Research
CHAT - Choosing Healthplans All Together
The objectives of CHAT are
- To develop methods for giving voice to the public in priority setting
- To create opportunities to utilize these methods for public input in health insurance decisions
- To determine predictors of health insurance preferences
- Chat Website
- Project description
- Chat Brochure
- Downloadable movie about CHAT project in India
- Reach brochure
- Insurance Benefit Preferences of the Low-Income Uninsured
- Will Insured Citizens Give Up Benefit Coverage to Include the Uninsured
Publications
- When options exceed resources: Making Trade-Offs in Healthcare Benefits
- Making Tough Choices: Adults with Disabilities Prioritize their Medi-Cal Coverage
- Cost Analysis Report for Intervention Programs to Address Socio-Economic Determinants of Health : During 2008, the Choosing Healthful Interventions Study was conducted to ascertain the priorities of low income residents of Washington, DC for interventions that might address the socio-economic determinants of health and reduce health disparities. The study was funded by the Department of Bioethics at the NIH Clinical Center and the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities and conducted by the Department of Bioethics, Howard University and the Washington, D.C. Department of Health. In preparation for this study, Milliman, Inc was asked to estimate the costs of various interventions related to education, housing, nutrition, employment, healthcare, healthy behavior, neighborhood improvement, and transportation. Here we provide a PDF of the report prepared by Milliman.