Health Plans

HSC research focuses on the role health plans play in local health care markets, including care management activities, competitive strategies and relations with providers.

Title	Date	Document Info
The Surge in Urgent Care Centers: Emergency Department Alternative or Costly Convenience?Tracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Ellyn R. Boukus	July 2013	HSC Research Brief No. 26
Alabama’s Pass on Medicaid Expansion Leaves Birmingham’s Uninsured with Weak Safety NetHa T. Tu, Emily Carrier, Amanda E. Lechner, Kevin Draper	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Minneapolis-St. Paul: Health Care Market Overcomes Early State Resistance to National ReformLaurie E. Felland, Robert Mechanic, Amanda E. Lechner, Rebecca Gourevitch	August 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Competitive Albuquerque Health Insurance Market Gears Up for Coverage BoomChapin White, Laurie E. Felland, Ellyn R. Boukus, Kevin Draper	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Long Island Follows Bumpy New York Road to National Health ReformHa T. Tu, Chapin White, Ellyn R. Boukus, Kevin Draper	September 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Portland, Oregon: Health Insurance Market Geared Up for National Health ReformsHa T. Tu, Robert Mechanic, Ellyn R. Boukus, Kevin Draper	July 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Federal Exchange Option and Indecision on Medicaid Expansion Create Uncertainty for Richmond, Va., MarketLaurie E. Felland, Emily Carrier, Ellyn R. Boukus, Rebecca Gourevitch	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Rising Hospital Employment of Physicians: Better Quality, Higher Costs?Ann S. O'Malley, Amelia M. Bond, Robert A. Berenson	August 2011	Issue Brief No. 136
Denver: Competitive Insurance Market Awaits National Health ReformLaurie E. Felland, Emily Carrier, Amanda E. Lechner, Rebecca Gourevitch	June 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Baltimore: Health Insurance Market Primed for National Health ReformLaurie E. Felland, Chapin White, Amanda E. Lechner, Rebecca Gourevitch	May 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report
Improving Health Care Access for Low-Income People: Lessons from Ascension Health's Community CollaborativesLaurie E. Felland, Paul B. Ginsburg, Gretchen Kishbauch	July 2011	Journal Article Health Affairs
Economic Downturn Strains Miami Health Care SystemJon B. Christianson, Amelia M. Bond, Emily Carrier, Peter J. Cunningham, Divya R. Samuel, Lucy B. Stark	September 2011	Community Report No. 11
Indianapolis Hospital Systems Compete for Well-Insured, Suburban PatientsAaron Katz, Grace Anglin, Emily Carrier, Marisa K. Dowling, Lucy B. Stark, Tracy Yee	December 2011	Community Report No. 12
Physician Visits After Hospital Discharge: Implications for Reducing ReadmissionsAnna Sommers, Peter J. Cunningham, Deborah Alvarez	December 2011	NIHCR Research Brief No. 6
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Down but Not OutJon B. Christianson, Ha T. Tu, Divya R. Samuel	October 2011	Issue Brief No. 137
San Francisco Bay Area: Health Care Providers Shift Allegiances as Regional Networks EmergeHa T. Tu, Joy M. Grossman, Laurie E. Felland, Dori A. Cross	December 2012	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief
Fresno: Health Providers Expand Capacity, but Health Reform Preparation LagsJoy M. Grossman, Peter J. Cunningham, Lucy B. Stark	December 2012	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief
Physicians Key to Health Maintenance Organization Popularity in Orange CountyLaurie E. Felland, Genna R. Cohen, Paul B. Ginsburg, Elizabeth A. November, Ha T. Tu, Tracy Yee	August 2011	Community Report No. 10
Greenville & Spartanburg: Surging Hospital Employment of Physicians Poses Opportunities and ChallengesAnn S. O'Malley, Grace Anglin, Amelia M. Bond, Peter J. Cunningham, Lucy B. Stark, Tracy Yee	February 2011	Community Report No. 6
Key Findings from HSC's 2010 Site VisitsLaurie E. Felland, Joy M. Grossman, Ha T. Tu	May 2011	Issue Brief No. 135