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Introduction
Supporting Innovative Studies
Informing Policy and Practice
Conclusion

The end of the year offers an ideal opportunity to take stock. Did the investments we made in 2011 through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s HCFO program have an impact? Did our work matter? Did we do our part to improve health and health care in this country?

Introduction
Major Policy Issues
HCFO & Other Health Services Research Informs CEA
Conclusion

Introduction
Health Plan Consolidation in the Current Environment
Research on Health Plan Consolidation and Concentration
Conclusion
Related HCFO Grants

Introduction

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Basics of Medicaid
Medicaid, ARRA, and the ACA
The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on the States
State-to-State Variations in Medicaid
Conclusion
Related HCFO Grants

Three quarters of Medicare’s 47 million beneficiaries are enrolled in the traditional fee-for-service (FFS) program. The remainder receive benefits through private health plans, primarily health maintenance organizations (HMOs)¹ as part of a program currently known as Medicare Advantage.

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