FYI: A Select Bibliography
		from the Theobald Legislative Library

Resources on State Trends in Health Care From the LRB Library

Compiled by Patricia Helgerson, February 16, 2005

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Building a Pathway to Universal Coverage: How do We Get From Here to There? / National Academy for State Health Policy (U.S.), November 2002. (368.6/N214). www.nashp.org/Files/GNL49_FTF_III.pdf

The "Business Case" for Investing in Employee Health: A Review of the Literature and Employer Self-Assessments / Employee Benefit Research Institute, March 2004. (331.84/Em7). www.ebri.org/ibs/

The Economic Costs of the Uninsured: Implications for Business and Government / Employee Benefit Research Institute, 2000. (368.6/Em7). www.ebri.org/otherbooks/eco.htm

"The End of the Beginning: Patient Safety Five Years After `To Err is Human'" / Robert M. Wachter, Health Affairs - Web exclusive; W4-534, November 30, 2004. (614.23/W11). www.healthaffairs.org/WebExclusives.php

"Federal Health Information Policy: A Case of Arrested Development" / Jeff Goldsmith, David Blumenthal, and Wes Rishel, Health Affairs, vol. 22, no. 4, p. 44-45. (614.23/P94/2003/v. 22/no. 4).

Health Affairs / Project Hope. (614.23/P94). Bi-monthly journal. The "Health Tracking," section keeps up on latest trends such as insurance and health care costs.

Health Care Expenses in Retirement and the Use of Health Savings Accounts / Employee Benefit Research Institute, July 2004. (369.32/Em7). www.ebri.org/ibs/

Health Savings Accounts and Other Account-Based Health Plans / Employee Benefit Research Institute, September 2004. (368.6/Em7a). www.ebri.org/ibs/

"Illness and Injury as Contributors to Bankruptcy" / David U. Himmelstein, Health Affairs - Web exclusive; W5-63, February 2, 2005. (347.65/H57). www.healthaffairs.org/WebExclusives.php

"Improving the Medical Malpractice Litigation Process" / Catherine T. Struve, Health Affairs, vol. 23, no. 4, p. 33-41. (614.23/P94/2004/v. 23/no. 4).

Key Capabilities of an Electronic Health Record System: Letter Report / Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Committee on Data Standards for Patient Safety, 2003. (614.01/In7a). www.nap.edu/html/ehr/NI000427.pdf

Medical Malpractice and Medical Error Disclosure: Balancing Facts and Fears / National Academy for State Health Policy (U.S.), December 2003. (614.230/N212). www.nashp.org/Files/Medical_Malpractice_and_Medical_Error_disclosure.pdf

"Paying For National Health Insurance - And Not Getting It" / Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein, Health Affairs, vol. 21, no. 4, p. 88-98. (614.23/P94/2002/v. 21/no. 4).

Public Attitudes on the U.S. Health Care System: Findings From the Health Confidence Survey / Employee Benefit Research Institute, November 2004. (614.01/Em7). www.ebri.org/ibs/

Rising Health Care Costs: State Health Cost Containment Approaches / National Academy for State Health Policy (U.S.), June 2002. (614.02/N213). www.nashp.org/Files/GNL46.pdf

State Health Notes / National Conference of State Legislatures. (614.23/N21a). A semimonthly online newsletter on health issues and policies. Free electronic subscriptions available. www.statehealthnotes.org

State Patient Safety Centers: A New Approach to Promote Patient Safety / National Academy for State Health Policy (U.S.), October 2004. (614.23/N21h). www.nashp.org/Files/final_web_report_11.01.04.pdf

Related Web Sites

www.cmwf.org/aboutus/aboutus.htm The Commonwealth Fund. "...a private foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues..."

www.ebri.org/hcs/2003/ ; www.ebri.org/hcs/2004/ Employee Benefit Research Institute. Health Confidence Survey results 2003 and 2004

www.pophealth.wisc.edu/wphi/publications/briefs/briefs.htm Wisconsin Public Health and Health Policy Institute, Issue briefs.