Vol.5, No.4 November 2003
Welcome to the fourth 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:
Binette, Joanne; Cicero, David. Tennessee Physical Fitness: A Survey of AARP Members. September 2003.
DePallo, Millie; Bridges, Katherine. Legislative Issues for New Jersey: AARP Member Opinions. 2003.
Verma, Satyendra K.; Lichtenstein, Jules H. Retirement Plan Coverage of Baby Boomers and Retired Workers: Analysis of 1998 SIPP Data. July 2003.
Wright, Bernadette. Nursing Home Liability Insurance: An Overview. July 2003.
Wright, William E.; Bechtel, Christine; Silberman, Susan L. Selecting a Candidate: The Importance of National Issues for Iowa Caucus Attendees. 2003.
Chollet, Deborah; Smieliauskas, Fabrice; Konig, Madeleine. Mapping State Health Insurance Markets, 2001: Structure and Change. September 2003.
Moscovice, Ira; Elias, Walter. Using Rural Health Networks to Address Local Needs. Five Case Studies. Networking for Rural Health. July 2003.
Developing a Community-Based Response to Healthcare Issues. A Framework for Planning and Action. Spring 2000.
New York State Profile. 2002.
Ashenfelter, Orley; Greenstone, Michael. Using Mandated Speed Limits to Measure the Value of a Statistical Life. Related Publication 03-5. March 2003.
Danzon, Patricia M.; Towse, Adrian. Differential Pricing for Pharmaceuticals: Reconciling Access, R&D and Patents. Working Paper 03-7. July 2003.
Kniesner, Thomas J.; Leeth, John D. Data Mining Mining Data: MSHA Enforcement Efforts, Underground Coal Mine Safety, and New Health Policy Implications. Working Paper 03-4. June 2003.
Lutter, Randall; Irwin, Elisabeth. FDA Should Allow Food Labeling Claims About Nutrient Content and Health. Testimony 02-8. September 2002.
Miller, Tom. Genetic Privacy. Testimony before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution on Genetic Privacy. Testimony 02-9. September 2002.
Morrall III, John F. Saving Lives: A Review of the Record. Working Paper 03-6. July 2003.
Pendell, Judyth. The Adverse Side Effects of Pharmaceutical Litigation. Related Publication 03-22. September 2003.
Seong, Si Kyung; Mendeloff, John. Assessing the Accuracy of OSHA's Projections of the Benefits of New Safety Standards. Regulatory Analysis 03-8. July 2003.
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Billings, John; Weinick, Robin M. Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net Book I: A Data Book for Metropolitan Areas. AHRQ Publication No. 03-0025. August 2003.
Billings, John; Weinick, Robin M. Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net Book II: A Data Book for States and Counties. AHRQ Publication No. 03-0026. August 2003.
Faith-based Response to HIV/AIDS. Policy Brief. July 2003
American Association of Health Plans
Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Exploring an Innovative Coverage Option. Issue Brief. February 2003.
Focus on Uninsured Americans. Research Highlights. April 2003.
Medicare Health Plans Protect Beneficiaries From High Out-of-Pocket Costs, Especially Low-Income Seniors and Elderly in Poor Health. Research Highlights. May 2003.
Medication Use to Treat Patients with Chronic Disease Is Higher in Health Plans Than in Indemnity Insurance Coverage. Research Highlights. July 2003.
Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2003-2005. 2003.
American Civil Liberties Union
HIV & Civil Rights. A Report from the Frontlines of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. ACLU AIDS Project. November 2003.
American Enterprise Institute (AEI Press)
Antos, Joseph. How to Overcome Four Key Obstacles to a Medicare Drug Benefit. Health Policy Outlook. September-October 2003.
Calfee, John E. The High Price of Cheap Drugs. On the Issues. July 2003.
Exposure to Pro-tobacco Messages among Teens and Young Adults: Results From Three National Surveys. Legacy First Look Report 12. November 2003.
The Relationship between Cigarette Use and Other Tobacco Products: Results From the 2000 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Legacy First Look Report 10. January 2003.
Youth Tobacco Cessation. Legacy First Look Report 11. July 2003.
Estimated Prevalence and Incidence of Lung Disease. September 2003.
A Shot of Prevention: An Analysis of the Impact of Flu Vaccinations on Asthmatic Populations. 2003.
Establishing Multi-Year Mutual MSA Trust Accounts. CMS Report 2-A-03. June 2003.
Health Care Benefit Discrepancies for Small Employers Under COBRA (Resolution 109, A-02). CMS Report 3-A-03. June 2003.
Health Coverage Tax Credit Program Under the Trade. CMS Report 11-A-03. June 2003.
