Vol.5, No.2 May 2003
Welcome to the second report of 2003.
The publications in the report can be found in the catalog of the library of the New York Academy of Medicine. Links in the report were active at the time of publication. If you would like to receive quarterly email notification when a new issue of the Grey Literature Report is posted, send an email message to lmyohanen@nyam.org. Include the words, "subscribe grey literature report," and your email address, in the body of the message.The following are our recent grey literature acquisitions:
Beyond 50.02: A Report to the Nation on Trends in Health security. 2002.
Lee, Sunhwa; Shaw, Lois. Beyond 50: A View of Economic Security in the States. February 2002.
The Status of the Medicare Part A and Part B Trust Funds: The Trustees' 2003 Annual Report. Public Policy Institute. Data Digest #87. 2003.
Wood, Erica F. Termination and Closure of Poor Quality Nursing Homes: What Are the Options? Public Policy Institute. March 2002.
Austin, Bonnie J.; Fleisher, Lisa K. Financing End-of-Life Care. Challenges for An Aging Population. Changes in Health Care Financing & Organization. February 2003.
Kemp, Kerry. Quality Improvement in Rural Hospitals: How Networking Can Help. August 2002.
State of the States. Bridging the Health Coverage Gap. State Coverage Initiatives. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. January 2003.
The Consequences of Medical Debt. Evidence from Three Communities. February 2003.
Lane, Sarah Gunther; Longstreth, Elizabeth; Nixon, Victoria. A Community Leader's Guide to Hospital Finance. Evaluating How a Hospital Gets and Spends its Money. 2001.
Paying for Health Care When You're Uninsured: How Much Support Does the Safety Net Offer? January 2003.
Seifert, Robert W.; Turnbull, Nancy. An Advocate's Guide to the Private Health Insurance Market. 2001.
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Carroll, William. The Health Insurance Status of U.S. Workers, 2001. Estimates for U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Workers Ages 16-64.. Statistical Brief #11. 2003.
Chevarley, Frances M. Children's Access to Necessary Health Care, Fall 2001. Statistical Brief #12. 2003.
Crimmel, Beth Levin. Differentials in Employment-Related Health Insurance Coverage-2000. Statistical Brief #10. 2003.
Greenblatt, Janet. Trends in Access to Routine Care and Experiences with Care: 2001. MEPS Publication. Statistical Brief #14. 2003.
Krauss, Nancy A. Asthma Treatment: Use of Medications and Devices, 2000. Statistical Brief #13. 2003.
Sommers, John. Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance for Small Employers in the Private Sector, by Industry Classification: 2000. Statistical Brief #15. 2003.
Sommers, John. Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance for Large Employers in the Private Sector, by Industry Classification: 2000. Statistical Brief #16. 2003.
Family Planning Annual Report: 2001 Summary. Part 1. August 2002.
Alabama Center for Health Statistics
Alabama Atlas of Racial Disparities in Mortality. June 2002.
Alliance of Community Health Plans
Promoting Prevention Through Information Technology. Assessment of Information Technology in ACHP Plans. February 2003.
Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans 2003-2004. 2003.
Cracks in the Foundation: Averting a Crisis in America's Hospitals. Updated: August 2002.
Guerin-Calvert, Margaret E.; Argue, David; Godek, Paul; Harris, Barry; Mirrow, Stephanie. Economic Analysis of Healthcare Cost Studies Commissioned by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. February 25, 2003.
Price WaterHouse Coopers. Cost of Caring: Key Drivers of Growth in Spending on Hospital Care. February 19, 2003.
Expanding Health Insurance: The AMA Proposal for Reform. November 2002.
Medical Savings Accounts and Health Care Coverage of Dependents and Children. Report 3 of The Council on Medical Service (I-02). December 2002.
Arizona Department of Health Services
Report on the Health Status of Older Adults. Arizona. ADHS, Healthy Aging 2010. August 2002.
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Koyanagi, Chris; Semansky, Rafael. Assessing Child Mental Health Services in New York. A Report on Three Focus Groups. Winter 2003.
The Blue Ridge Academic Health Group
Creating a Value-driven Culture and Organization in the Academic Health Center. Report 6. 2001.
e-Health and the Academic Health Center in a Value-driven Health Care System. Report 5. 2001.
In Pursuit of Greater Value: Stronger Leadership in and by Academic Health Centers. Report 4. 2000.
Into the 21st Century: Academic Health Centers as Knowledge Leaders. Report 3. 2000.
Promoting Value and Expanded Coverage: Good Health Is Good Business. Report 2. 1998.
