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1.  Facilitating Low-Income Families' Use of Emergency Paid Family Leave: Considerations for Human Services Agencies in Supporting Workers and Their Employers
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Apr. 5, 2020
"This brief suggests lessons for facilitating the use of emergency paid family leave by lower-income families ... It offers considerations and possible next steps for human services organizations, early childhood education programs, schools, and others who work with lower income families and their employers and can assist them in learning about and using the new emergency family leave program, facilitating its implementation for those in greatest need."
2.  HHS Finds Substantial Improvements to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage in Response to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (PDF)
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Oct. 9, 2015
"A recent study commissioned by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has found that large employer-based plans made substantial changes to their benefit designs in response to enactment of the Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 and issuance of the interim final rule (IFR) . Most plans removed most financial requirements that did not meet the requirements of the federal parity statute and its implementing the IFR.... However, there is room for improvement. A minority of large employer-based plans -- one in five -- still required higher copays for in-network outpatient MH/SUD services than for comparable medical/surgical benefits in 2011." [Detailed study results and additional information are available online.]
3.  HHS ASPE Issue Brief: Air Ambulance Use and Surprise Billing
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Sept. 12, 2021
"This report reviews ... evidence on the number of air ambulance providers and suppliers, utilization rates by patients, and average costs, as well as the potential for balance billing for air ambulance transport, particularly for privately insured and uninsured patients."
4.  HHS Report to White House Competition Council: Comprehensive Plan for Addressing High Drug Prices
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Sept. 9, 2021
"The Report presents principles for equitable drug pricing reform through competition, innovation, and transparency; describes promising legislative approaches; and summarizes actions already underway or under consideration across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)." [2-page Executive Summary and 29-page Full Report]
5.  The ACA and Its Accomplishments
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Mar. 18, 2022
"This Briefing Book features key findings from two dozen reports published in 2021-2022 ... by the [HHS] Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) ... working in collaboration with [CMS] ... The Briefing Book also includes a report by the White House Council of Economic Advisors. The Briefing Book summarizes key findings in five areas: [1] Health coverage and uninsured rates; [2] Marketplace coverage; [3] Medicaid; [4] Preventive care; [and] [5] Populations of interest."
6.  HHS Report of Health Insurance Marketplace Premiums for 2014
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Sept. 25, 2013
"This report summarizes the health plan choices and premiums that will be available in the Health Insurance Marketplace. It contains new information, current as of September 18, 2013, on qualified health plans in the 36 states in which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will support or fully run the Health Insurance Marketplace in 2014. Plan data is in final stages but is still under review as of September 18 and may be revised in HHS systems before being displayed for consumers, so this information is subject to change. This analysis also includes similar information that is publicly available from 11 states and the District of Columbia that are implementing their own Marketplace. This report focuses on the plans with the lowest premiums in each state, as consumers are expected to shop for low-cost plans. Nearly all consumers (about 95%) will have a choice of 2 or more health insurance issuers (often many more) and nearly all consumers (about 95%) live in states with average premiums below earlier estimates.... Individuals will have an average of 53 qualified health plan choices in states where HHS will fully or partially run the Marketplace.... Premiums before tax credits will be more than 16 percent lower than projected."
7.  Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Out-of-Pocket Costs
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Feb. 13, 2019
"This project assessed changes in opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment utilization and expenditures in the employer-sponsored private health insurance market during 2007 and 2014. These years mark periods before and after implementation of major federal legislation enacted to increase insurance coverage and expand access to coverage of behavioral health care, the introduction and expanded use of new opioid treatment medications, and other initiatives to expand substance use disorder treatment access."
8.  Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Final Report
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Feb. 13, 2019
"This project assessed changes in Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) treatment utilization and expenditures in the employer-sponsored private health insurance market at two timepoints, 2006-2007 and 2014-2015, that mark the periods before and after implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), the [ACA], the introduction and expanded use of new opioid treatment medications, and other initiatives to expand substance use disorder treatment access."
9.  HHS Report to Congress: E-Health and Telemedicine (PDF)
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Aug. 23, 2016
15 pages. "While this report discusses various aspects of telehealth activities and challenges that apply in some cases to both federal government programs and the private sector, we focus the report primarily on activity occurring within HHS and discuss how delivery system reform initiatives may increase the use of telehealth. We close with a budget proposal related to telehealth in the Department's FY 2017 budget request."