Health Insurance Market Regulation. CMS Report 7-A-03. June 2003.
Mather, Mark. Children in Puerto Rico: Results from the 2000 Census. A Kids Count/PRB Report on Census 2000. August 2003.
O'Hare, William; Mather, Mark. The Growing Number of Kids in Severely Distressed Neighborhoods: Evidence from the 2000 Census. A Kids Count/PRB Report on Census 2000. Revised October 2003.
Kids Count Data Book. State Profiles of Child Wellbeing. 2003.
Association of Academic Health Centers
Bulger, Roger J. The Quest For Therapeutic Institutions. 2003.To Order.
Taillie, Jennifer S. Academic Health Centers Recognize Childhood Physical Activity Critical To Healthy Living. 2003.
Association of American Medical Colleges
Information Technology Enabling Clinical Research. Findings and Recommendations from a Conference Sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges with Funding from the National Science Foundation. October 30-31, 2002.To Order.
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Health Care for All Women and Children. Increase the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant to $850 Million in FY2004. Fact Sheet. March 2003.
Maternal and Child Health Block Grants to States. Fact Sheet. August 2003.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
An Advocate's Guide to Overcoming State Barriers and Obtaining a Home- and Community-Based Waiver for Children with Mental Health Needs. A Report on Interviews in Kansas, New York and Vermont. January 2003.
Failing to Quality: The First Step to Failure in School? Issue Brief. 2003.
The Federal Government and Interagency Systems of Care for Children with Serious Mental Disorders: Help or Hindrance? Issue Brief. 2003.
Koyanagi, Chris; Semansky, Rafael. Assessing Child Mental Health Services in the Oregon Health Plan. A Report on Three Focus Groups. Fall 2002.
Koyanagi, Chris; Semansky, Rafael. No One's Priority. The Plight of Children with Serious Mental Disorders in Medicaid Systems. A Report on Six Focus Groups in Two States. Winter 2003.
Mix and Match. Using Federal Programs to Support Interagency Systems of Care for Children with Mental Health Care Needs. Issue Brief. 2003.
Teaming Up. Using the IDEA and Medicaid to Secure Comprehensive Mental Health Services for Children and Youth. August 2003.
Pendall, Rolf. Upstate New York's Population Plateau: The Third-Slowest Growing 'State'. Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. August 2003.
Rosenbloom, Sandra. The Mobility Needs of Older Americans: Implications for Transportation Reauthorization. Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. Transportation Reform Series. July 2003.
California HealthCare Foundation
Bodenheimer, Thomas. Examining Chronic Care in California's Safety Net. July 2003.
ERISA Implications for SB 2. Fact Sheet. November 2003.
The Health Insurance Act of 2003: An Overview of SB 2. Fact Sheet. November 2003.
Insurance Markets. Group Purchasing Arrangements: Implications of MEWAs. Issue Brief. July 2003.
Insurance Markets. Regulatory Oversight of Health Insurance in California. Issue Brief. June 2003.
Insurance Markets. Rules Governing California's Small Group Health Insurance Market. Issue Brief. June 2003.
Insurance Markets. Understanding Consumer-directed Health Care in California. Trends & Analysis. August 2003.
Insurance Markets. What Do Californians Buy if They Don't Buy Health Insurance? Issue Brief. July 2003.
Results from the Patients' Evaluation of Performance (PEP-C) Survey. What Patients Think of California Hospitals. 2003 Edition Technical Report. 2003.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Campaign Contributions By Tobacco Interests Quarterly Report: July 2003. Common Cause. July 2003.
Status Report: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of the Country in the Wake of September 11, 2001. The Eighteenth Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy. November 6 and 7, 2002.
Bicknell, William J.; Bloem, Kenneth D. Smallpox and Bioterrorism. Why the Plan to Protect the Nation Is Stalled and What to Do. Briefing Papers. No. 85. September 5, 2003.
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dalton, Kathleen; Holmes, Mark; Slifkin, Rebecca. Unpredictable Demand and Low-Volume Hospitals. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Findings Brief. January 2003.
Dalton, Kathleen; Holmes, Mark; Slifkin, Rebecca. Unstable Demand and Cost per Case in Low-Volume Hospitals. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Findings Brief. January 2003.
Pathman, Donald E.; Konrad, Thomas R.; Schwartz, Robert. The Proximity of Rural African American and Hispanic/Latino Communities to Physicians and Hospital Services. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Working Paper Series. No. 72. June 6, 2001.
Ricketts, Thomas C. Arguing for Rural Health in Medicare: A Progressive Rhetoric for Rural America. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Working Paper Series. No. 75. September 5, 2002.
