The National Health Policy Forum sought to contribute to a better-informed policymaking process by providing information and opportunities for dialogue for federal health policy staff in pursuit of a high-quality health care system that improves health and is affordable, equitable, efficient, and sustainable.

Headed by its founder, Judith Miller Jones, the Forum's staff comprised a small group of health policy analysts with a wide range of technical knowledge and experience gained by work in the public and private sectors. The Forum held a fierce commitment to independence and neutrality, and believed that giving policymakers practical and balanced information in a press-free zone would lead to better decisions. Forum operations were funded primarily by private foundations. The organization was based at the George Washington University under the Office of the Vice President for Research.

The Forum provided a learning environment for federal health policy staff in which they could explore the issues, challenges, and trade-offs of health policy decisions, without the glare of the media or the pressure of special interest groups.

Our programming offered opportunities to forge bipartisan relationships among staff of the Congress, the executive branch, and key influencers of the health policy community. We developed Forum meetings, publications, and site visits that gave participants access to experts and thought leaders and brought policy issues to life. Our content addressed the range of staff needs, from basic education on specific policies, programs, and issues, to complex analyses of the health care system, including information from important research studies, demonstrations, and innovative community efforts.

NHPF publications have been reposted with permission.

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Submissions from 2007

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The Prescription Drug Safety Net: Access to Pharmaceuticals for the Uninsured, Jack Hoadley

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Medicare's Use of Risk Adjustment, Gerald F. Kominski

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Health Care Price Transparency and Price Competition, Mark Merlis

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Medicare Advantage Payment Policy, Mark Merlis

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Health Information Technology Adoption Among Health Centers: A Digital Divide in the Making?, Adil Moiduddin and Daniel S. Gaylin

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Community-Based Long-Term Care: Wisconsin Stays Ahead, Judith D. Moore, Carol O'Shaughnessy, and Lisa Sprague

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Fairfax County's Commitment: A Housing and Health Continuum for Seniors, Judith D. Moore and Lisa Sprague

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Review of Access and Quality of Care in SCHIP Using Standardized National Performance Measures, Terence A. Partridge

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Children's Behavioral Health Services in Baltimore: Walking the Continuum, Jennifer Ryan

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What Have You Done for Me Lately? Assessing Hospital Community Benefit, Eileen Salinsky

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Shrinking Inpatient Psychiatric Capacity: Cause for Celebration or Concern?, Eileen Salinsky and Christopher Loftis

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Trading Places: Real Choice Systems Change Grants and the Movement to Community-Based Long-Term Care Supports, Cynthia Shirk

Submissions from 2006

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Medicare Physician Payments and Spending, Laura A. Dummit

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Updating Medicare's Physician Fees: The Sustainable Growth Rate Methodology, Laura A. Dummit

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Medicare and Mental Health: The Fundamentals, Christopher Loftis and Eileen Salinsky

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Health Benefits in Retirement: Set for Extinction?, Mark Merlis

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Value-Based Coverage Policy in the United States and the United Kingdom: Different Paths to a Common Goal, Wilhelmine Miller

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A Report from the Forum Session "Complexity, Coordination and Compromise: States and the Medicare Drug Benefit" (August 4, 2006), Lee Partridge

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EPSDT: Medicaid's Critical but Controversial Benefits Program for Children, Christie Provost Peters

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Medicaid in 2006: A Trip Down the Yellow Brick Road?, Jennifer Ryan

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Effects of Food Marketing to Kids: I'm Lovin' It?, Eileen Salinsky

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LA Story: Improving Care Management for the Chronically Ill and Chronically Underserved, Eileen Salinsky and Jessamyn Taylor

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The Vaccine Industry: Does It Need a Shot in the Arm?, Eileen Salinsky and Cole Werble

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Rebalancing Long-Term Care: The Role of the Medicaid HCBS Waiver Program, Cynthia Shirk

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Premium Assistance in Medicaid and SCHIP: Ace in the Hole or House of Cards?, Cynthia Shirk and Jennifer Ryan

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Fitness, Knowledge, Progress: Assessing Physician Qualification, Lisa Sprague

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Personal Health Records: The People's Choice?, Lisa Sprague

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The Electronic Health Record in Practice: Why, How, and What Next?, Lisa Sprague and Sally Coberly

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A Closer Look at the Medicare Part D Low–Income Benchmark Premium: How Low Can It Go?, Mary Ellen Stahlman

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The Nuts and Bolts of PDPs, Mary Ellen Stahlman

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Don't Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor: The Crowded State of America's Emergency Departments, Jessamyn Taylor

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Updating the WIC Food Packages: It's About Time, Jessamyn Taylor

Submissions from 2005

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Specialty Hospitals: Can General Hospitals Compete?, Laura A. Dummit

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Redesigning Practice to Improve Care Delivery (Boston), Laura A. Dummit and Lisa Sprague

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Health Savings Accounts: The Fundamentals, Beth Fuchs and Julie A. James

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Health Insurance Coverage for Small Employers, Dawn Gencarelli

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One Pill, Many Prices: Variation in Prescription Drug Prices in Selected Government Programs, Dawn Gencarelli

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Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Moving Toward More Effective Systems of Care, Jane Koppelman

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Fundamentals of Underwriting in the Nongroup Health Insurance Market: Access to Coverage and Options for Reform, Mark Merlis

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Keeping Track of Care: Quality and Technology at LifeBridge Health System (Baltimore), Judith Moore

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A Report from the Forum Session “Implementing the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Continuing Challenges for States”, Lee Partridge

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Children with Special Health Care Needs: Minding the Gaps, Christie Provost Peters

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Medicare Advantage SNPs: A New Opportunity for Integrated Care?, Christie Provost Peters

