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Providing Consumers with Information About the Quality of Health Plans: The Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Demonstration in Washington State

The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement, 2000
Edward Guadagnoli, James A Shaul, Floyd J Fowler   +2 more
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Prices Paid to Hospitals by Private Health Plans Are High Relative to Medicare and Vary Widely: Findings from an Employer-Led Transparency Initiative.

Rand health quarterly, 2021
Large price discrepancies exist between what private health plans pay for hospital services and what Medicare pays. RAND Corporation researchers used data from three sources-self-insured employers, state-based all-payer claims databases, and health plans-
C. White, C. Whaley
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Nationwide Evaluation of Health Care Prices Paid by Private Health Plans: Findings from Round 3 of an Employer-Led Transparency Initiative

, 2020
The authors use data from 2016 to 2018 — covering $33.8 billion in hospital spending from three sources (self-insured employers, state-based all-payer claims databases, and health plans) — to document variation in facility prices for the commercially ...
C. Whaley, B. Briscombe, Rose Kerber, B. O'Neill, A. Kofner   +4 more
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The state of health planning in the '90s

Health Policy and Planning, 1995
The art of health planning is relatively new in many developing countries and its record is not brilliant. However, for policy makers committed to sustainable health improvements and the principle of equity, it is an essential process, and in need of improvement rather than minimalization.
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State planning of mental health services

American Journal of Community Psychology, 1976
Planning is the vital process that links needs to solutions. The interorganizational field of human services constitutes a "turbulent environment," a condition of rapid change, and there needs to be greater receptivity toward comprehensive planning on the part of state departments of mental health. Increased overlap with various welfare and educational
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State Health Department Structure and Pandemic Planning

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 2010
Pandemic influenza is an imminent threat, with the April/May 2009 A(H1N1) outbreak as a testament to the potential for rapid transmission and spread of a novel influenza strain. Research has shown that there are great disparities in state pandemic planning; however, little work has been done to assess how health department structure impacts pandemic ...
Tamar, Klaiman, Jennifer K, Ibrahim
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National Health Planning—An Appraisal of the State of the Art

International Journal of Health Services, 1971
Despite the increase in planning activities, there have been few reports on what happened in practice. After 22 years of the National Health Service in Britain, there has been little change in the old inequalities in the distribution of health resources, hospital beds, manpower, and the budget to finance these.
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The State Planning Committee for Health Education in Ohio

Journal of School Health, 1988
ABSTRACT: The State Planning Committee for Health Education in Ohio (SPCHEO) developed and applied a model for improving comprehensive school health programs that can be adapted and facilitated by health education coalitions or professional associations in any state.
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Current state of planning for health

2022
Michael Chao-Jung Chang, Liz Green, Carl Petrokofsky   +2 more
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