Health Insurance Data and Analysis: News
Accountable Care Innovation Under Way in New York
In moving away from fee-for-service payment arrangements, New York’s health system is experimenting with accountable care. This report explains how accountable care organizations (ACOs) work, the kinds of groups that can enter into accountable care contracts, the challenges they face, and the ways in which they will be able to succeed. It also includes detailed profiles of 12 different Medicare ACOs in New York, showing the wide range of approaches around the state.
United Hospital Fund Analysis Finds That 2010 Was a Positive Year for New York's Health Plans
The fourth installment of the United Hospital Fund’s Big Picture series examines enrollment and financial results for 2010 in New York’s public and private insurance markets, as well as the impact of the Affordable care Act on these markets.
United Hospital Fund Analysis Examines State- and Citywide Differences in Insurance Coverage and Uninsurance
This edition of the Fund's annual chartbook series, for the first time, has quantified differences in insurance coverage and uninsurance around New York State and within New York City. Data are broken down into 14 separate regions across New York State, including the five boroughs of New York City; within the city itself, estimates are provided for 55 separate neighborhoods.
United Hospital Fund Analysis Finds That, in 2009, Health Plan Profits Bounced Back after Three Years of Declines
Total premiums paid by government, individuals, and businesses for public and private insurance coverage approached $50 billion in 2009, a 7.5 percent increase over the previous year. And commercial health plans posted gains of $921.7 million in 2009—a 25 percent increase over 2008. These are among the findings in the third installment of the Fund’s Big Picture.
Jim Tallon: Truth-Telling Time
It's time to tell the truth about the Affordable Care Act—and about the consequences of inaction.
Major Initiatives
Upcoming Events
Our Other Websites
1411 Broadway, 12th floor
New York, NY 10018
tel: 212.494.0700 fax: 212.494.0800
Wise Giving Alliance