Silberman, Pam; Poley, Stephanie; Slifkin, Rebecca. Innovative Primary Care Case Management Programs Operating in Rural Communities: Case Studies of Three States. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Working Paper Series. No. 76. January 3, 2003.
Lambrew, Jeanne M.; Briesacher, Becky. Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation: What It Means for Rural Beneficiaries. September 2, 2003.
From Organizational Practices to Public Policies: Local Strategies to Increase Healthy Eating & Physical Activity. Policy Ideas. 2003.
Profiles of Participating California Healthy Cities and Communities. Second Edition. Profiles. June 2002.
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Chaney, RoAnne. Promoting Community Integration: Barriers and Best Practices for Seven State Recipients of Olmstead Planning Grants. Resource Paper. October 2003.
Cox, Marisa; Stewart, Alexandra; Rosenbaum, Sara. Review of the Literature Regarding Community Integration: Services Necessary for Individuals with Disabilities to Live in their Own Homes. Consumer Action Series. May 2003.
Hanes, Pamela; Folkman, Jessica. State Medicaid Options that Support the Employment of Workers with Disabilities. Resource Paper. August 2003.
Holahan, John. Survey of Children's Health Insurance Program Managed Care Capitation Rates. Resource Paper. September 2003.
Jones, James; Ranta, Virpi; Corbett, Debra. Improving Adherence in HIV Positive Women. Resource Paper. October 2003.
Knight, Edward; Miller, Anita; Vogel, Howard; Young, Alexander; Chinman, Matthew; Forquer, Sandra. Increasing the Use of Self-Help Programs and Mental Health Empowerment Competencies. Managed Care Best Practices. Resource Paper. September 2003.
Lutzky, Amy; Bovbjerg, Randall. The Role of Reinsurance in Medicaid Managed Care. Resource Paper. October 2003.
Milligan, Maureen; Burnside, Brooke. A Model for Integrating Children with Special Health Care Needs into Medicaid Managed Care. Resource Paper. August 2003.
Center for Health Services Research & Policy (George Washington University)
Lambrew, Jeanne M.; Briesacher, Becky. Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation: What It Means for Rural Beneficiaries. September 2, 2003.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Kamoie, Brian; Collins, Charlotte; Zuvekas, Ann. Analysis of CareFirst's Performance as a Charitable Not-for-Profit Health Insurance Company in the National Capital Area. Report to the DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice. October 2003.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Stewart, Alexandra; Cox, Marisa; Mitchell, Shawnte. The Epidemiology of U.S. Immunization Law: Mandated Coverage of Immunizations Under State Health Insurance Laws. July 2003.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Teitelbaum, Joel; Mauery, D. Richard; Stewart, Alexandra. Reasonable Modification or Fundamental Alteration? Recent Developments in ADA Caselaw and Implications for Behavioral Health Policy. Behavioral Health Issue Brief Series. Issue Brief #21. February 2003.
Shin, Peter; Jones, Karen; Rosenbaum, Sara. Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Estimating the Impact of High Health Center Penetration in Low-income Communities. Report. September 2003.
Center for Health Workforce Studies
Allergy and Immunology GME Surveys 2002. January 2003.
The Community Health Center Workorce Needs Assessment: A Report on the 2001 Survey. June 2002.
The Health Care Workforce, 2002. Upstate New York and Long Island. Trends in the Supply and Demand for Health Workers. February 2003.
The Health Care Workforce in New York City, 2002. Trends in the Supply and Demand for Health Workers in New York City. September 2002.
Impact Analysis of Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Areas in New York State. Final Report. January 2002.
New York State Registered Nursing Graduations, 1996-2004. January 2003.
Physician Supply and Distribution in New Mexico, 2001. May 2003.
State Responses to Health Worker Shortages: Results of 2002 Survey of States. November 2002.
The Supply, Demand and Use of Palliative Care Physicians In the United States. September 2002.
Center for Immigration Studies
Camarota, Steven A.; McArdle, Nora. Where Immigrants Live. An Examination of State Residency of the Foreign Born by Country of Origin in 1990 and 2000. Backgrounder. September 2003.
Center for Law and Social Policy
Grisham, Christine. Advice from the Field: Youth Employment Programs and Unintended Pregnancy. August 27, 2003.
Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
Case, Anne; Fertig, Angela; Paxson, Christina. From Cradle to Grave? The Lasting Impact of Childhood Health and Circumstance. June 4, 2003.
Fertig, Angela R.; McLanahan, Sara S.; Garfinkel, Irwin. Child Support Enforcement and Domestic Violence Among Non-Cohabiting Couples. Working Paper #02-17-FF. Revised September 2003.
