Resource Library - Issue Briefs IHA periodically publishes issue briefs on topics relevant to our key programs and areas of expertise. Issue Brief #1: Redesigning Insurance Benefits and Consumer Cost-Sharing for High-Cost Surgical Services (September 2011) Issue Brief #2: Aligning Consumer Cost-Sharing with Episode of Care (EOC) Provider Payments (September 2011) Issue Brief #3: Measuring Total Cost of Care (September 2011) Issue Brief #4: Value Based Pay for Performance in California (September 2011) Issue Brief #5: Building ACOs in the Safety Net: Lessons from HealthCare First South Los Angeles (December 2011) Issue Brief #6: Reliability in Publicly Reported Performance Data: Framing the Debate (February 2012)