10.  HHS Selects the First Ten Drugs for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Aug. 29, 2023
"The selected drug list for the first round of negotiation is: [1] Eliquis; [2] Jardiance; [3] Xarelto; [4] Januvia; [5] Farxiga; [6] Entresto; [7] Enbrel; [8] Imbruvica; [9] Stelara; [10] Fiasp; Fiasp FlexTouch; Fiasp PenFill; NovoLog; NovoLog FlexPen; NovoLog PenFill. These selected drugs accounted for $50.5 billion in total Part D gross covered prescription drug costs, or about 20%, of total Part D gross covered prescription drug costs between June 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023," [Also available: Fact Sheet from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) and CMS Fact Sheet on the drugs selected for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program]
11.  Report from HHS: Health Insurance Coverage and the ACA, September 2015
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Sept. 22, 2015
"This factsheet highlights the changes in health insurance coverage after the ACA's enactment in March 2010, for young adults who were able to gain coverage through their parents' health insurance plan, as well as adults who gained coverage after the start of open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplaces in October 2013 through September, 2015. Details on people who gained health insurance coverage include race and ethnicity, state Medicaid expansion status, gender, and young adults."
12.  As Released by HHS: 'Health Insurance Marketplace: November Enrollment Report' (PDF)
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Nov. 13, 2013
"To date, 106,185 persons have selected a Marketplace plan -- this includes 79,391 in [State-Based Marketplaces] and 26,794 in [the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace]. An additional 975,407 persons who have been determined eligible have not yet selected a plan through the Marketplace. To date, the Marketplaces have processed eligibility determinations and assessments for 98 percent (1,477,853) of the 1,509,883 persons who have applied for coverage[.]" [Also available is an Infographic summarizing these results.]
13.  Comparing Prescription Drugs in the U.S. and Other Countries: Prices and Availability
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Jan. 31, 2024
"In 2022, U.S. prices across all drugs (brands and generics) were nearly 2.78 times as high as prices in the comparison countries. U.S. prices for brand drugs were at least 3.22 times as high as prices in the comparison countries, even after adjustments for estimated U.S. rebates. Most new drugs were available first in the U.S. before being launched in other countries. The U.S. spends a higher and growing share of total drug spending on new drugs compared to other countries."
14.  2017 Annual Report of HHS Projects to Build Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PDF)
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
July 24, 2018
72 pages. "The goal of the Office of the Secretary Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (OS PCORTF) is to strengthen national data capacity and infrastructure for patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) in order to advance a patient-centered health care system that is characterized by evidence-based care and integrated decision-making between providers, patients, and caregivers. This Portfolio Report provides a synopsis of the 21 OS-PCORTF projects active in calendar year 2017."
15.  Increased Coverage of Preventive Services with Zero Cost Sharing Under the ACA (PDF)
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
June 28, 2014
"[A]pproximately 76 million Americans ... are now eligible to receive expanded coverage of one or more preventive services because of the [ACA].... [The authors] examined [various] age/gender groups, and provide here examples of the services now available to them without any cost sharing. Note that this is not an exhaustive list of recommended preventive services required to be covered for people under age 65 and is only meant to highlight illustrative examples."
16.  Access to Preventive Services Without Cost-Sharing: Evidence from the ACA
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Jan. 11, 2022
"This Issue Brief summarizes the ACA's preventive services provisions for private health coverage, Medicare, and Medicaid; provides updated estimates of the number of people benefiting from these provisions nationally; and examines evidence on trends in utilization of preventive services and outcomes since the ACA's preventive services coverage requirements went into effect."
17.  Marketplace Enrollee Demographics, Plan Generosity, and Plan Premiums in HealthCare.gov States, 2015-2022 (PDF)
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Mar. 17, 2024
19 pages. "[F]rom 2015 to 2022, Marketplace enrollees in HealthCare.gov states selected silver plans with cost sharing reductions as their most common Marketplace plan selection, but the number of enrollees selecting bronze plans increased the most compared to plan selections in other metal levels."
18.  Telehealth Use in 2021: Disparities in Utilization Across Patient Populations, and Audio vs. Video Services
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Feb. 1, 2022
"Telehealth services expanded rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic.... [T]his Issue Brief analyzes national trends in telehealth utilization across all payers and examines how use of video-enabled vs. audio-only telehealth services differ across patient populations. The study finds notable disparities by race, ethnicity, income, age, and insurance status in access to video-enabled telehealth."
19.  HHS Testimony at Senate Committee Hearing: Impact of the ACA on Small Businesses (PDF)
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
May 21, 2016
"The ACA has helped small businesses and their employees in a number of ways. These include coverage expansions, small employer tax credits, and the creation of the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP).... Overall the ACA has significantly improved coverage of people that work for small businesses. It created new markets for insurance and expanded demand for medical care and health services."
20.  Consistency of Large Employer and Group Health Plan Benefits with Requirements of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] Link to more items from this source
Nov. 8, 2013
"Although we document substantial changes since the enactment of MHPAEA, a substantial minority of large employers and health plans still offer some benefits that appear to be inconsistent with MHPAEA and the IFR. Data from 2011 suggests that one out of five large employers required higher copays for in-network outpatient MH/SUD services than for equivalent medical/surgical treatments. Coinsurance rates were still higher for in-network outpatient MH/SUD services than for medical/surgical services in 4% of large employers' plans."
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