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- Modeling Impacts of BUGs
- The ultimate health impacts associated with the use of back-up generators derive from how those emissions disperse through the atmosphere and the public exposure to higher concentrations of pollutants. This study uses the latest modeling approaches overlaid with population densities and the improved emissions estimates to assess the potential public...
- White papers 2004-10-06
- Health Care Coverage for the Nation's Uninsured
- The goal of expanding public health insurance programs is to provide coverage to most of the nations uninsured. But policymakers face a number of challenges in determining whether this goal can be reached. For example, how much will it cost? How should new public programs be financed? How will benefits...
- White papers
- Health Insurance for Children: Analysis and Recommendations
- This article frames some of the issues and draws on the most current research to point to solutions to persistent problems. The article begins by discussing the importance of health insurance for children's access to health care and describes the progress that has been made in providing coverage for children....
- White papers 2003-04-21
- Public Health Insurance for Oregon's Children
- This report discusses about the Family Health Insurance Assistance Program FHIAP, which was created to help low-income families afford private health insurance. The program subsidizes a portion of a member's private health insurance premium. The portion paid ranges from 50% to 95% depending on income levels, up to 185 percent...
- White papers 2003-12-01
- The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Labor Market Transitions
- An often-cited difficulty with moving low-income families out of welfare and into the labor force is the lack of health insurance in many low-wage jobs. This paper assesses how expansions of public health insurance to cover children of working parents affect welfare participation and labor supply, focusing on whether such...
- White papers 2001-01-01
- The Unique Health Care Needs of Adolescents
- This article describes the particular health care needs of adolescents and explores the extent to which public health insurance programs are meeting those needs. It includes an overview of the coverage available to adolescents through Medicaid and SCHIP, how that coverage has evolved, the importance of providing comprehensive benefits to...
- White papers 2003-04-21
- Comparing Alternative Reimbursement Methods in a Model of Public Health Insurance
- This paper compares in-kind reimbursement and reimbursement insurance. It explicitly considers outpatient and inpatient care in a model where illness has a negative impact on labor productivity. Consumers are heterogeneous with respect to intensity of preferences for treatment which is their private information. Then the social planner has a choice...
- White papers 2000-06-01
- Improving Public Health Through Human Drugs
- The best-known job for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is to evaluate new drugs for safety and effectiveness before they can be sold. The evaluation, called a review, makes sure the drugs approved meet the tough standards for safety, effectiveness quality. Once drugs are on the market, it...
- White papers 2005-08-22
- Financial and Management Practice in a Voluntary Medical Insurance Company in the Developed World
- The paper provides a summative evaluation of the financial and management practice of voluntary health insurance in UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland from the practitioner's view point. From a statistical perspective, the paper concentrates on Australia, as one of the few environments where there is a wealth of publicly...
- White papers 2005-03-15
- Terrorism, Security and the Proposed Brooklyn Atlantic Yards High Rise and Arena Development Project
- This paper provides an overview of terrorism concerns with regard to Forest City Ratner's proposed Brooklyn Atlantic Yards BAY Development in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The issues raised by a possible terrorist attack on the proposed project site include increased project and infrastructure costs, traffic dislocations, local economic impacts, public health...
- White papers 2005-07-06
- Amcham 2003 Taiwan White Paper: Priority Issues
- The attractiveness of Taiwan as an investment market for the international research-based pharmaceutical industry is under threat, as are the long-term prospects for its health care system and its appeal as a regional biotechnology player. The key issues: (1) Solve long-standing issues that deprive international firms of a level playing...
- White papers
Additional Resources
- Unisys Designs Four Public Sector Solutions to Help Gov't Agencies Streamline Business Processes and Capitalize on Technology Investments
- BLUE BELL, Pa., /U.S. Newswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced the development of four solutions for key public sector areas based on the Unisys Business Blueprinting initiative. Combining the company's broad knowledge of mission-critical processes vital to public sector operations with advanced technology and best practices, the...
- Research articles 2003-06-10
- Mashable's Weekly Internet and Social Media Events Guide
- It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section. Is your event not on this list? Contact us and let's establish a media partnership. Mashable's Weekly Social...
- News items 2009-08-24
- United To Acquire Northeast Health Net Assets
- UnitedHealth Group, which already owns a formidable market share in the New York metropolitan area, is about to become even larger and more powerful in that region with the acquisition of Health Net’s 578,000 members in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The Woodland Hills, CA-based insurer says it is...
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- How SMES Can Win Public Sector Contracts
- As the public sector looks to cut expenditure, smaller suppliers will have to work even harder to reach the top of the tendering shortlist. Understand the process Goal: Learn how to work within the public sector’s procurement process....
- Articles 2009-09-07
- Sierra Club Report Faults Texas on Animal-Feed Operations.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- May 19--Weak environmental regulation has led to a major expansion of large animal-feeding operations in Texas, and that is creating a public health and pollution hazard for rural residents, according to a report by the Sierra Club and Consumers Unio May 19--Weak environmental regulation has led...
- Research articles 2000-05-22
- Obtaining Insurance Coverage for a Business
- Every business needs insurance against risks that might threaten its profitability, including theft and work-related injuries. A small business is more vulnerable to the consequences of these incidents, since it rarely has the resources to cover sudden and unexpected expenditures.This article explains what insurance your business is legally required to...
- Articles 2007-10-23
- Law Amid the Ruins: Doing Business After Disaster
- On May 11-13, 2005, experts from the government, business, legal, law enforcement, emergency responder, public health, public works and non-profit sectors met at the McCormick Tribune Foundation Cantigny Conference Center in Wheaton, IL to discuss continuity of operations COOP for the public and private sectors in the event of a...
- White papers 2005-05-11
- Healthcare Roundup: Cardinal Health Spinoff, Hospitals Ditch Debt, and More
- Cardinal Health to spin off clinical, medical-product units -- The healthcare-services company said it will form a new $4 billion spinoff firm from units that handle distribution of surgical and medical products. Cardinal will retain drug and medical-supply chain services under its own roof. [Source: Health Data Management] ...
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Defined contribution plans may offer a cure for health care cost ills - Brief Article
- With health care costs rising for more than 90 percent of employers, a recent survey suggests that a defined contribution-type health care plan may be one of the best ways to keep the cost increases in check. Arthur Andersen, CalPERS and Total Health Advocacy Partners worked together to research and...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
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