NIHCR Policy Research Analysis Publications Mission Statement The mission of the National Institute for Health Care Reform NIHCR is to conduct highquality objective research and policy analyses of the organization financing and delivery of health care in the United States. The Institute works to identify key health policy issues identify policy options and assess the advantages and disadvantages of policy options to help inform policy makers and other decision makers about how to expand access to highquality affordable health care to all Americans. Whats New Upcoding Linked to up to TwoThirds of Growth in HighestIntensity Hospital Discharges in Five States 201119 January 2025 Improving Access to Primary Care for Underserved Populations A Review of Findings from Five Case Studies and Recommendations January 2025 Household Health Care Payments Under Rate Setting Spending Growth Target and SinglePayer Policies January 2025 Patterns and Drivers of Medicare Advantage Enrollment Growth 20172023 January 2025 Assessing the Feasibility and Likelihood of Policy Options to Lower Specialty Drug Costs January 2025 The Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Primary Care Access for Underserved Populations An Assessment of the Literature January 2022 The Effects of Medicare BuyIn Policies for Older Adults on Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Spending January 2021 Sine Qua Non A Healthy Nation Requires Real Budget Constraints in All Government Health Programs November 2020 Strategies to Advance Insulin Affordability in the United States September 2020 Private Health Plans Pay Hospitals Much Higher Prices in Indiana than in Michigan Explanations and Implications May 2020 2025 National Institute for Health Care Reform. .