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 New Report: Fostering State Policy to Support Integrated Delivery Systems |
| By Michael Stanek, Lynn Dierker, Mary Henderson, and Laura A. Tollen |
| April 05, 2012 |
| From medical homes to Accountable Care Organizations, states are interested in more highly coordinated and efficient health care delivery systems. With support from Kaiser Permanente, state and delivery system leaders convened for a day of “kicking the tires” about integrated delivery systems. This new report addresses the potential of integrated delivery systems and effective state policy options to encourage changes in that direction. >>more |
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 In Focus, Spring 2012, v11: Tracking Delivery System Reform: a Framework for Understanding Change |
| By Laura A. Tollen |
| March 28, 2012 |
| Enactment of the Affordable Care Act has accelerated the pace of health care delivery system change, as providers form patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations. Significant delivery system reforms will affect the structures, capabilities, incentives, and outcomes of provider organizations. With so many changes taking place at once, stakeholders need a tool to track delivery system change at the community level. >>more |
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| In Focus, Spring 2012, v10: Health Plans’ Changing Relationship with the Safety Net |
| By Laura A. Tollen |
| March 20, 2012 |
| By expanding Medicaid eligibility and providing low-income people with subsidies for private coverage, the Accountable Care Act will significantly reduce the number of uninsured. This In Focus brief describes how coverage expansion will drive changes in the relationship between commercial health plans and the safety net providers who have traditionally cared for low-income populations. >>more |
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| In Focus, Spring 2012, v9: National HIV/AIDS Strategy |
| By Brian Raymond |
| March 13, 2012 |
| The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) marks the first successful attempt to lay out a comprehensive domestic strategy since AIDS was first identified in the early 1980s. This briefing highlights the goals of the NHAS and identifies key related issues and opportunities for Kaiser Permanente. >>more |
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| In Focus, Spring 2012, v8: Sustainable & Healthy Food Procurement in Kaiser Permanente: A Case Study |
| By Brian Raymond |
| February 10, 2012 |
| Kaiser Permanente has become a leader in the movement among health care organizations for healthy, local, and sustainable food. This case study describes Kaiser Permanente’s food procurement strategies to support food systems that are healthful, ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially responsible. >>more |
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