Lopoo, Leonard M.; McLanahan, Sara; Garfinkel, Irwin. Explaining the Trend in Teenage Birth Rates From 1981-1999. Working Paper #02-05. Revised August 2003.
McLanahan, Sara; Garfinkel, Irwin; Reichman, Nancy; Teitler, Julien; Carlson, Marcia; Audigier, Christina Norland. The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Baseline National Report. The National Report. Revised - March 2003.
Osborne, Cynthia. Differences in Mothering Behaviors in Stable and Unstable Families. Working Paper #03-08-FF. July 2003.
Osborne, Cynthia; McLanahan, Sara; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne. Is There an Advantage to Being Born to Married Versus Cohabiting Parents? Differences in Child Behavior. Working Paper #03-09-FF. July 2003.
Usdansky, Margaret L. Single-Parent Families and Their Impact on Children: Changing Portrayals in Popular Magazines in the U.S., 1900-1998. Working Paper #03-04. May 2003.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Gurian-Sherman, Doug. Holes in the Biotech Safety Net. FDA Policy Does Not Assure the Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods. 2003.
Center for Studying Health System Change
HMOs Alive and Well in Orange County. Community Report 9 of 12. Summer 2003.
Population Growth, Economic Downturn Stress Phoenix's Health Care Capacity. Community Report 10 of 12. Summer 2003.
Premium Hikes and Malpractice Insurance Disrupt Miami Health Care Market. Community Report 11 of 12. Summer 2003.
Center for the Health Professions-University of California, San Francisco
Dower, Catherine. Health Care Interpreters in California. 2003.
Center on an Aging Society-Georgetown University
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services. Whose Responsibility Is It to Ensure Care? Issue Brief No. 3. October 2003.
The Decade Preceding Medicare Coverage. Insurance Matters for People with Chronic Conditions. Data Profile No. 11. September 2003.
Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth - Georgetown University
Exposure of African-American Youth to Alcohol Advertising. June 19, 2003.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Ku, Leighton. How Many Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries in Each State Would Be Denied the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Under the Senate Drug Bill? July 31, 2003.
Nathanson, Melanie; Park, Edwin; Greenstein, Robert. Senate Prescription Drug Bill Would Exclude Millions of Low-Income Beneficiaries. Conferees Can Ensure All Medicare Beneficiaries Have Access to New Prescription Drug Benefit. July 31, 2003.
Caring About Caregivers. Reducing Turnover of Frontline Health Care Workers in South Central Wisconsin. October 2003.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Health Care Industry Market Update. Home Health. September 22, 2003.
Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute
Huang, Yanzhong. Mortal Peril: Public Health in China and Its Security Implications. Health and Security Series. Special Report 7. 2003.
Ryan, Suzanne; Manlove, Jennifer; Franzetta, Kerry. The First Time: Characteristics of Teens' First Sexual Relationships. Research Brief. August 2003.
Brown, Brett V.; Bzostek, Sharon. Violence in the Lives of Children. Cross Currents Issue 1. August 2003.
Children with AIDS. 2003.
Health Care Coverage. 2003.
Immunization. 2003.
Infant Homicide. 2003.
Lead Poisoning. 2003.
Marijuana Use. 2003.
Motor Vehicle Deaths. 2003.
Substance Free Youth. 2003.
Broken Promises: How the Bush Administration is Failing America's Poorest Children. Report. 2003.
Parker, Emil; Teitelbaum, Martha. House and Senate Conferees on the Medicare Prescription Drug Bills Could Help Hundreds of Thousands of Children, Both Immigrants and Citizens, Obtain Health Coverage. October 6, 2003.
800,001 Broken Promises. New Yorkers Still Waiting for Health Insurance Promised more than Three Years Ago. April 2003.
Hospital Free Care. Can New Yorkers Access Hospital Services Paid for by Our Tax Dollars? Executive Summary. September 2003.
Paying More for Less. Congress Promises to Help Medicare Beneficiaries by Covering Prescription Drugs but Medicare Beneficiaries in New York Will Pay More Under Proposed Reforms! The Impact of Medicare Reforms New York Data. October 2003.
The Citizens Budget Commission
Fixing New York State's Fiscal Practices. Five Problems That Hurt New York State and What Can Be Done to Fix Them. November 13-14, 2003.
Caught In The Middle. The 2003 Report Card on Mercury Elimination in New England. September 2003.
Commission on the Public's Health System
Wessler, Judy; Williams, Diana; Opdycke, Sandra. CHCCDP: Are We Getting Our Money's Worth? Monitoring the Use of Community Health Care Conversion Demonstration Project Funds. April 2003.