California Department of Health Services
A Brief Guide to California's HIV/AIDS Laws 2002. February 2003.
California HealthCare Foundation
Melnick, Glenn; Mann, Joyce; Blair-Lewis, LaVonna; Maerki, Susan; Green, Lois; Dhanani, Nasreen. Evaluation of the Los Angeles CalKids Program: Full Report. February 2002.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Campaign Contributions by Tobacco Interests. Quarterly Report. January 2003.
Center for Health Services Research & Policy (George Washington University)
Rosenbaum, Sara; Lambrew, Jeanne; Shin, Peter; Regenstein, Marsha; Ehrmann, Tanya; Roby, Dylan. Health Coverage in Massachusetts: Far to Go, Farther to Fall. Report for the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation. September 2002.
State HIFA Waiver Plans. February 2003.
Center for Immigration Studies
Camarota, Steven A. Back Where We Started. An Examination of Trends in Immigrant Welfare Use Since Welfare Reform. Backgrounder. March 2003.
Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System. Issue Brief. Vol.4, No. 1. 2003.
Center for Research on Child Wellbeing - Princeton University
Chatterji, Pinka; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne. Does WIC Participation Improve Maternal Investments in Infant Health? Working Paper #02-23-FF. December 2002.
Harknett, Kristen; Garfinkel, Irwin; Bainbridge, Jay; Smeeding, Timothy; Folbre, Nancy; McLanahan, Sara. Do Public Expenditures Improve Child Outcomes in the U.S. : A Comparison Across Fifty States. Working Paper #03-02. March 2003.
Center for Studying Health System Change
Competition Revs Up the Indianapolis Health Care Market. Community Report 1 of 12. Winter 2003.
Economic Downturn and State Budget Woes Overshadow Seattle Health Care Market. Community Report 3 of 12. Winter 2003.
Intense Competition and Rising Costs Dominate Cleveland's Health Care Market. Community Report 2 of 12. Winter 2003.
Rising Costs Pressure Employers, Consumers in Northern New Jersey Health Care Market. Community Report 4 of 12. Winter 2003.
Center on an Aging Society-Georgetown University
Childhood Obesity. A Lifelong Threat to Health. Data Profile. No. 2. March 2002.
Chronic Back Pain. A Leading Cause of Work Limitations. Data Profile. No. 8. March 2003.
Prescription Drugs. A Vital Component of Health Care. Data Profile. No. 5. September 2002.
Screening for Chronic Conditions. Underused Services. Data Profile. No. 1. January 2002.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Ku, Leighton. The Medicaid-Medicare Link: State Medicaid Programs are Shouldering a Greater Share of the Costs of Care for Seniors and People With Disabilities. February 25, 2003.
Ku, Leighton. Shift in Costs From Medicare to Medicaid Is a Principal Reason for Rising State Medicaid Expenditures. March 3, 2003.
Ku, Leighton; Broaddus, Matthew. Why are States' Medicaid Expenditures Rising? January 13, 2003.
Mann, Cindy; Nathanson, Melanie; Park, Edwin. Administration's Medicaid Proposal Would Shift Fiscal Risks to States. April 1, 2003.
Nathanson, Melanie; Ku, Leighton. Proposed State Medicaid Cuts Would Jeopardize Health Insurance Coverage for 1.7 Million People: An Update. Revised March 21, 2003.
Park, Edwin; Broaddus, Matthew. 515,000 Children Would Lose Health Insurance Over the Next Five Years Under Flawed Administration SCHIP Proposal. Revised November 7, 2002.
Park, Edwin; Ku, Leighton; Broaddus, Matthew. OMB Estimates Indicate That 900,000 Children Will Lose Health Insurance Due to Reductions in Federal SCHIP Funding. Revised November 7, 2002.
Park, Edwin; Lav, Iris J. Proposed Expansion of Medical Savings Accounts Could Drive Up Insurance Costs and Increase the Number of Uninsured. MSA Expansion Would Provide Attractive Tax Shelter to Healthy, Affluent Individuals. April 30, 2003.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Casper, Michele L.; Barnett, Elizabeth; Williams, Jr., G. Ishmael; Halverson, Joel A.; Braham, Valerie E.; Greenlund, Kurt J. Atlas of Stroke Mortality. Racial, Ethnic, and Geographic Disparities in the United States. 2003.
The Promise of Prevention. Reducing the Health and Economic Burden of Chronic Disease. February 2003.
