Policy & Regulation

This report describes the experience of selected state governments in regulating provider-owned health care delivery systems that accept insurance risk for the provision or arrangement of health care services. We refer to these entities as Provider-Sponsored Organizations (PSOs).

by Ann Rosewater, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

[Click here to download a zipped WordPerfect 5.1 version of this report] A Report to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

This report summarizes the insights and conclusions drawn from a project to asses unmet needs for supply-side information on the health system. The project focused on identifying how information needs associated with a changing health care system are perceived by providers, insurers, purchasers, consumers, and government at various levels. The project is intended to help the HHS Data Council.

Draft for Public Comment  Information Policy Committee National Information Infrastructure Task Force"Executive SummaryThe information revolution is underway.

This is a limited analytic study of the role of reinsurance (and similar coverages) in three insurance markets: primary health insurance coverage offered by indemnity insurance companies; health insurance coverage offered by health maintenance organizations; and health benefits coverage offered by employer-sponsored self-insured plans.

A How-to Guide Work First How to Implement an Employment-Focused Approach to Welfare Reform Amy Brown Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation

Final report Prepared under Contract HHS-100-95-0036 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation