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Office of Health Policy (HP)

The Office of Health Policy (HP) provides a cross-cutting perspective that bridges Departmental programs, state, local, and private sector activities, and the research community, in order to develop, analyze, coordinate and inform leadership on health policy issues for the Secretary. HP carries out this mission by conducting policy and economic and budget analyses, assisting in the development and review of regulations, budgets, legislation, and survey design efforts, as well as conducting and coordinating research, evaluation, and information dissemination on issues relating to health policy.

HP is organized in four divisions that align with major Department programs:

Division of Health Care Financing Policy (HFP)
Division of Public Health Services (PHS)
Division of Health Care Quality and Outcomes (HQO)
Division of Health Care Access and Coverage (HAC)

Health Policy Research:

  • Reports to Congress
  • Research & Issue Briefs
  • HP Authored or Sponsored Work Published in Journals

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Contact Us: ASPEHealthPolicy@hhs.gov

Reports

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The Effects of Trigger Events on Changes in Children's Health Insurance Coverage

By: John L. Czajka Cara Olsen Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Washington, D.C. April 18, 2000 Submitted to:Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Welfare Leavers and Medicaid Dynamics: Five States in 1995

By Marilyn Ellwood & Carol Irvin Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. 50 Church Street, Fourth Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 April 14, 2000

Prescription Drug Coverage, Spending, Utilization, and Prices

Prescription drugs play an ever-increasing role in modern medicine. New medications are improving health outcomes and quality of life, replacing surgery and other invasive treatments, and quickening recovery for patients who receive these treatments. As important as prescription drugs are, not everyone has access to them.

Report to the President: Prescription Drug Coverage, Spending, Utilization, and Prices.

Executive Summary Prescription drugs play an ever-increasing role in modern medicine. New medications are improving health outcomes and quality of life, replacing surgery and other invasive treatments, and quickening recovery for patients who receive these treatments. As important as prescription drugs are, not everyone has access to them.

Analysis of State Actions Regarding Donor Registries

The Lewin Group, Inc. for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Access and Utilization of New Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Medications

By: The Lewin Group

Assessing the Performance of Organ Transplant Programs: Liver and Heart Transplantation

Assessing the Performance of Organ Transplant Programs: Liver and Heart Transplantation Henry Krakauer Office of Health Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationAugust, 1999

The Child Health Insurance Program: Early Implemenation in Six States

Prepared by:Lynne M. Fender, Project DirectorMelissa Panagides-BuschRhoda SchulzingerAmerican Institutes for Research

Medicaid Billings for IDEA Services: Analysis and Policy Implications of Site Visit Results

Since 1988, states have been accessing Medicaid to help pay for health-related special education services. In this report, we present the findings of a study undertaken to understand more about the nature and extent of State practices with respect to billing Medicaid for health-related services provided under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Using National Survey Data to Analyze Children’s Health Insurance Coverage: An Assessment of Issues

by John L. Czajka and Kimball Lewis Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. 600 Maryland Ave., S.W. Suite 550 Washington, DC 20024