Protecting the Nation's Health in an Era of Globalization: CDC's Global Infectious Disease Strategy. 2002.
State Programs in Action. Exemplary Work to Prevent Chronic Disease and Promote Health. Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Health Care Industry Market Update. Acute Care Hospitals. April 29, 2002.
Health Care Industry Market Update. Medical Devices & Supplies. October 10, 2002.
Health Care Industry Market Update. Pharmaceuticals. January 10, 2002.
Parental Smoking. 2003.
Achman, Lori; Gold, Marsha. Medicare+Choice Plans Continue to Shift More Costs to Enrollees. April 2003.
Chollet, Deborah; Achman, Lori. Approaching Universal Coverage: Minnesota's Health Insurance Programs. Field Report. February 2003.
Collins, Sara R.; Schoen, Cathy; Colasanto, Diane; Downey, Deirdre A. On the Edge: Low-Wage Workers and Their Health Insurance Covereage. Findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2001 Health Insurance Survey. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Issue Brief. April 2003.
Dale, Stacy Berg; Verdier, James M. State Medicaid Prescription Drug Expenditures for Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles. Estimates of Medicaid Savings and Federal Expenditures Resulting from Expanded Medicare Prescription Coverage. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Issue Brief. April 2003.
Davis, Karen. Time For Change: The Hidden Cost of a Fragmented Health Insurance System. Invited Testimony In Critical Condition: America's Ailing Health Care System. Senate Special Committee on Aging. March 10, 2003.
Doty, Michelle M. Hispanic Patients' Double Burden: Lack of Health Insurance and Limited English. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. February 2003.
Envisioning the Future of Academic Health Centers. Final Report of The Commonwealth Fund Task Force on Academic Health Centers. February 2003.
Moon, Marilyn. Assessing the Viability of Medicare. Testimony for The Joint Economic Committee Hearing. April 10, 2003.
Silow-Carroll, Sharon; Waldman, Emily K.; Meyer, Jack A.; Williams, Claudia; Fox, Kimberley; Cantor, Joel C. Assessing State Strategies For Health Coverage Expansion: Case Studies of Oregon, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Georgia. Field Report. November 2002.
Silow-Carroll, Sharon; Waldman, Emily K.; Sacks, Heather; Meyer, Jack A. Assessing State Strategies For Health Coverage Expansion: Profiles of Arkansas, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Utah, and Vermont. Field Report. February 2003.
Silow-Carroll, Sharon. Building Quality Into Rite Care: How Rhode Island Is Improving Health Care for Its Low-Income Population. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Field Report. January 2003.
Silow-Carroll, Sharon; Waldman, Emily K.; Sacks, Heather; Meyer, Jack A. Expanding Health Insurance Coverage: Creative State Solutions For Challenging Times. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Field Report. January 2003.
Economic and Social Research Institute
Meyer, Jack A.; Wicks, Elliot K. Issues in Coverage Expansion Design. Options for Financing Health Coverage Expansion. Covering America. Real Remedies for the Uninsured. No. 4. April 2003.
Wicks, Elliot K. Issues in Coverage Expansion Design. Decision Points and Trade-Offs in Developing Comprehensive Health Coverage Reforms. Covering America. Real Remedies for the Uninsured. No. 1. February 2003.
Beauchamp, Natasha; Eng, Thomas R. Sustaining eHealth in Challenging Times. Summary Report. April 2003.
Environmental Protection Agency
America's Children and the Environment. Measures of Contaminants, Body Burdens, and Illnesses. Second Edition. February 2003.
Cleland, Richard L.; Gross, Walter C.; Koss, Laura D.; Daynard, Matthew; Muoio, Karen M. Weight-Loss Advertising: An Analysis of Current Trends. A Report of the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission. September 2002.
Florida Mental Health Institute
Berson, Ilene R.; Berson, Michael J. Evolving a Community Initiative to Protect Children in Cyberspace. Final Report. June 2002.
Berson, Ilene R.; Vargo, Amy C.; Powell, Diane; Dailey, Kathleen A.; Zheng, Zheng; Armstrong, Mary I. Infant and Toddler Medicaid-Funded Mental Health Services. 2002.
Berson, Ilene R.; Vargo, Amy C.; Roggenbaum, Stephen; Baker, David. Mental Health Care for Child Welfare Clients: Final Report. July 2002.
Boothroyd, Roger A.; Armstrong, Mary I.; Gomez, Angela; Haynes, Diane; Ort, Rhonda. Welfare Reform: Adolescent Girls in Transition. June 2002.