Beal, Anne C.; Abrams, Melinda; Saul, Jolene. Healthcare Workforce Diversity: Developing Physician Leaders. October 3, 2003.
Beal, Anne. Healthcare Workforce Diversity: Developing Physician Leaders. Chartpack. October 3, 2003.
Chin, Matthew. Sustainability and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. September 2003.
Collins, Sara R.; Davis, Karen; Lambrew, Jeanne M. Health Care Reform Returns to the National Agenda: The 2004 Presidential Candidates' Proposals. September 2003.
Crystal, Stephen; Trail, Thomas; Fox, Kimberley; Cantor Joel. Enrolling Eligible Persons in Pharmacy Assistance Programs: How States Do It. September 2003.
Dallek, Geraldine; Biles, Brian; Nicholas, Lauren Hersch. Lessons from Medicare+Choice for Medicare Reform. Policy Brief. June 2003.
Davis, Margaret H. Strengthening New York's EPIC Program: Options for Improving Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries. Field Report. September 2003.
Doty, Michelle M. Insurance, Access, and Quality of Care Among Hispanic Populations. 2003 Chartpack. October 15-17, 2003.
Kofman, Mila; Lucia, Kevin; Bangit, Eliza. Health Insurance Scams: How Government Is Responding and What Further Steps Are Needed. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. August 2003.
Lipson, Karen; Fishman, Eliot; Boozang, Patricia; Bachrach, Deborah. Rethinking Recertification: Keeping Eligible Individuals Enrolled in New York's Public Health Insurance Programs. Field Report. August 2003.
Moon, Marilyn. Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation: How Would it Affect Beneficiaries? Policy Brief. October 2003.
Rosenberg, Stephen N. New York's Healthpass Purchasing Alliance: Making Coverage Easier for Small Businesses. September 2003.
Schoen, Cathy; Cooper, Barbara S. Medicare's Future: Current Picture, Trends, and Prescription Drug Policy Debate. Selected Charts. Updated October 23, 2003.
What Consumers Say About the Quality of Their Health Plans and Medical Care. NCBD 2003 Chartbook. Vol. 1: Composites and Ratings. September 2003.
Not There When You Need It: The Search for Free Hospital Care. October 2003.
Comparing Budgetary and Trust Fund Measures of the Outlook for Social Security and Medicare. Long-Range Fiscal Policy Brief No. 10. October 10, 2003.
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
Dougherty Management Associates, Inc.
Children's Mental Health Benchmarking Project. First Year Report. September 28, 2000.
Children's Mental Health Benchmarking Project. Second Year Report. Revised July 1, 2002.
Children's Mental Health Benchmarking Project. Second Year Report. Appendices. June 29, 2001.
Children's Mental Health Benchmarking Project. Third Year Report. Chartpack. July 2003.
Piper, Bill; Briggs, Matthew; Huffman, Katharine; Lubot-Conk, Rebecca. State of the States. Drug Policy Reforms: 1996-2002. A Report by the Drug Policy Alliance. September 2003.
Economic and Social Research Institute
Meyer, Jack A.; Silow-Carroll, Sharon. Issues in Coverage Expansion Design. Building Quality Improvement Into Health Coverage Expansion Proposals. Covering America. Real Remedies for the Uninsured. No. 3. March 2003.
Sheils, John; Haught, Randall. Cost and Coverage Analysis of Ten Proposals to Expand Health Insurance Coverage. Covering America. Real Remedies for the Uninsured. October 2003.
Wicks, Elliot K. Issues in Coverage Expansion Design. Coping with Risk Segmentation: Challenges and Policy Options. Covering America. Real Remedies for the Uninsured. No. 2. February 2003.
Employee Benefit Research Institute
2003 Health Confidence Survey: Summary of Findings. September 2003.
Salisbury, Dallas J.; Fronstin, Paul. How Many Medicare Beneficiaries Will Lose Employment-Based Retiree Health Benefits if Medicare Covers Outpatient Prescription Drugs? EBRI Special Analysis. July 18, 2003.
End Abuse-Family Violence Prevention Fund
Fullwood, P. Catlin. Preventing Family Violence: Community Engagement Makes the Difference. September 2002.
Groves, Betsy Mcalister; Augustyn, Marilyn; Lee, Debbie; Sawires, Peter. Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence Consensus Recommendations for Child and Adolescent Health. September 2002.
National Consensus Guidelines on Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence Victimization in Health Care Settings. September 2002.
FEHBP Rates Increase as Much as $4,572.12 a Year: Is This Really a Model for Medicare? Health Policy Memo. September 30, 2003.
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2003. 2003.
Bethell, Christina; Carter, Kim; Lansky, David; Latzke, Brooke. Measuring and Interpreting Health Care Quality Across Culturally-Diverse Populations: A Focus on Consumer-Reported Indicators of Health Care Quality. March 2003.
Kendall, Elizabeth. Final Report on The 'Future Patient' in the UK. 2001.
Ambulance Services. Medicare Payments Can Be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-986. September 2003.
Bioterrorism. Public Health Response to Anthrax Incidents of 2001. Report to the Honorable Bill Frist, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-152. October 2003.
Breast Cancer Research Stamp. Effective Fund-Raiser, but Better Reporting and Cost-Recovery Criteria Needed. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-121. September 2003.
CDC's April 2002 Report On Smoking: Estimates of Selected Health Consequences of Cigarette Smoking Were Reasonable. GAO-03-942R. July 16, 2003.
Combating Bioterrorism. Actions Needed to Improve Security at Plum Island Animal Disease Center. Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, U.S. Senate. GAO-03-847. September 2003.
Defense Health Care. DOD Needs to Improve Force Health Protection and Surveillance Processes. Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-158T. October 16, 2003.
Defense Health Care. Oversight of the TRICARE Civilian Provider Network Should Be Improved. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-928. July 2003.
Defense Health Care. TRICARE Claims Processing Has Improved but Inefficiencies Remain. Report to the Committees on Armed Services, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. GAO-04-69. October 2003.
Defense Health Care. Quality Assurance Process Needed to Improve Force Health Protection and Surveillance. Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Total Force, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives. GAO-03-1041. September 2003.
DOD and VA Health Care: Access for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries. GAO-03-904R. June 13, 2003.
Health Care: Approaches to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities. GAO-03-862R. July 8, 2003.
Hospital Preparedness. Most Urban Hospitals Have Emergency Plans but Lack Certain Capacities for Bioterrorism Response. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-924. August 2003.
Infectious Diseases. Gaps Remain in Surveillance Capabilities of State and Local Agencies. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response, Select Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives. GAO-03-1176T. September 24, 2003.
Information Technology. Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions. Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-224. October 2003.
Medicaid Formula. Differences in Funding Ability Among States Often Are Widened. Report to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senate. GAO-03-620. July 2003.
Medical Malpractice. Implications of Rising Premiums on Access to Health Care. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-03-836. August 2003.
Medicare Appeals. Disparity between Requirements and Responsible Agencies' Capabilities. Report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. September 2003.
Medicare: Discrepancy in Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Methodology Leads to Inaccurate Beneficiary Copayments and Medicare Payments. October 6, 2003.
Medicare Home Health Payment. Nonroutine Medical Supply Data Needed to Assess Payment Adjustments. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-878. August 2003.
Medicare. Modest Eligibility Expansion for Critical Access Hospital Program Should Be Considered. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-948. September 2003.
Medicare. Most Beneficiaries Receive Some But Not All Recommended Preventive Services. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. GAO-03-958. September 2003.
Medicare. Modifying Payments for Certain Pathology Services Is Warranted. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-1056. September 2003.
Newborn Screening. Characteristics of State Programs. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-03-449. March 2003.
Pediatric Drug Research. Food and Drug Administration Should More Efficiently Monitor Inclusion of Minority Children. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-950. September 2003.
Physician Workforce. Physician Supply Increased in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas but Geographic Disparities Persisted. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-124. October 2003.
Prescription Drug Discount Cards. Savings Depend on Pharmacy and Type of Card Uses. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-03-912. September 2003.
Prescription Drugs. State and Federal Oversight of Drug Compounding by Pharmacies. Testimony Before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-195T. October 23, 2003.
Private Health Insurance. Federal and State Requirements Affecting Coverage Offered by Small Businesses. Report to Congressional Requester. GAO-03-1133. September 2003.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Established Infectious Disease Control Measures Helped Contain Spread, But a Large-Scale Resurgence May Pose Challenges. Testimony Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate. GAO-03-1058T. July 30, 2003.
Speciality Hospitals. Geographic Location, Services Provided, and Financial Performance. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-167. October 2003.
VA Benefits. Fundamental Changes to VA's Disability Criteria Need Careful Consideration. Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate. GAO-03-1172T. September 23, 2003.
VA Health Care: Framework for Analyzing Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Decisions. August 18, 2003.
The Global Gag Rule Impact Project
Access Denied. U.S. Restrictions on International Family Planning. Executive Summary. 2003.
In the Right Words: Addressing Language and Culture in Providing Health Care. Issue Brief No. 18. August 2003.
HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study. Sixth Annual. September 2003.
Myths and Facts About the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Updated September 22, 2003.
Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness. 2003.
Locked Doors: The Human Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS in China. August 2003.
