Transcript ASPE Health Policy Research Agenda FY 2004-2006 Lynn Nonnemaker

ASPE Health Policy
Research Agenda
FY 2004-2006
Lynn Nonnemaker
[email protected]
(202) 690-7807
ASPE Health Policy
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Donald Young, M.D., Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Health Policy
Division of Health Financing Policy
 Division of Health Care for Low-Income
Populations
 Division of Public Health Systems
 Division of Health Care Delivery
Systems
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Health Policy Research
Priorities FY 2004-2005
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Research in support of implementation of
the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA)
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Research on providing health insurance
for the uninsured
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Research in support of effective methods
of disease prevention
Health Policy Research
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Immediately Relevant to Policy
Debate
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Quick Turn-Around
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Increase range of research
collaborations
MMA Research
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Goal: Facilitate and encourage
competition
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Areas of Work:
• Risk adjustment of Medicare drug benefit
plans
• Study of market areas
• Medicare Advantage
• Competitive acquisition
Uninsured Research
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Goal: Identify effective strategies for
expanding health insurance
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Areas of Work:
Understanding the dynamics of
uninsurance
 Options for increasing insurance
 Microsimulation
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Prevention Research
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Goal: Facilitate development of effective
policy on prevention
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Areas of Work:
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National Diabetes Action Plan
Avoidable losses:
• Productivity
• Hospitalization
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Cost effectiveness
Areas Under Development
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Work likely to be done in FY06
Continuation of work already described
 Payment for social goods in both
Medicare (e.g., GME, DSH) and
Medicaid (uncompensated care)
 Physician payment
 Miscellaneous
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Emerging issues