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Giving Voice to the Vulnerable: The Development of a CAHPS Nursing Home Survey Measuring Family Members' Experiences by Frentzel, Elizabeth M., Sangl, Judith A., Evensen, Christian T., Cosenza, Carol, Brown, Julie A., San Keller, Garfinkel, Steven A.

“…Background: To complement a nursing home resident survey, the team developed a survey asking family members about their experiences with nursing homes…”
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Development and Testing of the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey by Evensen, Christian T, Yost, Kathleen J, Keller, San, Arora, Neeraj K, Frentzel, Elizabeth, Cowans, Tamika, Garfinkel, Steven A

“…The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Cancer Care Survey is a systematic assessment of health care experiences of patients with…”
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Health insurance knowledge among Medicare beneficiaries by McCormack, Lauren A, Garfinkel, Steven A, Hibbard, Judith H, Keller, Susan D, Kilpatrick, Kerry E, Kosiak, Beth

“…To assess the effect of new consumer information materials about the Medicare program on beneficiary knowledge of their health care coverage under the Medicare…”
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Providing Information to Help Medicare Beneficiaries Choose a Health Plan by McCormack, Lauren A., Burrus, Barri B., Garfinkel, Steven A., Gibbs, Deborah, Harris-Kojetin, Lauren D., Sangl, Judith A.

“…Many Medicare beneficiaries have limited knowledge of the Medicare program and related health insurance options. This is due in part to the complexity of the…”
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The Relationship Between Employer Health Insurance Characteristics and the Provision of Employee Assistance Programs by Zarkin, Gary A., Garfinkel, Steven A.

“…Workplace drug and alcohol abuse imposes substantial costs on employers. In response, employers have implemented a variety of programs to decrease substance…”
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Employment-Based Health Insurance: Implications of the Sampling Unit for Policy Analysis by Zarkin, Gary A., Garfinkel, Steven A., Potter, Francis J., McNeill, Jennifer J.

“…One of the least understood aspects of using employer data for the health reform debate concerns important differences between enterprise- and…”
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Beneficiary survey-based feedback on new Medicare informational materials by McCormack, L A, Garfinkel, S A, Hibbard, J H, Kilpatrick, K E, Kalsbeek, W D

“…In response to the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated a massive information and education campaign…”
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The effect of hospital volume on the in-hospital complication rate in knee replacement patients by Norton, E C, Garfinkel, S A, McQuay, L J, Heck, D A, Wright, J G, Dittus, R, Lubitz, R M

“…To examine the effect of hospital volume on in-hospital surgical outcomes for knee replacement using six years of Medicare claims data. The data include…”
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Consumer information development and use by McCormack, L A, Garfinkel, S A, Schnaier, J A, Lee, A J, Sangl, J A

“…The availability of informational materials to aid consumer health care purchasing decisions is increasing. Organizations developing and disseminating…”
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Impact of Medicare SELECT on cost and utilization in 11 states by Lee, A J, Garfinkel, S A, Khandker, R K, Norton, E C

“…In this article, the authors evaluate the cost and utilization effects of the SELECT implementations in 11 States. In particular they compare the…”
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Medicare beneficiary counseling programs: what are they and do they work? by McCormack, L A, Schnaier, J A, Lee, A J, Garfinkel, S A

“…Medicare beneficiaries face myriad rules, conditions, and exceptions under the Medicare program. As a result, State Information, Counseling, and Assistance…”
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High-cost users of medical care by Garfinkel, S A, Riley, G F, Iannacchione, V G

“…Based on data from the National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey, the 10 percent of the noninstitutionalized U.S. population that incurred the…”
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Health plan decision making with new medicare information materials by McCormack, L A, Garfinkel, S A, Hibbard, J H, Norton, E C, Bayen, U J

“…To examine the effect of providing new Medicare information materials on consumers' attitudes and behavior about health plan choice. New and experienced…”
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Creating more effective health plan quality reports for consumers: lessons from a synthesis of qualitative testing by Harris-Kojetin, L D, McCormack, L A, Jaël, E F, Sangl, J A, Garfinkel, S A

“…Social marketing techniques such as consumer testing have only recently been applied to develop effective consumer health insurance information. This article…”
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Health Insurance Knowledge Among Medicare Beneficiaries by McCormack, Lauren A, Garfinkel, Steven A, Hibbard, Judith H, Keller, Susan D, Kilpatrick, Kerry E, Kosiak, Beth

“…Objective.To assess the effect of new consumer information materials about the Medicare program on beneficiary knowledge of their health care coverage under…”
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Differences in the structure of CAHPS measures among the medicare fee-for-service, medicare managed care, and privately insured populations by Bender, R H, Garfinkel, S A

“…To confirm in a new population, the Medicare fee-for-service population, the factor structure previously found in two Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study…”
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Health plan decision making in the Medicare population: results from a national randomized experiment by McCormack, L A, Anderson, W L, Uhrig, J D, Garfinkel, S A, Sofaer, S, Terrell, S A

“…To examine the effect of providing the Medicare & You handbook on consumers' attitudes and behavior regarding health plan decision making. A national sample of…”
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Self-insuring employee health benefits by Garfinkel, S A

“…Self-insurance is a popular way to fund employee health benefits, but it presents a potential barrier to state health insurance reform initiatives because…”
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The effect of hospital volume on the in-hospital complications rate in knee replacement patients by Norton, Edward C, Garfinkel, Steven A, McQuay, Lisa J, Heck, David A, Wrights, James G, Dittus, Robert, Lubitz, Robert M

“…Objective. To examine the effect of hospital volume on in-hospital surgical outcomes for knee replacement using six years of Medicare claims data. Data…”
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Choice of Payment Plan in the Medicare Capitation Demonstration by Garfinkel, Steven A., Schlenger, William E., McLeroy, Kenneth R., Bryan, Fred A., York, B. J. G., Dunteman, George H., Friedlob, Alan S.

“…This article identifies factors that influence the choice between joining an HMO and remaining with the traditional fee-for-service system among aged Medicare…”
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