Containing the costs of health care can be useful to government, employer, and household budgets, but it may have a detrimental impact on innovation, since health care costs are the main source of revenue for medical innovators. Developers seek profits and so are attracted to industries and innovate where they believe profits can be made.
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Advanced SearchAssessment of Health IT and Data Exchange in Safety Net Providers: Final Report Appendix
The full report is available as PDF only Presented to: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Assessment of Health IT and Data Exchange in Safety Net Providers
This report reviews important lessons learned from the experience of network-enabled health IT adoption among federally funded health centers. It reviews challenges and opportunities associated with adoption of health IT, perceived costs and benefits and the experiences of providers working to leverage health IT to improve quality and efficiency of care.
Consumer Use of Computerized Applications to Address Health and Health Care Needs
This paper examines consumer health needs that can be addressed through using health information technology, how consumers are using existing health information technology resources, differences in use by demographic group, what is necessary to expand its use, and related policy areas. [PDF - 49 pages]
Personalized Health Care Expert Panel Meeting: Summary Report
Prepared by: The Lewin Group, Inc. Staff contributing to this project included Clifford Goodman, Charlene Chen, Lindsey Wu, Christel Villarivera, and Erin Karnes Prepared for: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
The Effect of Health Care Cost Growth on the U.S. Economy
This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the effect of health care cost growth on the U.S. economy. The evaluation consisted of 1) a thorough and systematic review of the existing literature, anecdotal evidence and survey findings, and 2) limited quantitative analyses of available secondary data sources.
How Cash and Counseling Affects Informal Caregivers: Findings from Arkansas, Florida and New Jersey
This report describes the effects of Cash and Counseling on the caregivers who were providing the most unpaid assistance to adult beneficiaries when those beneficiaries volunteered to participate in the demonstration and completed a baseline telephone interveiw.
Consumer and Consultant Experiences in the Florida Consumer Directed Care Program
This report describes the implementation of consumer directed care by synthesizing information from in-person discussions with program staff, a mail survey of program consultants, telephone interviews with consumers in the treatment group, and program records.
Effect of Consumer Direction on Adults' Personal Care and Well-Being in Arkansas, New Jersey, and Florida
This report examines the effects of the Cash and Counseling program in three states Arkansas, Florida, and New Jersey regarding how consumer direction affects the use and quality of both paid and unpaid personal care assistance received by consumers, as measured by consumers' satisfaction with care, the frequency of unmet needs, and the incidence of adverse health events arising f
Social Security and Medicare from a Trust Fund and Budget Perspective
ASPE ISSUE BRIEF Social Security and Medicare from a Trust Fund and Budget Perspective April 2005 Printer Friendly Version in PDF format