Health Policy

Maryland Hospital Global Budgets Payment System

Impact Evaluation of Hospital Global Budgets Policies in Maryland.

The effects of global budget payments on hospital utilization in rural Maryland

This study evaluates Maryland's global budget reform in rural hospitals, finding that the reform decreased outpatient utilization but did not significantly affect inpatient admissions.

Vermont Single Payer System Reform

Design and Impact Projection for a Single Payer Health Care System in Vermont.

What Other States Can Learn From Vermont's Bold Experiment: Embracing A Single-Payer Health Care Financing System

This article describes the development of Vermont's single-payer health care proposal, projecting significant savings and economic benefits from the proposed reform.