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"Breaking Down Barriers: Granting Access to Better Health Care?" 11/1/2001 Grantmakers In Health, Washington, DC Other Related Links      ------------------- Organizations and Research Institutions Publications and Reports U.S. Government Resources Publications and Reports Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicare: Elderly A list a publications from the Kaiser Family Foundation on Medicare and the elderly. Selected Urban Institute Publications on Health Care for the Elderly Selected Urban Institute publications on health care for the elderly. Includes papers on Medicare, Medicare+Choice, and more. The Commonwealth Fund - Frail Elders Publications from The Commonwealth Fund on health care policy and America's aging population. Long-term Care for the Elderly with Disabilites: Current Policy, Emerging Trends and Implications for the Twenty-First Century Examines three key dimensions of long-term care policy – financing, delivery of services and workforce – and identifies some of the major demographic and policy trends that will affect supply and demand. Milbank Quarterly, August 2000. Kaiser Daily Health Policy Reports on Access and Coverage Recent news stories from the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report. ERISA and State Health Care Access Initiatives: Opportunities and Obstacles This paper describes ERISA’s background and purpose as well as changing federal and state responsibilities regarding the regulation of employer-sponsored health plans; discusses how recent court interpretations of ERISA preemption provide states more flexibility in financing health care programs; and examines possible reforms at the federal level that could stimulate or support state access initiatives. Patricia A. Butler with support from The Commonwealth Fund, October 2000. Issue Brief: Back to the Future? New Cost and Access Challenges Emerge This Issue Brief from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) discusses developments in managed care, hospital consolidation, physician-hospital tensions and more. State-Level Databook on Health Care Access and Financing Provides a comprehensive picture of the current health system at the state level. The Urban Institute, June 1998. Return to HealthCast ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help