Pires, Sheila A. Promising Approaches for Behavioral Health Services to Children and Adolescents and Their Families in Managed Care Systems. 1: Managed Care Design & Financing. Health Care Reform Tracking Project. November 2002.
Shern, David L.; Giard, Julienne; Robinson, Pat; Stiles, Paul; Boothroyd, Roger; Murrin, Mary Rose; Chen, Huey; Moss, Chamain; Dailey, Kathy; Thornton, David; Armstrong, Mary. Evaluation of Florida's Medicaid Prepaid Mental Health Plans: Year 5 Report. June 2002.
Forum for Collaborative HIV Research
Examining the Risk and Benefits of Directly Observed Therapy for Treatment of HIV Disease. April 14-17, 2001.
Renz, Loren; Lawrence, Steven. Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates. 2002 Preview. 2003.
Bioterrorism. Preparedness Varied Across State and Local Jurisdictions. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-373. April 2003.
Defense Health Care. Army Needs to Assess the Health Status of All Early-Deploying Reservists. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-437. April 2003.
Dietary Supplements. Review of Health-Related Call Records for Users of Metabolife 356. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Wellness and Human Rights, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-03-494. March 2003.
Federal Employees' Health Plans. Premium Growth and OPM's Role in Negotiating Benefits. Report to the Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate. GAO-03-236. December 2002.
Health Insurance. States' Protections and Programs Benefit Some Unemployed Individuals. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-03-191. October 2002.
Hospital Emergency Departments. Crowded Conditions Vary Among Hospitals and Communities. Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate. GAO-03-460. March 2003.
Infectious Disease Outbreaks. Bioterrorism Preparedness Efforts Have Improved Public Health Response Capacity, but Gaps Remain. Testimony Before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-03-654T. April 9, 2003.
Medicaid and SCHIP. States Use Varying Approaches to Monitor Children's Access to Care. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-03-222. January 2003.
Medicare. Financial Challenges and Considerations for Reform. Testimony Before the Joint Economic Committee. GAO-03-577T. April 10, 2003.
Medicare. Observations on Program Sustainability and Strategies to Control Spending on Any Proposed Drug Benefit. Testimony Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives. GAO-03-650T. April 9, 2003.
Medicare. Payment for Blood Clotting Factor Exceeds Providers' Acquisition Cost. Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives. GAO-03-184. January 2003.
Medicare Provider Enrollment. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-185. March 2003.
Military Personnel. Preliminary Observations Related to Income, Benefits, and Employer Support for Reservists During Mobilizations. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Total Force, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives. GAO-03-549T. March 19, 2003.
Radiation Exposure Compensation. Funding to Pay Claims May Be Inadequate to Meet Projected Needs. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-481. April 2003.
Retiree Health Benefits at Selected Government Contractors. Report to the Honorable Carolyn McCarthy, House of Representatives. GAO-03-412R. February 27, 2003.
Smallpox Vaccination. Implementation of National Program Faces Challenges. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate. GAO-03-578. April 2003.
VA Health Care. Improvements Needed in Hepatitis C Disease Management Practices. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-03-136. January 2003.
VA Health Care. Third-Party Collections Rising as VA Continues to Address Problems in Its Collections Operations. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-03-145. January 2003.
Gilead Outreach and Referral Center
Illinois' Uninsured: Who They Are, Where They Live. September 2002.
Greater New York Hospital Association
Hospital Expenditures for Emergency Preparedness. February 2003.
European Physicians Especially in Sweden, Netherlands and Denmark, Lead U.S. in Use of Electronic Medical Records. Health Care News. Volume 2, Issue 16. August 8, 2002.
No Significant Change in the Numbers of "Cyberchondriacs" - Those Who Go Online for Health Care Information. Health Care News. Volume 3, Issue 4. March 28, 2003.
Taylor, Humphrey. Attitudes to Government Regulation Vary Greatly for Different Industries. The Harris Poll #19, April 2, 2003.
HHS Office of Inspector General
FDA's Review Process for New Drug Applications. A Management Review. March 2003.
Healthcare Chief Information Officer Results. 14th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey. Healthcare CIO Survey. Final Report. February 10, 2003.
Vendor Chief Executive Officer Results. 14th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey. Vendor CEO Survey. Final Report. March 17, 2003.
Inside Information. Balancing Interests in the Use of Personal Genetic Data. HGC Business: Publications. May 2002.
Institute for Health Care Research and Policy
Mann, Cindy; Nathanson, Melanie; Park, Edwin. Administration's Medicaid Proposal Would Shift Fiscal Risks to States. April 1, 2003.
