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Regulatory Regimes And State Cost Containment Programs, Robert B. Hackey
Regulatory Regimes And State Cost Containment Programs, Robert B. Hackey
Health Policy & Management Faculty Publications
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New Wine In Old Bottles: Certificate Of Need Enters The 1990s, Robert B. Hackey
New Wine In Old Bottles: Certificate Of Need Enters The 1990s, Robert B. Hackey
Health Policy & Management Faculty Publications
Although state certificate- of-need (CON) programs have been the subject of intense criticism over the past decade, recent evidence suggests that CON programs may be more effective than commonly believed. While many state programs have yielded disappointing results, the CON process can also be used to achieve other important policy objectives, such as increasing access to care for the uninsured and increasing lay participation in health policy planning. In sum, rather than fading away after the termination of federal support for health planning in 1986, state CON programs are poised to assume new roles during the 1990s.
The Illogic Of Health Care Reform: Policy Dilemmas For The 1990s, Robert B. Hackey
The Illogic Of Health Care Reform: Policy Dilemmas For The 1990s, Robert B. Hackey
Health Policy & Management Faculty Publications
After more than a half century, supporters of health care reform now argue that the passage of national health insurance is "inevitable," for all of the major players in the health care policy arena-physicians, insurers, hospitals, and the mass public-are now favorably disposed toward reform. Periods of optimism are not new in health care debates in the U.S., but in each such era (in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1970s), reform efforts fell victim to ideological fissures in Congress, an overabundance of reform proposals, intense conflicts over what a new health care system should look like, and wavering support from the …