News from the PRI Library and Data Archive » Health Care Policy http://info.pop.psu.edu Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:54:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Hispanics and Health Care in the United States http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/08/13/hispanics-and-health-care-in-the-united-states/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/08/13/hispanics-and-health-care-in-the-united-states/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:53:09 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=1670 Results from the 2007 Latino Health Survey conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center are available in a new report, Hispanics and Health Care in the United States: Access, Information and Knowledge.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/08/13/hispanics-and-health-care-in-the-united-states/feed/ NHANES: May 2008 http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/07/21/nhanes-may-2008/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/07/21/nhanes-may-2008/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:57:27 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=1612 PRI’s NHANES holdings are now current through May 2008. All updates and new files have been downloaded. PRI Researchers using this data are encouraged to look at SodaPop, PRI’s Data Archive for updated holdings.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/07/21/nhanes-may-2008/feed/ Child health care indicators vary across US states http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/28/child-health-care-indicators-vary-across-us-states/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/28/child-health-care-indicators-vary-across-us-states/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 13:00:12 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/28/child-health-care-indicators-vary-across-us-states/ A new report from the Commonwealth Fund finds that performance indicators for child health care systems vary widely across states, with Iowa and Vermont emerging at the top. The report, U.S. Variations in Child Health System Performance: A State Scorecard, is available for download from the Commonwealth Fund’s Web site, along with an interactive map.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/28/child-health-care-indicators-vary-across-us-states/feed/ Uninsured cancer patients fare worse http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/20/uninsured-cancer-patients-fare-worse/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/20/uninsured-cancer-patients-fare-worse/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:43:34 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/20/uninsured-cancer-patients-fare-worse/ Cancer patients without health insurance are more likely to die, according to a new study forthcoming in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (AP).

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/20/uninsured-cancer-patients-fare-worse/feed/ Commonwealth Fund report on health care costs http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/18/commonwealth-fund-report-on-health-care-costs/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/18/commonwealth-fund-report-on-health-care-costs/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:51:49 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/18/commonwealth-fund-report-on-health-care-costs/ A new report from the Commonwealth Fund makes policy recommendations for reducing health care costs (Bending the Curve: Options for Achieving Savings and Improving Value in U.S. Health Spending).

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/18/commonwealth-fund-report-on-health-care-costs/feed/ 42.5 million were uninsured during the first half of 2007 http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/13/425-million-were-uninsured-during-the-first-half-of-2007/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/13/425-million-were-uninsured-during-the-first-half-of-2007/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:10:30 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/13/425-million-were-uninsured-during-the-first-half-of-2007/ 42.5 million adults lacked health insurance during the first half of 2007, according to estimates from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/13/425-million-were-uninsured-during-the-first-half-of-2007/feed/ National Congress on the Un and Under Insured http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/11/09/national-congress-on-the-un-and-under-insured/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/11/09/national-congress-on-the-un-and-under-insured/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:10:23 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/11/09/national-congress-on-the-un-and-under-insured/ The PRI Library has received an announcement from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the National Congress on the Un and Under Insured.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/11/09/national-congress-on-the-un-and-under-insured/feed/ Researcher questions RAND Health Insurance Experiment http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/11/06/researcher-questions-rand-health-insurance-experiment/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/11/06/researcher-questions-rand-health-insurance-experiment/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:36:55 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/11/06/researcher-questions-rand-health-insurance-experiment/ John Nyman questions the conclusions of the RAND Health Insurance Experiment, conducted in the 1970’s, in an article appearing in the October issue of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.

Citations:

David Glenn (2007, Nov. 9). The case of the health-insurance dropouts. Chronicle of Higher Education. (The Chronicle article is available online to subscribers. PRI affiliates can read the Chronicle in the PRI Library or request online access from library@pop.psu.edu.)

John A. Nyman (2007). American health policy: Cracks in the foundation. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 32(5): 759-783. (Available online to the Penn State community)

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/11/06/researcher-questions-rand-health-insurance-experiment/feed/ Primary care physicians offer prepaid plans http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/10/23/primary-care-physicians-offer-prepaid-plans/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/10/23/primary-care-physicians-offer-prepaid-plans/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:15:22 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/10/23/primary-care-physicians-offer-prepaid-plans/ Some primary care physicians are offering patients prepaid plans, according to the Wall Street Journal (kaisernetwork.org). Supporters say such plans tackle two crises: a shortage of primary care physicians and an increasing number of Americans who are uninsured or underinsured. Critics say patients may opt to purchase such plans instead of broader coverage and that the plans will compete with insurers.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/10/23/primary-care-physicians-offer-prepaid-plans/feed/ Commonwealth Fund report on health insurance http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/10/19/commonwealth-fund-report-on-health-insurance/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/10/19/commonwealth-fund-report-on-health-insurance/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:09:44 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/10/19/commonwealth-fund-report-on-health-insurance/ “[T]the most pragmatic approach to coverage for all is mixed private–public group insurance that builds on the best features of our current system with shared responsibility for financing from individuals, employers, and government that minimizes dislocation for the millions of Americans who currently have good coverage,” according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.

Citation: S. R. Collins, C. Schoen, K. Davis, A. K. Gauthier, and S. C. Schoenbaum (2007, October). A Roadmap to Health Insurance for All: Principles for Reform. The Commonwealth Fund. (Available online)

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