Forums Institute Issue Brief Archive

Below is a list of Forums Institute issue briefs with links to short summaries of most. All briefs were developed for the New Jersey Policy Forums on Health and Medical Care and also appear on this site in the State Health Policy Issue Brief Archive. Issue briefs published after October, 1997 are available in PDF format in their complete form. For those published earlier, contact Forums Institute.

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Issue Briefs 2008 The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Fifteen Years of Issue Briefs from New Jersey Policy Forums; New Jersey Policy Forum; January, 2008 Issue Briefs 2007 The Health Policy Landscape: 2007 and Beyond; New Jersey Policy Forum; April, 2007 Issue Briefs 2006 Universal Health Care in Massachusetts: Implications for New Jersey; New Jersey Policy Forum; July, 2006 Issue Briefs 2005 Long-Term Care in New Jersey – Part II: From Medicaid Reform to Balancing Federal, State and Personal Responsibility; New Jersey Policy Forum; September, 2005 Financing Long-Term Care in New Jersey and Across the Nation; New Jersey Policy Forum; May, 2005 2005 Hot Health Policy Issues for State Policymakers; New Jersey Policy Forum; February, 2005 Issue Briefs 2004 An Overview of Charity Care in New Jersey - Past, Present and Future; New Jersey Policy Forum; September, 2004 Public Health and Emergency Preparedness Systems and Resources: Part II; Forums Institute for Public Policy; June, 2004 Public Health and Emergency Preparedness Systems and Resources: Issues and Status in 2004; Forums Institute for Public Policy; March, 2004 Issue Briefs 2003 Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage Part II: Regulatory Issues; Forums Institute for Public Policy; September, 2003 The Status of New Jersey's Employer-Based Health Insurance Coverage (Full Issue Brief); Forums Institute for Public Policy; June, 2003.   Two-Page Summary Coverage Initiatives and Programs for New Jersey's Uninsured: Survival in the Time of Budget Deficits and Cutbacks; Forums Institute for Public Policy; February, 2003 Issue Briefs 2002 Calming the Perfect Storm — Health Care Quality Initiatives in 2002; Forums Institute for Public Policy; December, 2002 Medical Malpractice Insurance in 2002: Crisis or Opportunity for New Jersey Policymakers?; Forums Institute for Public Policy; October, 2002 Summary Points: Expanding the Role of New Jersey's Public Health System: New Collaborations in Domestic Preparedness; Forums Institute for Public Policy; May, 2002 Domestic Preparedness in the Age of Terrorism: The Roles of Public Health and Emergency Response Systems; Forums Institute for Public Policy; April, 2002 Hot Health Policy Issues for State Policymakers: What's New and Different for 2002; Forums Institute for Public Policy; February, 2002 Issue Briefs 2001 Limited Access and High Costs: What Can New Jersey Do About Prescription Drugs?; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; September, 2001 The Nursing Workforce Shortage: Impacts on Health and Medical Care; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; April, 2001 Issue Brief No.36 Summary Issue Briefs 2000 New Jersey Public Health Financing in a Changing Environment - Implications for Policymakers; Forums Institute for Public Policy; December, 2000 Issue Brief No.35 Summary Reaching Out to the Uninsured: New Jersey's Initiatives to Expand Health Insurance Coverage; Forums Institute for Public Policy; September, 2000 Issue Brief No.34 Summary The Future of Employer-Based Health Plans; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; March, 2000 Issue Brief No.33 Summary Issue Briefs 1999 New Jersey's Public Health Agenda for the Next Millennium: Healthy New Jersey 2010; Forums Institute for Public Policy; December, 1999 Issue Brief No.32 Summary Public Oversight of Managed Health Care: Coverage - Consolidation - Costs; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; April 14, 1999 Issue Brief No.30 Summary Demographics, Diversity and Accountability: The Health of New Jersey's Communities in 1999; Forums Institute for Public Policy; February 24, 1999 Issue Brief No.29 Summary Issue Briefs 1998 Health Information Confidentiality: Are We Sleeping While Technology Erodes our Privacy?; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; November 18, 1998 Issue Brief No.28 Summary Where Does the "Public" Fit Into "Public Policy"? Trigger Points, Access, Impact; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; September 16, 1998 Issue Brief No.27 Summary Free Market or "Free-for-All": Competition, Regulation and Consumer Protections; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; June 10, 1998 Issue Brief No.26 Summary From Policy to People: The Implementation Maze, New Jersey KidCare: A Case in Process; Forums Institute for Public Policy; February 18, 1998 Issue Brief No.25 Summary Issue Briefs 1997 Mental Health Policy In a Managed Care Environment: Implications For Access, Quality and Cost; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; December 10, 1997 Issue Brief No.24 Summary The Uninsured: An Ongoing Unresolved Problem - Funding Charity Care in New Jersey; Forums Institute for Public Policy; October 15, 1997 Issue Brief No.23 Summary Must Data Be So Deadly: How Should Information Inform Health Policy Decision-Making? New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; September 10, 1997 Issue Brief No.22 Summary Look Who's Looking at New Jersey: Why? What? How? Forums Institute for Public Policy; June 11, 1997 Issue Brief No.21 Summary THE ISSUE BRIEF REVIEW; Forums Institute for Public Policy; April 1997 Review Summary Does New Jersey Need to Renew Its Commitment to the Health of our Children and Adolescents? Part II: 10 to 18 Years of Age - Safety Net? Forums Institute for Public Policy; March 26, 1997 Issue Brief No.19 Summary Issue Briefs 1996 Will the Business and Financial Realities of the 21st Century Eliminate the Role of State Government in Health Care Decision-Making? Part II: Conversions - Process, Protection, Profit; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; December 11, 1996 Issue Brief No.18 Summary Will the Business and Financial Realities of the 21st Century Eliminate the Role of State Government in Health Care Decision-Making? Part 1: Not-For-Profits - Viable or Obsolete?; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; October 23, 1996 Issue Brief No.17 Summary Public Health at the Crossroads: Past, Present, Future. Part II: The Urban - Suburban Connection; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; July 31, 1996 Issue Brief No.16 Summary Public Health at the Crossroads: Past, Present, Future. Part 1: National, State and Local Overview; New Jersey Policy Forums, Forums Institute for Public Policy; June 26, 1996 Issue Brief No.15 Summary