High and Rising Health Care Costs
October 1, 2008 | Issue Brief/Audio
This synthesis sheds light on the driving forces behind health care spending and examines the reasons why health care costs continue to rise.
Access and Barriers to Care
You are now viewing 471 - 477 of 477 results
Sort results by:
Medicare's Private Plans
November 24, 2008 | Journal Article
With the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Congress sought to expand the role of Medicare's private health plans through Medicare Advantage. In this paper the author reviews the available evidence, to assess the outcomes of these provisions.
Recommendations to Improve Access to Health Care for Prisoners Coming Home in Alameda and Los Angeles Counties
November 11, 2008 | Program Results Report
Urban Strategies Council led a coalition to design programs and make recommendations to improve access to health care for formerly incarcerated individuals who have reentered the community.
Civic Leaders Examine Causes of Disparity in Health of Ethnic and Minority Communities
October 1, 2002 | Program Results Report
The Health Research and Educational Trust, Chicago, convened the Sixth National Community Care Network Conference, "Beyond the Barriers: Building Innovative Networks of Care."
Poor More Likely to be Hospitalized for Diseases Preventable with Primary Care
July 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
The United Hospital Fund of New York worked to develop, validate and implement a research technique called small-area analysis, used to identify communities with high rates of unnecessary hospitalization and limited access to primary care.
How to Train Health Professionals for the Managed Care Era
October 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
The Association of Academic Health Centers hosted the Sixth Congress of Health Professions Educators, June 7-8, 1999, in Washington, D.C. and the Seventh Congress, June 8-9, 2000, also in Washington, D.C.
How Satisfied Are Physicians and Patients When Medical Groups Control Access to Care?
April 1, 1997 | Program Results Report
The University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine examined how the structure and intensity of utilization management in physician groups with capitated contracts affect primary care physician and patient satisfaction.