Key Issues in National Health Care Policy

As part of our commitment to educating our members, policymakers, and the public, the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) maintains a presentation series on Key Issues in National Health Care Policy. Using data from leading, publicly available sources, the series presents information and findings on important health care issues and trends in a manner accessible to a broad audience.

Feel free to copy slides for use in your own work. Please contact Peter Rankin (prankin@achp.org) if you have any suggestions or questions.

Presentation topics include:

• National Health Expenditures
• Medicare Spending
• Medicare Enrollment and Medicare Advantage
• Medicare Advantage Payments, Star Ratings, and Quality Bonus Payments
• Medicaid Spending and Enrollment and Medicaid Managed Care
• Employer Coverage and Costs
• Factors Driving Health Care Costs
• Health Care Quality and Variations in Care
• Health Information Technology
• Population Health
• Health Care Reform

National Health Expenditures
Outlines national health care expenditure data from across the U.S. Health Care Market.

Medicare Spending
Summarizes spending in Medicare and Medicare Advantage, spending projections, and program solvency.

Medicare Enrollment and Medicare Advantage
Depicts enrollment trends in Medicare and Medicare Advantage.

Medicare Advantage Payments, Start Ratings, and Quality Bonus Payments
Exhibits changes to Medicare Advantage, the star rating system, and quality bonus payments under PPACA.

Medicaid Spending and Enrollment and Medicaid Managed Care
Shows changes in Medicaid enrollment and spending, including trends resulting from the economic downturn.

Employer Coverage and Costs
Outlines changes and projections to employer coverage and costs.

Factors Driving Health Care Costs
Unpacks certain factors driving the cost of health care and coverage.

Health Care Quality and Variations in Care
Outlines changes to health care quality and shows variations in care.

Health Information Technology
Summarizes meaningful use and the spread of information technology in health care. 

Population Health 
Shows differences in population health scores in member plan areas.

Health Care Reform
Provides an overview of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.