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Commission to Build a Healthier America Public Meeting
Join the Commission on June 19, 2013 for a public meeting to raise awareness of how non-medical factors influence health and move public- an...
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11 Ways to Bolster Efforts to Engage Consumers
Public Reporting of Cost & Resource Use Information to Consumers
- By: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
- Publisher: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Published: 12/1/2011
This tool/utility is provided as part of a series of technical assistance products to support the efforts of Alliances to engage consumers in using information on quality and cost when making health care decisions.
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