Health Insurance Benefit Design

Journal Article

Effects of CAHPS Health Plan Performance Information on Plan Choices by New Jersey Medicaid Beneficiaries

To assess the effects of CAHPS health plan performance information on plan choices and decision processes by New Jersey Medicaid beneficiaries.

Journal Article

Similarities and Differences in Choosing Health Plans

Increasingly, consumers have multiple health insurance options. New information is being developed to help consumers with these choices.

Journal Article

The Prevalence of Formal Risk Adjustment in Health Plan Purchasing

Paper describes the prevalence of formal risk adjustment of payments made to health plans by Medicare, Medicaid, state governments, and private payers

Journal Article

Depression and Satisfaction with Health Plans

1998 National Research Corporation Healthcare Market Guide Survey queried household members primarily responsible for family health care decisions.

Journal Article

Does the Sunset of Mental Health Parity Really Matter?

The 1996 Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA), which became effective in January 1998, is scheduled to expire in September 2001.

Journal Article

Case-mix Adjustment of the National CAHPS Benchmarking Data 1.0: A Violation of Model Assumptions?

To compare models for the case-mix adjustment of consumer reports and ratings of health care.

Journal Article

Providing Managed Care Options for a Large Population: Evaluating the CHAMPUS Reform Initiative

Managed care plans for large government-sponsored insurance programs can reduce utilization and maintain patient access and satisfaction.

Journal Article

Mental Health Parity and Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance in 1999-2000

Limits protect the insurer against high costs, not the individual.

Journal Article

A Chiropractic Supplemental Item Set for the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study

This study produced 10 items that are compatible with the CAHPS core items and are recommended for inclusion as supplemental CAHPS survey items.

Journal Article

Special Services in Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, 1993 and 1997

Coverage for mental health services, prescription drugs, dental care, and vision care in employer-sponsored health insurance plans expanded.

Report

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity: A Case Study of Ohio's State Employee Program

The Ohio state case study demonstrates that 'parity' -- equal benefits for drug abuse and mental health (ADM) and medical care -- level benefits for ADM care are affordable under managed care.

Journal Article

Who Joins a PPO?

Assessed that degree to which employees favor preferred providers and whether the PPO participants are a narrow, specialized segment.

People

Christine Buttorff

People

Joachim O. Hero

People

Tim McDonald

People

Erin Audrey Taylor