Mann, Cindy. The Bush Administration's Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program Proposal. Revised, February 17, 2003.
More Than 115,000 Disadvantaged Preschoolers Receive Mental Health Services. Latest Findings in Children's Mental Health. Annie E. Casey Foundation; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Update. Vol. 1, No. 2 Fall 2002.
Microbial Threats to Health: Emergence, Detection, and Response. 2003.
Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation. Letter Report #1. 2003.
Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation. Letter Report #2. 2003.
International Fire Chiefs Association
Fire Chief's Guide to Smallpox Vaccination. January 2003.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Health Care at the Crossroads. Strategies for Addresing the Evolving Nursing Crisis. [2002?]
Aldridge, Chris; Chou, Lei. Trends in Opportunistic Infection Drug Coverage and Spending. National ADAP Monitoring Project. Issue Brief. February 2003.
Bernasek, Cathy; Farkas, Jeff; Felman, Helene; Harrington, Catherine; Mendelson, Dan; Ramchand, Rajeev. Case Study: Michigan's Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefit. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. January 2003.
Costello, Cynthia B.; Wight, Vanessa R.; Stone, Anne J. The American Woman 2003-2004. Daughters of a Revolution - Young Women Today. 2002.
Davis, M. Danielle; Aldridge, Chris; Kates, Jennifer; Chou, Lei. National ADAP Monitoring Project. Annual Report. April 2003.
Draper, Debra A.; Cook, Anna E.; Gold, Marsha R. How Do M+C Plans Manage Pharmacy Benefits? Implications for Medicare Reform. March 2003.
Hadley, Jack; Holahan, John. Who Pays and How Much? The Cost of Caring For The Uninsured. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. February 2003.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Children and the News: Coping with Terrorism, War and Everday Violence. Key Facts. Spring 2003.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Hitting Home: How Households Cope with the Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. A Survey of Households Affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa. October 2002.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Teen Sexual Activity. Fact Sheet. January 2003.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. TV Violence. Key Facts. Spring 2003.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Women, Work, and Family Health: A Balancing Act. Issue Brief. April 2003.
Hoffman, Catherine; Wang, Marie. Health Insurance Coverage in America. 2001 Data Update. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. January 2003.
Holahan, John; Wang, Marie. Changes in Health Care Coverage 2000-2001. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. March 2003.
Holahan, John; Hoffman, Catherine; Wang, Marie. The New Middle-Class of Uninsured Americans - Is it Real? Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. March 2003.
Hudman, Julie; O'Malley, Molly. Health Insurance Premiums and Cost-Sharing: Findings from the Research on Low-Income Populations. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Policy Brief. March 2003.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Dual Enrollees: Medicaid's Role for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries. Key Facts. February 2003.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The Financing of Pharmacy Plus Waivers: Implications for Seniors on Medicaid of Global Funding Caps. Policy Brief. May 2003.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The Medicaid Resource Book. 2003?
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The Uninsured and their Access to Health Care. Key Facts. January 2003.
Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health. Medical Errors: Practicing Physician and Public Views. Chartpack. December 2002.
Lewis, Stephanie; Wilkin, John; Merlis, Mark. Regulation of Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Implementation Experience and Key Issues. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. March 2003.
Mann, Cindy. The New Medicaid and CHIP Waiver Initiatives. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. February 2002.
Merlis, Mark. Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Who Should Buy It and What Should They Buy? The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. March 2003.
Prescription Drug Trends. Kaiser Family Foundation. March 2003.
Public Opinion on the Medical Malpractice Debate. Kaiser Health Poll Report. March/April 2003 Edition.
Public Opinion on the Uninsured. Kaiser Health Poll Report. January/February 2003 Edition.
Questionnaire and Detailed Results. A Series of National Surveys of Teens About Sex. Sexsmarts. December 2002.
Rouillard, Shelley. From Concept To Operation: A Guide to Developing Assistance Programs for Health Care Consumers. Center for Health Care Rights. January 2003.
Skinner, Debra; Slattery, Elisa; Lachicotte, William; Cherlin, Andrew; Burton, Linda. Disability, Health Coverage, and Welfare Reform. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. October 2002.
Smith, Vernon K.; Rousseau, David M. SCHIP Program Enrollment: June 2002 Update. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. January 2003.
Snyder, Rani E.; Rice, Thomas; Kitchman, Michelle. Paying for Choice: The Cost Implications of Health Plan Options for People on Medicare. January 2003.
