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Reports

Active Purchasing for Health Care Exchanges
Paper funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and authored by researchers at Georgetown University, detailing options states may consider in forming health insurance exchanges.

Talking with Physicians about Improving Payment and Reimbursement
RWJF report detailing research conducted to develop and test simple messages that will help local Aligning Forces for Quality leaders begin discussions about payment and delivery reforms with physicians in their community.

Talking about Health Care Reform with U.S. Consumers
RWJF report detailing research conducted to develop and test simple messages that explain the concepts of payment and delivery reform to consumers in ways they understand and support.

2012 Post-Election Talking Points
The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) put together a brief overview of the impact of the Presidential election on health care reform and the  implementation of the ACA.

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