RWJF Scholar: U.S. Rations Health Care, Too
October 2, 2012 | Story
Beatrix Hoffman, an RWJF scholar and author of a new book on health care rights and rationing, says health care rationing is already here, and has been for a long time.
Access and Barriers to Care
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A Case Study Series on Disruptive Innovations Within Integrated Health Systems
September 22, 2010 | Issue Brief
Disruptive innovations in health care have the potential to decrease costs while improving both the quality and accessibility of care.
Massachusetts' Health Care Reform Increased Access to Care for Hispanics, but Disparities Remain
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Dharma Cortés, and fellow researchers, found that rates of coverage increased dramatically for Hispanics in Massachusetts after the state's reforms, but disparities remain.
Reflections on Fifty Years of Medical Sociology
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Journal of Health and Social Behavior has released a supplemental issue detailing 50 years of research into the social dimensions of health care. Topics include: bioethics, disparities in access to care and the cultural definition of illness.
Care Management of Patients with Complex Health Care Needs
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 ...
What's the best treatment for the health care system?
October 21, 2011 | Story
A Profile of R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, 2001-2011.
Playing Fair
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Fairness considerations play a big part in public opinion?and support?of government providing health insurance.
2004 Annual Report President's Message: Holding the Needle on True North
April 1, 2005 | Annual Report
In the President's Message of the RWJF 2004 annual report, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey describes being on the front lines of patient care at a community health clinic in New Brunswick, N.J., a clinic that provides health care for thousands of the area's most vulnerable, low-income or uninsured families.
Rapid Community Participatory Assessment of Health Care in Post-Storm New Orleans
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines a post-Katrina assessment that combined community-based participatory research and rapid assessment procedures. The authors conducted interviews with 30 stakeholders in the health care field to identify access challenges, unmet needs and health system resources in post-storm New Orleans.
Physician Self-Referral and Physician-Owned Specialty Facilities
June 1, 2008 | Issue Brief
This synthesis examines the practice and impact of self-referral, which occurs when a physician refers a patient to a facility in which that physician has an ownership interest. The number of self-referrals has grown substantially in the last decade.