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State Health Policy Leadership

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  • Blog Post

    State Health Policy Leadership: More Perspiration than Innovation

    October 2018 Christopher F. Koller

    A couple of years ago, a graduate school professor with deep and senior health policy experience at the state and federal levels looked at me with … More

  • Blog Post

    Global Hospital Budgets in Maryland: When Economics and Altruism Align

    June 2018 Christopher F. Koller

    Maryland—the land of crabs, the Chesapeake Bay, loyal Orioles fans, and a 1970s era hospital rate-setting scheme that nobody ever got around to unwinding—vaulted to the top of the interest list for pointy-headed health policy types in 2013 when officials renegotiated the terms of their agreement with Medicare. More

  • New Report – Views from the Heartland: Prospects for Bipartisanship in Health Reform

    News Article

    New Report – Views from the Heartland: Prospects for Bipartisanship in Health Reform

    April 2018

    Last year’s “repeal and replace” fight in Congress underscored how deep—and deeply confusing—disagreements over health care policy can… More

  • Views from the Heartland: Prospects for Bipartisanship in Health Reform

    Publication

    Views from the Heartland: Prospects for Bipartisanship in Health Reform

    April 2018 David K. Jones

    Last year’s “repeal and replace” fight in Congress underscored how deep—and deeply confusing—disagreements over health care policy can be. Author David K. Jones traveled to Colorado and Kansas to find out what Republican and Democrat legislators were concerned about now when it comes to health reform. What does the bipartisan conversation look like in these states? More

  • Blog Post

    Gun Violence, Advocacy, and Leadership

    March 2018 Christopher F. Koller

    As the know-it-all big brother, I take the job of telling my sister what to do very seriously. So when she starts giving me lessons in my supposed… More

  • All for One and One for All: Developing Coordinated State Opioid Strategies

    Publication

    All for One and One for All: Developing Coordinated State Opioid Strategies

    February 2018 Noam N. Levey

    The opioid epidemic has spawned numerous state efforts to develop strategies to combat the crisis. While each strategy on its own may be worthwhile, effectively coordinating these efforts will likely prove to be the key to reducing the number of families and communities damaged by opioid abuse. Summarizing the critical experience of senior officials working on the crisis, this issue brief identifies the key ingredients in a coordinated state opioid strategy. More

  • Blog Post

    Exemplary Public Service

    January 2018 Christopher F. Koller

    “Don’t steal. The government hates competition.” —Bumper sticker. While grousing about the burden of taxes and shoddy government services like… More

  • State Population Health Strategies that Make a Difference

    Publication

    State Population Health Strategies that Make a Difference

    October 2017 David K. Jones Christopher J. Louis

    We know that state health policy can play an important role in improving population health. But where have there been objective improvements in the health of residents? How were those improvements achieved and what are the lessons? More

  • Blog Post

    Saying Yes to Public Leadership

    September 2017 Christopher F. Koller

    Sandy Praeger did not seek to be a leader. “Local party officials had to keep asking me,” she said of her first public position as a member of the… More

  • Lessons from State-Based Exchanges for Future Health Reform Initiatives

    Publication

    Lessons from State-Based Exchanges for Future Health Reform Initiatives

    April 2017 W. David Helms

    In 2016, the original directors of the state-based insurance exchanges came together to reflect on their experiences implementing this option under the Affordable Care Act. This issue brief summarizes their collective lessons, using the state health capacities framework developed in a report published earlier this month on “State Policy Capacity and Leadership for Health Reform.” How leaders make decisions and implement new health polices is especially timely given the continuing debate about changes to the Affordable Care Act. More