Publications

Current

• An analysis for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation called National Health Care Reform and Its Impact on Massachusetts, written by Senior Staff.
  An article in the Boston Globe called US health overhaul could penalize Mass. mentions the analysis and quotes Robert Seifert.
• A report for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation called Shared Responsibility: Government, Business, and Individuals: Who Pays What for Health Care Reform? was presented at a Foundation event at the State House. Written by Robert W. Seifert and Paul Swoboda
• Community Catalyst issue brief called Paying for Better Care: A Consumer Advocate’s Reference Guide to Payment Reform, co-authored by Robert W. Seifert, M.P.A. 
• Issue Brief presentation at a Massachusetts Health Policy Forum called The MassHealth Waiver: 2009-2011 .... and Beyond, written and presented by Stephanie Anthony
       Issue Brief
       Presentation at Forum
  

Past

• Issue brief for MMPI called The Basics of MassHealth, written by Robert W. Seifert
• NESCSO Tutorial, titled Legal Framework for the Medicaid Program by Jean C. Sullivan
• WBUR CommonHealth blog on What Can We Learn from McAllen, Texas by Robert Seifert
• A report for Community Catalyst called Special Delivery: How Coordinated Care Programs Can Improve Quality and Save Costs, co-authored by Robert W. Seifert 
• An article in State Health Watch: The Newsletter on State Health Care Reform quotes Robert W. Seifert, explaining the effects of budget cuts on Medicaid recipients 
• A report for Community Catalyst called Saving Money by Improving Medicaid, co-authored by Robert W. Seifert 
• WBUR CommonHealth blog called Federal Assistance for State Health Coverage in the Economic Stimulus Bill, written by Robert W. Seifert
• A report for Community Catalyst called Getting What We Pay For: Reducing Wasteful Medical Spending, co-authored by Robert W. Seifert
  
• EOHHS Division of Health Care Finance and Policy's Massachusetts Employer Health Insurance Survey 2007 Report, with contributions from Robert W. Seifert
  
• Commonwealth Medicine's VISION Newsletter highlights The BCBS of Massachusetts Foundation's Report written by Robert Seifert and Paul Swoboda