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Special Section Editor's Note
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1997) 22 (1): 101–104.
Published: 01 February 1997
...David M. Frankford Copyright © 1997 by Duke University Press 1997 Special Section Editor’s Note
Community, Professions,
and Participation
David M. Frankford...
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Wyden's Waiver: State Innovation on Steroids
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2014) 39 (5): 1099–1111.
Published: 01 October 2014
...John E. McDonough Abstract Section 1332 of Title I of the Affordable Care Act offers to state governments the ability to waive significant portions of the ACA, including requirements related to qualified health plans, health benefit exchanges, cost sharing, and refundable tax credits. It permits...
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Professionalism and Accountability: Controlling Health Services in the United States and West Germany
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1977) 2 (1): 32–47.
Published: 01 February 1977
...Deborah Stone This paper examines the new Professional Standards Review Organizations (PSROs) program in light of a similar program (“Economic Monitoring”) that has been used in West Germany for over forty years. In the first section the PSRO program is described as government-mandated peer review...
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The French Health Care System: Liberal Universalism
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2010) 35 (3): 353–387.
Published: 01 June 2010
..., it has failed repeatedly in attempts to regulate the ambulatory care sector. The first section of this article sets out the main characteristics and historical landmarks that continue to affect policy framing and implementation. Section 2 focuses on the evolution in financing and access, section 3...
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2017) 42 (1): 53–71.
Published: 01 February 2017
..., the attempt to improve population health by rewarding providers who contain costs. The first section of the article will consider the task of improving population health through the health care system. The second section of the article will discuss CMS's efforts to pay providers to achieve the triple aim...
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Tax Policy as Social Policy: Cafeteria Plans, 1978–1985
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1987) 12 (4): 609–664.
Published: 01 August 1987
...Daniel M. Fox; Daniel C. Schaffer Since the passage of Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code in 1978, cafeteria plans have offered employees a choice of tax-free fringe benefits. Although these plans have been popular with employers and employees, Treasury Department officials and many tax...
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Government Funding for Organ Transplants
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1989) 14 (1): 169–190.
Published: 01 February 1989
...Peter H. Schuck This paper examines the role of the federal and state governments in paying for organ transplants. The first section, descriptive in nature, presents data on the past, current, and projected payment patterns for different kinds of organ transplants under various federal and state...
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Federalism Complicates the Response to the COVID-19 Health and Economic Crisis: What Can Be Done?
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2020) 45 (6): 951–965.
Published: 01 December 2020
... in health and economic outcomes that federalism intensifies? The first section of this article offers a case study of the Mississippi Delta to illustrate the role of federalism in perpetuating the connection between place, health, and economics. The second section examines challenges that safety net...
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Iowa Wavering on Medicaid: From Expansion to Modernization
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2016) 41 (2): 287–300.
Published: 01 April 2016
...Brad Wright; Andrew J. Potter; Matthew C. Nattinger Abstract Iowa is one of six states to expand Medicaid through section 1115 waivers. Iowa's alternative approach to Medicaid expansion, known as the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan, was the result of a bipartisan compromise, motivated by the pending...
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Patient Selection for Heart Transplantation: When Is a Discriminating Choice Discrimination?
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1985) 10 (1): 7–32.
Published: 01 February 1985
...Karen J. Merrikin; Thomas D. Overcast Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against the handicapped in any program receiving federal funds. With its implementing regulations, Section 504 may well apply to the selection of patients for medical treatments...
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2017) 42 (5): 739–748.
Published: 01 October 2017
... of pursuing equality for all and its ambivalence toward achieving equity in all social domains, especially health. Organized in five sections, the issue contains articles that examine and analyze: the role of civil rights law and the courts in shaping health equity; the political discourse that has framed our...
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Shaping Health Policy for Low-Income Populations: An Assessment of Public Comments in a New Medicaid Waiver Process
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2017) 42 (6): 1039–1064.
Published: 01 December 2017
...Marian Jarlenski; Philip Rocco; Renuka Tipirneni; Amy Jo Kennedy; Nivedita Gunturi; Julie Donohue Abstract Since the Supreme Court decided that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Medicaid expansion is optional for the states, several have obtained federal approval to use Section 1115 waivers to expand...
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The Politics of Cost Control and Regulatory Policy
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2011) 36 (3): 475.
Published: 01 June 2011
... costs substantially any time soon. As the essays in this section attest, this lack of cost control is surprising given the vast number of cost-containment provisions included in the bill. As a result, the final essays in this section focus on specific regulatory or cost-containment provisions, exploring...
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Any-Willing-Provider Laws: Their Financial Effect on HMOs
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2002) 27 (6): 927–946.
Published: 01 December 2002
... care market. Those favoring this legislation argue that it will reduce restrictions on choice of provider,while opponents argue that it will reduce competition by increasing administrative and medical costs for managed care plans. Using cross-sectional time-series data for the period 1992–1995...
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Arkansas's Novel Approach to Expanding Health Care Coverage
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2014) 39 (6): 1277–1288.
Published: 01 December 2014
...Joseph W. Thompson; J. Craig Wilson; Andrew Allison; Mike Beebe Abstract The state of Arkansas is implementing a novel approach to expanding health care coverage for individuals newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Through a section 1115...
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Quantitative Decision Techniques for the Health/Public Sector Policy-Maker: An Analysis and Classification of Resources
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1978) 3 (3): 388–417.
Published: 01 June 1978
... alternatives. Given the context of such decisions, less-than-effective choices could adversely affect the health and social well-being of whole sections of a population. What seems to be needed, therefore, is an approach that would provide system and objectivity to the policy-making process. The use...
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2015) 40 (6): 1203–1212.
Published: 01 December 2015
...Heather Howard; Galen Benshoof Abstract In the federalist spirit of the rest of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), section 1332 of the law authorizes new optional waivers for state innovation. These waivers, 1332 waivers, as they have become known, offer states the flexibility to refashion...
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Evidence and Access to Biomedical Interventions: The Case of Stem Cell Treatments
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2016) 41 (5): 917–937.
Published: 01 October 2016
... should define and assess safety and effectiveness, and how? In the first section of the paper we describe the types of stem cells that may be therapeutically effective. We then describe how the US Food and Drug Administration asserted regulatory authority over certain stem cell interventions...
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Rhetoric and Reform in Waiver States
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J Health Polit Policy Law (2017) 42 (2): 247–284.
Published: 01 April 2017
...Colleen M. Grogan; Phillip M. Singer; David K. Jones Abstract Seven states have used Section 1115 waivers to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While each state pursued a unique plan, there are similarities in the types of changes each state desired to make. Equally important...
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Long-Term Care Standards: Enforcement and Compliance
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J Health Polit Policy Law (1979) 4 (3): 414–434.
Published: 01 June 1979
... and inspectors. Ideas for reform of the long-term care marketplace are summarized in the concluding section, with emphasis on their probable impact on enforcement of standards. Copyright © 1979 by the Dept. of Health Administration, Duke University 1979 The research upon which this article, is based...
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