often considered a third rail in politics. Medicare also faces challenges stemming from the growing role of private plans, demographic shifts, and rising health care costs...
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The Secretary Shall . . . : Implementing the Affordable Care Act's Private Insurance Expansions
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2020) 45 (4): 517–532.
Published: 01 August 2020
... of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, rulemaking in the formulation of the essential health benefits package, and the implementation of the federal website. They relate these to themes in the public administration literature. Politics—both through state decisions and through continuing...
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Disaster Preparedness and Social Justice in a Public Health Emergency
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2020) 45 (6): 907–920.
Published: 01 December 2020
... to protect their essential interests. Social justice also requires greater and more sustained attention to disaster preparedness and public health infrastructure—both of which are characteristically neglected, in part because the public health enterprise is identified with politically weak and often...
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In the Shadow of Litigation: Arbitration and Medical Malpractice Reform
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2019) 44 (2): 267–301.
Published: 01 April 2019
... this transition toward the use of private, mandatory, and binding arbitration through three periods of institutional change: partisan conversion, judicialization, and privatization. It argues that it is essential to situate malpractice reform proposals in the history, politics, and law of arbitration in practice...
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Affordable Care Act Moving to New Stage of Public Acceptance
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2019) 44 (6): 911–917.
Published: 01 December 2019
... is essential for tracking change, reveals that support for the ACA is growing and the most intense opposition is receding. It also shows that Americans' sense of the law's impact on their lives is at least holding steady and in some respects growing. Most strikingly, those who feel favorably toward the law...
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Should Medicare's Value-Based Pricing Be Adjusted for Social Risk Factors? The Role of Research Evidence in Policy Deliberations
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2018) 43 (3): 401–425.
Published: 01 June 2018
... is essential to taking advantage of these opportunities. Public policy making can be a complex process, and even the highest-quality evidence is only one of many factors considered and balanced during deliberations. We use a recent research report focused on social risk factors and provider performance...
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Reform, Change, and Continuity in Finnish Health Care
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2005) 30 (1-2): 79–96.
Published: 01 April 2005
...Unto Häkkinen; Juhani Lehto This article describes some essential aspects of the Finnish political and governmental system and the evolution of the basic institutional elements of the health care system. We examine the developments that gave rise to a series of health care reforms and reform...
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Beyond the Sound of One Hand Clapping: Experiences in Six Countries Using Health Equity Research in Policy
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2006) 31 (1): 33–50.
Published: 01 February 2006
... messengers appeared essential. While there are no prescriptions for ensuring the use of health equity research in policy, the comparison across such different international settings stimulated participants to question their assumptions about what works, when, and why. © 2006 by Duke University Press 2006...
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Should Providers Be Allowed to Extra Bill for Uncovered Services? Debate, Resolution, and Sequel in Japan
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2006) 31 (6): 1129–1149.
Published: 01 December 2006
... procedures and drugs. The prohibition on extra billing has remained essentially unchanged, but the momentum for deregulation has been lost. In 2005 an alternate proposal was made to contain SHI expenditures by introducing a global cap on health expenditures and increasing out-of-pocket payment. Although...
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Explaining Health Care System Change: Problem Pressure and the Emergence of “Hybrid” Health Care Systems
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2010) 35 (4): 455–486.
Published: 01 August 2010
... argue that the specific health care system type is an essential contributor to these changes. We highlight that health care systems tend to feature specific, type-related deficiencies, which cannot be solved by routine mechanisms. As a consequence, non-system-specific elements and innovative policies...
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2015) 40 (3): 589–597.
Published: 01 June 2015
...Nicholas Bagley Abstract As an essential part of its effort to achieve near universal coverage, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) extends sizable tax credits to most people who buy insurance on the newly established health care exchanges. Yet several lawsuits have been filed challenging...
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“Changing Childbirth” In the United Kingdom: Lessons for U.s. Health Policy
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1998) 23 (5): 833–859.
Published: 01 October 1998
... maternity care issues to the policy agenda; and politically skilled consumer groups (which in the case of maternity care essentially do not exist in the United States) can influence the process. Copyright © 1998 by Duke University Press 1998 References Allsop , J. 1995 . Health Policy...
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Age as a Basis for Allocating Lifesaving Medical Resources: An Ethical Analysis
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1988) 13 (3): 405–423.
Published: 01 June 1988
...John F. Kilner In light of the growing prominence of an age criterion in patient selection, it is essential to scrutinize the ethical legitimacy of arguments being offered both for and against using age as a criterion. Accordingly, the present study first explores the primary justifications...
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Competition versus Regulation: Some Empirical Evidence
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1986) 10 (4): 613–623.
Published: 01 August 1986
..., the authors did find that increases in costs and utilization were essentially driven by supply factors such as the number of hospital beds or medical specialists in a given community. Copyright © 1986 by Duke University Press 1986 Competition Versus Regulation:
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