Nearly 66,000 Youth Live in U.S. Mental Health Programs. Annie E. Casey Foundation; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Update. Vol. 2, No. 1 Summer 2003.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Move Your Dot. Measuring, Evaluating, and Reducing Hospital Mortality Rates. Innovation Series 2003.
Optimizing Patient Flow. Moving Patients Smoothly Through Acute Care Settings. Innovation Series 2003.
Cain, Mary. Mapping Transformations in Health Technology. SR-776. October 2002.
Health and Health Care 2010. The Forecast, The Challenge. Second Edition. January 2003.
Kirsch, Susannah; Jeffery, Lyn. Boomers in Transition: The Future of Aging and Health. SR-812. August 2003.
International Longevity Center
Butler, Robert N. Preparing for an Aging Nation: The Need for Academic Geriatricians. Issue Brief. June 2002.
Dushi, Irena; Honig, Marjorie. Employee Demand for Health Insurance: The Influence of Price and Spouse's Coverage. 2003.
Gusmano, Michael K.; Hodgson, Margaret Guk; Tobier, Emanuel. Old and Poor in New York City. Issue Brief. September-October 2002.
O'Brien, Nora. Emergency Preparedness for Older People. Issue Brief. January-February 2003.
Kaiser Family Foundation
Due to redesign of the KFF website no links are given for these documents.
Boyd, Donald. The Current State Fiscal Crisis and its Aftermath. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. September 2003.
Bruen, Brian; Holahan, John. Shifting the Cost of Dual Eligibles: Implications for States and the Federal Government. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. November 2003.
Ellis, Eileen R.; Smith, Vernon K.; Jorkasky, Jason; Rousseau, David M. Medicaid Enrollment in 50 States. June 2002 Data Update. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. July 2003.
Global HIV Prevention Working Group. Access to HIV Prevention. Closing the Gap. May 2003.
Hadley, Jack; Holahan, John. Covering the Uninsured: How Much Would it Cost? Statistical Appendix. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. June 2003.
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. A Series of National Surveys of Teens About Sex: Virginity and the First Time. SexSmarts. October 2003.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Virginity and The First Time. A Series of National Surveys of Teens About Sex. SexSmarts. October 2003.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States. October 2003.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Health Research & Educational Trust. Employer Health Benefits. 2003 Summary of Findings. 2003.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Lake Snell Perry & Associates, Inc. The Healthcare Experiences of Women with HIV/AIDS. Insights from Focus Groups. Executive Summary. October 2003.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Lake Snell Perry & Associates, Inc. Perspectives on the Epidemic: Women and Teenage Girls At Risk for HIV. Insights from Focus Groups. Executive Summary. October 2003.
Hoadley, Jack. How States Are Responding to the Challenge of Financing Health Care for Retirees. September 2003.
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Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. A Prescription Drug Benefit in Medicare: Implications for Medicaid and Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries. Issue Paper. September 2003.
Kaiser Family Foundation. National Survey of Women's Health Care Providers on Reproductive Health: Emergency Contraception. Toplines. June 2003.
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Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Asch, David A.; Hershey, John C.; Ubel, Peter A. How Physicians React to Cost-Effectiveness Information. Issue Brief. Vol. 8, No. 9. Summer 2003.
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Trial Lawyers Inc. A Report on the Lawsuit Industry in America 2003. 2003.
Smith, Elizabeth. Social Franchising Reproductive Health Services. Can it Work? A Review of the Experience. Working Paper No. 5. February 2002.
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Correctional Health: The Missing Key to Improving the Public's Health and Safety. October 2003.
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Gold, Marsha; Kuo, Sylvia. Access to Physician Services in Public Insurance Programs for Low-Income Populations: A Framework for Assessment and Action. Project Report. August 2003.
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The Impact of a Supreme Court Retirement on A Woman's Right to Choose. 2003.
Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism: Confronting the "Dual Use" Dilemma. 2003.
Improving Birth Outcomes: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World. 2003.
Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses. 2003.
Reducing Birth Defects: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World. 2003.
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Research Training in Psychiatry Residency: Strategies for Reform. 2003.
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Smith, Vernon K. Making Medicaid Better: Options to Allow States to Continue to Participate and to Bring the Program Up to Date in Today's Health Care Marketplace. 2003.
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Fox, Harriette B.; McManus, Margaret A.; Schmidt, Harry J. WIC Reauthorization: Opportunities for Improving the Nutritional Status of Women, Infants, and Children. NHPF Background Paper. August 14, 2003.
Gencarelli, Dawn M. The Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals and Health Insurance Risk. NHPF Issue Brief No. 793. September 4, 2003.
