Insurance Department

Resource	Category	Carriers	Purpose
In Three States, Growth In Prescription Drug Spending Is Unaffordable Even When Accounting For Rebates Over the past five years, several states have implemented statewide cost growth targets to increase transparency and accountability around the drivers... State: Connecticut, Oregon, Rhode Island	Consumers, Insurance Department, Researchers	Commercial	Cost
Small Intervention, Big Impact: Health Care Cost Reductions Related to Medically Tailored Nutrition Food is a critical aspect of health care for people living with illnesses like congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and di... State: Colorado	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Population Health, Providers		Cost
Naloxone Prescription in Response to the Opioid Epidemic In response to the opioid epidemic, policies to expand access to the overdose-reversal drug naloxone — e.g., allowing pharmacists to dispense naloxone... State: Arkansas	Consumers, Insurance Department, Population Health, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid	Utilization
Review of Third-Party Specialty Pharmacy Use for Clinician-Administered Drugs "In this report, required by Section 130 of Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2017, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) examines the prevale... State: Massachusetts	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicare	Cost, Utilization
Healthcare Payments Data (HPD) Snapshot The Healthcare Payments Data Snapshot is an overview of data currently available as submitted in the HPD System with visualizations that allow users t...	Consumers, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Community Checkup: Improving Health Care in Washington State A recent Washington Health Alliance report examined the cost of healthcare through an equity lens, and found that where people live in the state has a... State: Washington	Consumers, Employers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Cost, Quality, Utilization
Massachusetts Health Care Coverage: Enrollment Trends The July 2015 edition of the Massachusetts Health Care Coverage: Enrollment Trends, offers new insights into changes in health insurance coverage thro... State: Massachusetts	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Spending and Use Among Maryland's Privately Fully Insured This study examines changes in healthcare expenditure and utilization in the individual and small group markets following the implementation of new in... State: Maryland	Employers, Health Reform, Insurance Department	Commercial	Cost, Utilization
NH HealthCost Website The HealthCost website (http://www.nhhealthcost.org/) provides information for consumers and employers about the price of medical care in New Hampshir... State: New Hampshire	Consumers, Employers, Insurance Department, Providers, Researchers	Commercial	Cost, Quality, Utilization
Exploring Shifts in Insurance Products after ACA This study explores the shift in popularity of different commercial insurance products following the adoption of the ACA. Significant focus is given t... State: New Hampshire	Consumers, Employers, Insurance Department	Commercial	Utilization

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