Recent INQUIRY Journal Highlights

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:00:05 -0000

Current topics such as health reform in Massachusetts, effects of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Act, minorities' use of hospitals, employer-based wellness programs, the accuracy of MEPS prescription drug data, health coverage for low-i...

Medicaid Redesign, Impact of Private Insurance on Long-Term Care Use, Global Payment vs. Fee-For-Service

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:11:21 -0000

Here's a summary of INQUIRY's recent issue:

Can We Avoid Fiscal Armageddon?

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:02:49 -0000

Growth in U.S. health care spending has persistently exceeded growth in the country's gross domestic product, and projections for the coming decades show health care absorbing twice the share of income growth as in past decades. Evidence overwhelm...

INQUIRY journal's Fall 2010 issue released

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:39:05 -0000

The Fall 2010 issue of INQUIRY journal has been released, and includes a variety of timely articles on health insurance and care, hospital mergers, integrated delivery of care, not-for-profit hospital CEO performance and pay, nonprofit enterprises...

Unexpected Effects of Electronic Medical Records; Differences in U.S. and Canadian Health Spending

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:46:16 -0000

Articles in the Summer 2010 issue of INQUIRY journal touch on topics such as medical records, medical spending, differences in children's Medicaid and CHIP participation, experiences with the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, community be...

Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Ambulance Diversion and Heart Attack Deaths, and Massachusetts Heath Care Reform

Thu, 13 May 2010 15:17:52 -0000

Health care reform is now law, but concerns surrounding costs, premiums and effects on employers and employees remain. INQUIRY's spring issue offers policy-relevant articles that help inform these matters.

Inquiry Journal Winter 2009/2010 Issue Released

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:45:58 -0000

INQUIRY's latest issue addresses some timely health care concerns: Medicare physician fees, high Medicaid costs, obesity, expanding Medicare Savings Programs, and effects of mandated benefit laws. Health reform's "public option" is the focus of th...

INQUIRY Journal Articles Relevant to the Health Reform Debate; New Issue Released

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:16:35 -0000

INQUIRY journal has posted a new issue at www.inquiryjournal.org , including timely articles and an editorial on the health reform debate:

Anticipating Health Care Reform

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:00:57 -0000

Health care reform is grabbing headlines this summer and INQUIRY journal joins the current debate with a set of timely papers discussing issues critical for effective reform.

Impact of Cancer Survivorship on Health Insurance and Employment Transitions

Fri, 22 May 2009 13:46:01 -0000

Cancer survivors, afraid of losing employment-related health insurance, refrain from making job changes, even after cancer treatment, according to a new study in the spring issue of INQUIRY.

What Do People Buy When They Don't Buy Health Insurance?

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:01:53 -0000

Why do some people go without health insurance? The answer may lie in their spending patterns.

Hospital Behavior Tied To Competition, Closures And Staffing Among Topics In the Fall Issue Of Inquiry Journal

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:15:56 -0000

Summaries of articles from the latest issue of INQUIRY journal:

Health Insurance Enrollment Decisions, Health Plan Performance and Access to Care in Latest INQUIRY Journal

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:00:49 -0000

Summaries of articles from the latest issue of INQUIRY journal:

Health Reform, Insurance Mandates, Role of Nonprofits Under Universal Coverage Highlighted in INQUIRY Journal

Fri, 23 May 2008 15:50:13 -0000

Opinion polls repeatedly show health care to be a major concern for Americans and proposals for expanding health insurance coverage are issues of debate in the U.S. presidential race. Two articles in the spring 2008 issue of INQUIRY add to this di...

Group Insurance Coverage, PPOs, and the Massachusetts Medicaid Buy-in Program Among Topics in INQUIRY

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:22:13 -0000

With both private and public health insurance undergoing considerable changes in recent years, case studies help researchers understand the impact of new trends. Three articles in the winter 2007/2008 issue of INQUIRY examine natural experiments t...

Disparities In Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance, Property Tax Exemption For Health Care Nonprofits

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:14:30 -0000

More than 27 million working Americans aged 19 to 64 have no health insurance -- and many of these uninsured are disproportionately Hispanics, African Americans and immigrants. Two research articles in INQUIRY’s fall issue (Vol. 44, No. 3) e...

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