Somers, Sarah; Perkins, Jane. Model Prescription Drug Prior Authorization Process for State Medicaid Programs. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. April 2003.
Tilly, Jane; Elam, Linda. Prior Authorization for Medicaid Prescription Drugs in Five States: Lessons for Policy Makers. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. April 2003.
Boyle, Kathleen; Jenkins, Chris. Housing for Londoners with Mental Health Needs. A Review of Recent Developments. Working Paper. March 2003.
Rosen, Rebecca; Jenkins, Clare. Mental Health Services in Primary Care. A Review of Recent Developments in London. Working Paper. February 2003.
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
"False Alarm" Mammography Results-How Do Women React? Issue Brief. Vol. 8, No. 5. February 2003.
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Chollet, Deborah; Mays, Glen; Angeles, January; McDevitt, Roland; Lore, Ryan. Feasibility of a Single-Payer Health Plan Model for the State of Maine. MPR Reference No: 8889-300. December 24, 2002.
Foster, Leslie; Brown, Randall; Phillips, Barbara; Schore, Jennifer; Carlson, Barbara Lepidus. Does Consumer Direction Affect the Quality of Medicaid Personal Assistance in Arkansas? Final Report. MPR Reference No: 8349-103. March 2003.
Wooldridge, Judith; Hill, Ian; Harrington, Mary; Kenney, Genevieve; Hawkes, Corinna; Haley, Jennifer; Bellamy, Hilary; Schwalberg, Renee. Interim Evaluation Report: Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. February 26, 2003.
Young, Cheryl. Markets Stagnate: Views from the Field, 2003. Monitoring Medicare + Choice. Operational Insights. No. 10. March 2003.
MEDPAC-Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Hackbarth, Glenn M. Medicare Cost-Sharing and Supplemental Insurance. May 1, 2003.
Medicare Payment Policy. Report to the Congress. March 2003.
Kipp, Richard; Cookson, John P.; Mattie, Lisa L. Health Insurance Underwriting Cycle Effect on Health Plan Premiums and Profitability. April 10, 2003.
Montefiore Medical Center Code of Ethics. July 2001.To Order.
National Academy for State Health Policy
Kaye, Neva; Marchev, Mimi; Riley, Trish. Building a Pathway to Universal Coverage. How Do We Get From Here to There? The Flood Tide Forum III. November 2002.
Marchev, Mimi. Beyond the Basics: Enrollment and Retention of Hispanic SCHIP. July 2002.
Wysen, Kirsten. A State Guide to Online Enrollment for Medicaid and SCHIP. January 2003.
National Academy of Social Insurance
Medicare in the 21st Century: Building a Better Chronic Care System. Final Report of the Study Panel on Medicare and Chronic Care in the 21st Century. January 2003.
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
A Primer for Cultural Proficiency: Towards Quality Health Services for Hispanics. 2001.
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Impact of Smallpox Vaccination Program on Local Public Health Services. Research Brief No. 9. February 2003.
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
Singer, Ingrid A. Advanced Access. A New Paradigm in the Delivery of Ambulatory Care Services. 2001.
National Center for Policy Analysis
Herrick, Devon. Why Are Health Costs Rising? Brief Analysis. No. 437. May 7, 2003.
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Crossing the Bridge: An Evaluation of the Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP) Program. A CASA White Paper. March 2003.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Health Policy Tracking Service. State Actions Affecting Health Care. March 10, 2003.To Order.
State Budgets' Impact on Health Care Policy: First Quarter of 2003. State Health Policy Brief. Vol. 4, No. 4. April 2003.To Order.
National Council on Disability
The Well Being of Our Nation: An Inter-Generational Vision of Effective Mental Health Services and Supports. September 16, 2002.
National Governors Association
NGA Center for Best Practices. Disease Management: The New Tool for Cost Containment and Quality Care. Issue Brief. February 2003.
NGA Center for Best Practices. Preventing Obesity in Youth through School-Based Efforts. Issue Brief. February 4, 2003.
NGA Center for Best Practices. Reducing Pharmacy Fraud, Abuse and Waste: Promising Practices of States. Issue Brief. February 13, 2003.
NGA Center for Best Practices. Substance Abuse: State Actions to Aid Recovery. Issue Brief. October 11, 2002.
National Health Policy Forum - The George Washington University
Desonia, Randy. Is Community Care a Civil Right? The Unfolding Saga of the Olmstead Decision. NHPF Background Paper. March 12, 2003.
Matherlee, Karen. The U.S. Health Workforce: Definitions, Dollars, and Dilemmas. NHPF Background Paper. April 11, 2003.
