By Emma Vinton, includes "A new research tool provides policymakers, researchers, and the public with information on states' health care regulatory environments, ranking them by the openness, access, and flexibility they offer patients and providers. ... Bill Bergman, director of research for Truth in Accounting, a Chicago-based organization analyzing state fiscal data, says HOAP's rankings suggest a correlation between health care access and a state's fiscal health. "The access tended to be better in states in good financial shape," Bergman said. ..." (page 4 of newsletter)
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