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Coye, Molly Joel; Aubry, Wade M.; Yu, Wil. The "Tipping Point" and Health Care Innovations: Advancing the Adoption of Beneficial Technologies. January 27-28, 2003.
2001-2002 Alzheimer's Disease Progress Report. National Institute on Aging. July 2003.
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Strategic Plan for Addressing Health Disparities Fiscal Years 2002-2006. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. June 2002.
Vision Problems in the U.S. Prevalence of Adult Vision Impairment and Age-Related Eye Disease in America. National Eye Institute. 2002.
National Patient Safety Foundation
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Health Care Provider Mergers and the Threat to Women's Reproductive Health Services. March 2003.
Women and Smoking: A National and State-by-State Report Card. Making the Grade on Women's Health. 2003.
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
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State Efforts to Insure the Uninsured. An Unfinished Story. Research Highlights. 2003.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Tax Subsidies for Private Health Insurance: Who Currently Benefits and What are the Implications for New Policies? The Synthesis Project. Policy Primer No. 1. May 2003.
Sacramento Healthcare Decisions
When Options Exceed Resources. Making Trade-Offs in Healthcare Benefits. The Results of the Capitol Region CHAT Project. October 2003.
Transatlantic Partners Against Aids
On the Frontline of an Epidemic. The Need for Urgency in Russia's Fight Against AIDS. 2003.
Animal-Borne Epidemics Out of Control: Threating the Nation's Health. Issue Report. August 2003.
Improving Cancer Tracking Today Saves Lives Tomorrow: Do States Make the Grade? Issue Report. September 2003.
Model State Public Health Act. A Tool for Assessing Public Health Laws. September 2003.
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Inkelas, Moira; Halfon, Neal; Uyeda, Kim; Stevens, Greg; Wright, Janel; Holtby, Sue; Brown, E. Richard. The Health of Young Children in California. Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. July 2003.
Wallace, Steven P.; Pourat, Nadereh; Enriquez-Haass, Vilma; Sripipatana, Alek. Health of Older Californians: County Data Book. Data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey and 2000 U.S. Census. 2003.
Children on the Brink 2002. A Joint Report on Orphan Estimates and Program Strategies. July 2002.
Slums of the World: The Face of Urban Poverty in the New Millennium? Working Paper. 2003.
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World Urbanization Prospects. The 2001 Revision Data Tables and Highlights. March 20, 2002.
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Surveying Clients About Outcomes. Series on Outcome Management for Nonprofit Organizations. 2003.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Nord, Mark; Andrews, Margaret; Carlson, Steven. Household Food Security in the United States, 2002. Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report No. 35. October 2003.
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The ADSS Cost Study: Costs of Substance Abuse Treatment in the Specialty Sector. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Analytic Series: A-20. July 2003.
Clinical Protocols to Reduce High Risk Drinking in College Students: The College Drinking Prevention Curriculum for Health Care Providers. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism. October 2002.
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National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Cigarette Brand Preferences. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. July 11, 2003.
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National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Drugged Driving: 2002 Update. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDUH Report. September 16, 2003.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Youth Hallucinogen Use. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. August 15, 2003.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. School Experiences and Substance Use among Youths. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. July 4, 2003.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Substance Use in the 10 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. October 17, 2003.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Treatment among Adults with Serious Mental Illness. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NHSDA Report. July 21, 2003.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Alcohol Use and Risks among Young Adults by College Enrollment Status. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. October 31, 2003.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Reasons for Not Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. November 7, 2003.
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Overview of Findings From the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. National Survey on Drug Use and Health Series: H-21. September 2003.
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Results From the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. National Survey on Drug Use and Health Series: H-22. September 2003.
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Hispanic Americans and Health #23. Library Bibliography Series #60. 2003.
West Virginia University Center on Aging
Ham, Richard J.; Goins, R. Turner; Brown, David K. Best Practices in Service Delivery to the Rural Elderly. March 2003.
Establishing an Office of Men's Health. Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved. 2003.
Ro, Marguerite J.; Takeuchi, David T. Showing Strength, Overcoming Silence: Improving the Mental Health of Men of Color. A Series of Community Voices Publications. July 2003.
Saving Our Men. A Wake-Up Call to End America's Silent Health Crisis. A Public Education Toolkit. Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved. 2003.
Jenkins, Carol; Robalino, David A. HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa. The Costs of Inaction. Orientations in Development Series. 2003.
World Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for Poor People. 2003.
Injury. A Leading Cause of the Global Burden of Disease 2000. 2002.
The Injury Chartbook. A Graphical Overview of the Global Burden of Injuries. 2002.
Communities Shaping a Vision for America's 21st Century Health and Healthcare. September 2003.