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Local Coverage Initiatives: Solution or Band-Aid for the Uninsured?, Jennifer Ryan

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Clinical Preventive Services: When Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?, Eileen Salinsky

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Exploring California's Rural Health System: From the Redwood Forests to the Baja Border, Eileen Salinsky and Jessamyn Taylor

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Hospital Oversight in Medicare: Accreditation and Deeming Authority, Lisa Sprague

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Caring for "Ryan White": The Fundamentals of HIV/AIDS Treatment Policy, Jessamyn Taylor

Submissions from 2004

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The Promise and the Reality of Long-Term Care Insurance, Randy Desonia

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Consumer Cost Sharing in Private Health Insurance: On the Threshold of Change, Veronica V. Goff

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The Provider System for Children's Mental Health: Workforce Capacity and Effective Treatment, Jane Koppelman

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Medicaid's Disproportionate Share Hospital Program: Complex Structure, Critical Payments, Robert E. Mechanic

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A Report from the Forum Session "Implementing the New Medicare Drug Benefit: Challenges and Opportunities for States", Judith D. Moore

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Quality Improvement in Maryland: Partnerships and Progress, Judith D. Moore and Lisa Sprague

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Fundamentals of the Prescription Drug Market, Christie Provost Peters

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The Health Care Safety Net in South Carolina: A Test of Tenacity, Jennifer Ryan and Randy Desonia

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Necessary but Not Sufficient? Physician Volunteerism and the Health Care Safety Net, Eileen Salinsky

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Tick-Tock: Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic, Eileen Salinsky

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Electronic Health Records: How Close? How Far to Go?, Lisa Sprague

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Veterans' Health Care: Balancing Resources and Responsibilities, Lisa Sprague

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The Economics of Quality: Changing Incentives in Cincinnati, Lisa Sprague and Nora Super

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Medicare's Chronic Care Improvement Pilot Program: What Is Its Potential?, Nora Super

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Fundamentals of Community Health Centers, Jessamyn Taylor

Submissions from 2003

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Is Community Care a Civil Right? The Unfolding Saga of the Olmstead Decision, Randy Desonia

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WIC Reauthorization: Opportunities for Improving the Nutritional Status of Women, Infants, and Children, Harriette Fox, Margaret McManus, and Harry Schmidt

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Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage: State Efforts to Control Costs, Dawn Gencarelli

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The Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals and Health Insurance Risk, Dawn Gencarelli

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Reauthorizing Head Start: The Future Federal Role in Preschool Programs for the Poor, Jane Koppelman

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Bridging Silos, Part II: DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Issues and Initiatives, Karen Matherlee

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Bridging Silos, Part I: Linkages among the DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Programs, Karen Matherlee

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The U.S. Health Workforce: Definitions, Dollars, and Dilemmas, Karen Matherlee

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Sailing SCHIP through Troubled Waters, Jennifer Ryan

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Doing It RIte: Exploring a Decade of Health Coverage Innovation (Rhode Island), Jennifer Ryan and Ginger P. Parra

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Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Two for One or Double Jeopardy?, Jennifer Ryan and Nora Super

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Obesity in America: A Growing Threat, Eileen Salinsky and Wakina Scott

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Medical Response for Terrorist and Public Health Threats: One Region's Experience (Pittsburgh), Eileen Salinsky and Lisa Sprague

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Shaping Public Programs through Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Waivers: The Fundamentals, Cynthia Shirk

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Converging on Nursing Home Quality, Lisa Sprague

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Disease Management to Population-Based Health: Steps in the Right Direction?, Lisa Sprague

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Rural Health Care in the Electronic Age (Danville, PA), Lisa Sprague and Nora Super

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Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues, Robin J. Strongin and Eileen Salinsky

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The Geography of Medicare: Explaining Differences in Payment and Costs, Nora Super

Submissions from 2002

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Running on Empty: The State Budget Crisis Worsens, Randy Desonia

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Expanding Health Coverage for the Uninsured: Fundamentals of the Tax Credit Option, Beth Fuchs and Julie James

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Average Wholesale Price for Prescription Drugs: Is There a More Appropriate Pricing Mechanism?, Dawn Gencarelli

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Depression: A Decade of Progress, More to Do, Veronica V. Goff

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Pharmacy Benefits: New Concepts in Plan Design, Veronica V. Goff

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Federal Child Care Funding for Low-Income Families: How Much Is Needed?, Jane Koppelman

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Promoting Marriage as Welfare Policy: Looking at a Public Role in Private Lives, Jane Koppelman

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From Diagnosis to Payment: The Dynamics of Coding Systems for Hospital, Physician, and Other Health Services, Karen Matherlee

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Managing Advanced Illness: A Quality and Cost Challenge to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurers, Karen Matherlee

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The Federal-State Struggle over Medicaid Matching Funds: An Update, Karen Matherlee

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Prescription Drugs in Nursing Homes: Managing Costs and Quality in a Complex Environment, Dan Mendelson, Rajeev Ramchand, Richard Abramson, and Anne Tumlinson

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1115 Ways to Waive Medicaid and SCHIP Rules, Jennifer Ryan

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Improving Oral Health: Promise and Prospects, Jennifer Ryan

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SCHIP Turns Five: Taking Stock, Moving Ahead, Jennifer Ryan

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Welfare Reform in Maryland: Flexibility in Action, Jennifer Ryan and Judith D. Moore

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Child and Family Health Initiatives in the Bay Area, Jennifer Ryan and Wakina Scott

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Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Fundamentals of the "System", Eileen Salinsky

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Will the Nation Be Ready for the Next Bioterrorism Attack? Mending Gaps in the Public Health Infrastructure, Eileen Salinsky