The Medicare-Medicaid Intersection: Caring for Arizona's Seniors. NHPF Site Visit Report. November 12-14, 2002.
Strongin, Robin J.; Salinsky, Eileen. Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues. NHPF Issue Brief. No.788. March 12, 2003.
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
Workshop on Children Exposed to Violence: Current Status, Gaps, and Research Priorities. Workshop Summary. July 24-26, 2002
National Institute for Health Care Management
Callahan, Daniel. Medical Technology, Innovation, and the Nature of Medical Progress. 2003.
Plsek, Paul. Complexity and the Adoption of Innovation in Health Care. 2003.
Technology and Quality: Considerations for Adoption and Diffusion. A Literature Review. 2003.
The Uninsured: A Study of Health Plan Initiatives and the Lessons Learned. Executive Summary. March 2003.
Morbidity & Mortality: 2002 Chart Book on Cardiovascular, Lung, and Blood Diseases. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. May 2002.
New York State Coalition of Prepaid Health Services Plans
Boozang, Patricia; Bachrach, Deborah; Belfort, Robert. From Application to Enrollment: A Critique of New York's Public Health Insurance Maze. Executive Summary. March 2003. To Order Please Contact The New York State Coalition of Prepaid Health Services Plans.
New York State Health Accountability Foundation
New York State HMO Report Card. Summer 2002.
The Ethics of Patenting DNA. Discussion Paper. July 2002.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Buffalo, New York Profile of Drug Indicators. Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse. February 2003.
Drug Availability Estimates in the United States. Drug Availability Steering Committee. December 2002.
Drug Data Summary. ONDCP Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse. Fact Sheet. March 2003.
Inhalants. ONDCP Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse. Fact Sheet. February 2003.
Long Island, New York Profile of Drug Indicators. Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse. January 2003.
National Drug Control Strategy. The White House. February 2003.
New York, New York Profile of Drug Indicators. Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse. February 2003.
State of New York Profile of Drug Indicators. Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse. April 2003.
Malinowska-Sempruch, Kasia; Hoover, Jeff; Alexandrova, Anna. Unintended Consequences: Drug Policies Fuel the HIV Epidemic in Russia and Ukraine. April 2003.
Pan American Health Organization
Schutt-Aine, Jessie; Maddaleno, Matilde. Sexual Health and Development of Adolescents and Youth in the Americas. Program and Policy Implications. 2003.
Partnership for the Public Health
Bending the Ivory Tower: Communities, Health Departments and Academia. Community-Based Public Health Policy & Practice. Issue #7. March 2003.
Berenson, Robert A.; Horvath, Jane. The Clinical Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries and Implications for Medicare Reform. March 2002.
Chronic Conditions: Making the Case for Ongoing Care December 2002.
Cooper, Barbara S.; Fishman, Eliot. The Interdisciplinary Team in the Management of Chronic Conditions: Has its Time Come? January 2003.
Fishman, Eliot; Cooper, Barbara S. Medicaid Buy-In Options: Helping Persons With Severe Disabilities and Chronic Conditions to Work. September 2002.
Gottlich, Vicki. Medical Necessity Determinations in the Medicare Program: Are the Interests of Beneficiaries With Chronic Conditions Being Met? January 2003.
Mollica, Robert L.; Gillespie, Jennifer. Care Coordination for People with Chronic Conditions. January 2003.
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
Financial Analysis 2002. An Annual Report on the Financial Health of Pennsylvania's Hospitals. April 2003.
Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania's Commercial HMO's. March 2003.
Global Partnerships. Humanitarian Programs of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Developing Nations. March 2003.
Pharmaceutical Industry Profile. New Medicines. New Hope. 2002.
The President's Council on Bioethics
Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry. Pre-Publication Version. July 2002.
Wood, Anne; Grady, Christine; Emanuel, Ezekiel J. The Crisis in Human Participants Research: Identifying the Problems and Proposing Solutions. September 2002.
Cost of Caring: Key Drivers of Growth in Spending on Hospital Care: Prepared for the American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals. February 19, 2003.
Kendall, David B.; Tremain, Kerry; Lemieux, Jeff; Levine, S. Robert. Healthy Aging v. Chronic Illness. Preparing Medicare for the New Health Care Challenge. Policy Report. February 2003.
Lemieux, Jeff; Kendall, David B.; Tremain, Kerry; Levine, S. Robert. An "ABC" Proposal to Modernize Medicare. Policy Report. February 2003.
Improvement of State Medicaid Data Quality and Use in Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities. Final Report. December 2001.
