Reforms to Help Meet the Growing Demand for Long-Term Care Services
Issue Brief
Targeted reforms will help more Americans afford the long-term care they are likely to need in the coming decades.
Accountable Care States
Report
In order to control health care costs, states should have the option to become “Accountable Care States” that are accountable for health care costs, the quality of care, and access to care—with sizable financial rewards for keeping overall costs low.
A New Management Structure for a New Phase of the Affordable Care Act
Issue Brief
The next round of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins in November. To avoid problems and to optimize the consumer experience, a new, more effective management structure is essential for the next phase of implementation.
Shining Light on Health Care Prices
Issue Brief
Hidden prices drive up costs throughout the health care system. There are a variety of ways to increase transparency, which is key to lowering health care costs.
Controlling Costs by Expanding the Medicare Acute Care Episode Demonstration
Maura Calsyn and Zeke Emanuel propose expanding the Medicare Acute Care Episode demonstration to help control health care costs.
Comparing the Effectiveness of Prescription Drugs: The German Experience
Issue Brief
Germany's recent prescription drug market reform offers lessons for how the United States can prioritize research that compares the effectiveness of drugs and other medical treatments.
Prostate Cancer Treatment: Unproven Proton Radiation Therapy Wastes Millions of Dollars
Fact Sheet
New proton therapy technology costs Medicare and seniors millions of dollars but offers zero improvement for prostate cancer patients.
Eye Treatment for Seniors: How Lucentis Wastes More Than $1 Billion per Year
Fact Sheet
A new CAP analysis finds that one drug company’s packaging decision costs Medicare and seniors more than $1 billion per year.
Comparing the Effectiveness of Health Care
Issue Brief
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI, should rapidly increase its investment in comparative effectiveness research, or CER.
The Senior Protection Plan
Report
The right approach to reduce federal spending on health care is to reduce overall health care costs and modernize the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Access to Contraception for Women Serving in the Armed Forces
Fact Sheet
The Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act and other policy changes are critical to address the reproductive health care inequities that women serving in the armed forces face.
