Health Care Transformation Task Force Resource Book

Minnesota-Specific Background Information

Key Information on Minnesota Health Care Markets (Powerpoint: 815KB)
MDH Health Economics Program (from Minnesota Health Care Markets Chartbook)

“Health Insurance Premiums and Cost Drivers in Minnesota, 2005" (PDF: 179KB/6 pgs.)
MDH Health Economics Program Issue Brief, July 2006

“Health Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, 2001 vs. 2004” (PDF: 266KB/6 pgs.)
MDH Health Economics Program and University of Minnesota School of Public Health Fact Sheet, February 2006

“Factors and Incentives Driving Investment in Medical Facilities" (PDF: 1.00MB/48 pgs.)
MDH report to the Legislature, February 2007

“2006 Health Care Quality Report” (PDF: 3.34MB/78 pgs.)
Minnesota Community Measurement

Health Care Reform Activities in Minnesota and in Other States

“Update on Recent Health Reform Activities in Minnesota” (Powerpoint: 46KB)
MDH/DHS/DOER staff

“Transforming Primary Care to ‘Medical Home’: Initiatives to Restructure Care for Patients with Chronic and Complex Illness" (PDF: 30.2KB/4 pgs)
Jeff Schiff, Department of Human Services

“History of Minnesota Cost Containment Efforts” (Powerpoint: 112KB)
MDH staff

“Listening to Minnesotans: Transforming Minnesota’s Health Care System” (PDF: 2.46MB/57 pgs.)
Report of the Minnesota Citizens Forum on Health Care Costs, February 2004

“Leading the Way: State Health Reform Initiatives” (PDF: 192KB/29 pgs.)
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices Issue Brief, July 2007

“State of the States 2007: Building Hope, Raising Expectations” (PDF: 1.58MB/56 pgs.)
State Coverage Initiatives, January 2007

Framework/Principles for Health Reform

“Framework for a High Performance Health System for the United States” (PDF: 172KB/26 pgs.)
The Commonwealth Fund, August 2006

“Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century”
Institute of Medicine, 2000 (Executive Summary)

“Four Cornerstones” Goals for Improving Quality of Care and Lowering Costs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and The White House

Other Resources on Containing Cost and Improving Access and Quality

“Health Care and the Budget: Issues and Challenges for Reform” (PDF: 344KB/30 pgs.)
Testimony of Congressional Budget Office Director Peter R. Orszag, before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget, June 21, 2007

“Aiming Higher: Results From a State Scorecard on Health System Performance” (PDF: 583 KB/12 pgs.)
The Commonwealth Fund, June 2007 (Executive Summary)

“Slowing the Growth of U.S. Health Care Expenditures: What Are The Options?” (PDF: 304KB/46 pgs.)
The Commonwealth Fund, January 2007

“Handbook on State Health Care Reform”
National Center for Policy Analysis, draft June 2007

Dartmouth Atlas issue briefs: “Effective Care” (PDF: 243KB/2 pgs.) ,“Supply-Sensitive Care” (PDF: 431KB/4 pgs.), and “Preference-Sensitive Care” (PDF: 546KB/6 pgs.)

“Prevention: A Blueprint for Action” (PDF: 683KBK/64 pgs.)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, April 2004

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