Jakus, Paul; McGuinness, Meghan; Krupnick, Alan. The Benefits and Costs of Fish Consumption Advisories for Mercury. Discussion Paper 02-55. October 2002.
Laxminarayan, Ramanan. Bacterial Resistance and the Optimal Use of Antibiotics. Discussion Paper 01-23. June 2001.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Going Without Health Insurance: Nearly One in Three Non-Elderly Americans. March 2003.
A Portrait of the Chronically Ill in America, 2001. National Strategic Indicator Surveys. 2002.
America's Forgotten Children: Child Poverty in Rural America. 2002.
State of the World's Mothers, 2002. Mothers & Children in War & Conflict. 2002.
State of the World's Mothers, 2003. Protecting Women and Children in War and Conflict. 2003.
Andrulis, Dennis P.; Duchon, Lisa M.; Reid, Hailey Maier. Healthy Cities, Healthy Suburbs: Progress in Meeting Healthy People Goals for the Nation's 100 Largest Cities & Their Suburbs. August 2002.
Raphael, Dennis. Inequality is Bad for Our Hearts. Why Low Income and Social Exclusion are Major Causes of Heart Disease in Canada. North York Heart Health Network. 2001.
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Diamant, Allison L.; Babey, Susan H.; Brown, E. Richard; Chawla, Neetu. Diabetes in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. April 2003.
Kominski, Gerald; Davidson, Pamela; Keeler, Crystal Lynn; Razack, Natasha; Becerra, Lida; Sen, Rabeya. Profile of California's HMO Enrolless: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. California Office of the Patient Advocate. January 2003.
Wyn, Roberta; Ojeda, Victoria D. Health Insurance Coverage of Single Mothers in California. Summary Report. June 2002.
AIDS Epidemic Update. December 2002.
The Global Strategy Framework on HIV/AIDS. June 2001.
HIV/AIDS, Human Resources and Sustainable Development. World Summit on Sustainable Development Johannesburg 2002. 2002.
Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic. July 2002.
Poverty and Exclusion Among Urban Children. Innocenti Digest No.10. November 2002.
Social Monitor 2002. The MONEE Project CEE/CIS/Baltics. 2002.
Birnbaum, Michael; Holahan, Danielle. Renewing Coverage in New York's Child Health Plus B Program: Retention Rates and Enrollee Experiences. A Working Paper. 2003.
Hopper, Susan Shampaine. Crossing Organizational Boundaries in Palliative Care: The Promise and Reality of Community Partnerships. 2003.
Reardon-Anderson, Jane; Capps, Randy; Fix, Michael. The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families. Series B, No.B-52, November 2002.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Adult Marijuana Admissions by Race and Ethnicity: 2000. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. March 28, 2003.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Facilities Providing Substance Abuse Treatment in Languages Other than English. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. March 7, 2003.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Marijuana Use Secondary to Other Substances of Abuse. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. April 11, 2003.
Emergency Department Trends From the Drug Abuse Warning Network, Preliminary Estimates January-June 2002. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Drug Abuse Warning Network Series: D-22. December 2002.
Impact of September 11, 2001 Events on Substance Use and Mental Health in the New York Area. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Analytic Series: A-18. January 2003.
Korper, Samuel P.; Council, Carol L. Substance Use by Older Adults: Estimates of Future Impact on the Treatment System. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Analytic Series: A-21. December 2002.
Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity. A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General. 2001.
Mortality Data From the Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2001. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Drug Abuse Warning Network Series: D-23. January 2003.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Characteristics of New Marijuana Users. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. January 24, 2003.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Ecstasy Use. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. March 21, 2003.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Injection Drug Use. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. March 14, 2003.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. February 7, 2003.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Substance Abuse or Dependence in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Areas. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. January 3, 2003.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Youths' Choice of Consultant for Serious Problems Related to Substance Use. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. February 14, 2003.
Annual Report 2000. Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring. April 2003.
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Drugs of Abuse. February 2003.
U.S. / Mexico Border Counties Coalition
Medical Emergency: Costs of Uncompensated Care in Southwest Border Counties. September 2002.
Monitoring Adverse Drug Events: Finding the Needles in the Haystack.VHA Research Series. Vol. 9. 2002.To Order.
Das Gupta, Monica; Grandvoinnet, Helene; Romani, Mattia. Fostering Community-Driven Development: What Role for the State? World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 2969. January 2003.
Coverage of Selected Health Services for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care in Less Developed Countries in 2001. November 2002.
