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May 31, 2013 | Issue Brief
The Affordable Care Act is expected to increase the rate of self-employment among Americans because health insurance will no longer be exclusively tied to employment.
December 1, 2009 | Issue Brief/Audio/Presentation Material/Report/Video
Health policy experts discuss various care management programs which seek to reduce costs while enhancing quality for people with complex health care needs. Patients with complex health care needs account for a high percentage of annual medical ex ...
December 11, 2012 | Issue Brief
Supermarkets are vitally important to a community's health and economic well-being.
September 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The conditions in the communities where Americans live, learn, work and play are important to people's ability to make those healthy choices.
September 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
A shortage of nurses, and of the faculty to train them, makes it hard to meet the nation’s growing need for primary care.
August 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Key provisions in the Affordable Care Act aim to regulate health insurers with the goal to expand coverage to more people.
August 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
In the U.S., life expectancy and other health status measures vary dramatically depending on factors, such as race, gender, educational attainment, and ZIP code. This brief reviews recent research on health disparities.
April 15, 2011 | Issue Brief
The high cost of health care in the U.S. does not result in sufficient quality of care in many cases, but major efforts have been undertaken to better define and measure health care quality.
March 14, 2013 | Issue Brief
A significant number of low-income uninsured adults may be excluded from the Medicaid expansion due to their immigration status after the Affordable Care Act takes effect.
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Increased investments in transparency—particularly of health care cost and resource use information—are meant to address the challenges of rising costs and inefficient care.