Private Insurers' Payments For Routine Physician Office Visits Vary Substantially Across The United States
September 9, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines variations in private payments to physicians.
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The History of Debates Over the Right to Medical Care in the United States
July 24, 2013 | Program Results Report
With her Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, Beatrix Hoffman, PhD, an historian, researched the history of the debate on the right to medical treatment, and how that debate has affected policy and practice.
Health Insurance Covering Preventive and Wellness Care for Independent Workers
July 23, 2013 | Program Results Report
Freelancers Union built on its experience running a health insurance company to launch nonprofit insurance CO-OPs - authorized under the Affordable Care Act to compete with for-profits on health insurance exchanges - in OR, NJ, and NY.
Culturally Focused Psychiatric Consultation Service For Massachusetts General Hospital's Asian American and Latino American Primary Care Patients with Depression, 2009-2011
July 1, 2013 | Survey/Poll
This randomized controlled trial evaluated a culturally appropriate intervention to improve the recognition and treatment of depression among Asian and Latino American primary care patients at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Pay for Performance Improves Quality Across Demographic Groups
July 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This article evaluates quality and the effect of pay for performance among minority patient groups, during a pay-for-performance program in 22 primary care practice sites.
Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities
June 13, 2013 | Program Results Report
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
New Mexico Gives Older and Other People With Disabilities Control and Choice Through Participant-Directed Services
June 11, 2013 | Program Results Report
New Mexico launched Mi Via (“my path,” “my way,” “my road”), giving disabled Medicaid recipients control over their personal assistance services, including hiring workers and buying assistive devices, through the Cash & Counseling national program.
Fair Pricing Law Prompts Most California Hospitals To Adopt Policies To Protect Uninsured Patients From High Charges
June 4, 2013 | Journal Article
This article summarizes California’s Hospital Fair Pricing Act, which was passed in 2006 with the intent of protecting low-income uninsured patients from having to pay hospitals’ full billed charges.
The Aligning Forces For Quality Experience
June 4, 2013 | Journal Article
Aligning Forces for Quality is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's signature effort to improve the overall quality of health care in targeted communities, reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care, and provide models for national reform.
Covering Kids & Families
May 6, 2013 | Program Results Report
The Covering Kids & Families program was designed to find, enroll and retain eligible children and adults in federal and state health care coverage programs. Statewide and local coalitions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated.