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January 24, 2013 | Story
Though most patients wanted to talk with their doctor about out-of-pocket expenses, only 35 percent of physicians and 15 percent of patients reported ever having discussed them.
January 7, 2013 | Program Results Report
Since 2001, More Than Wheels has helped nearly 1,500 low-income families in New England purchase reliable, fuel-efficient cars. The program also works to give people skills to improve their financial stability and their overall health and well-being.
August 7, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Americans’ visits to physicians had become less frequent in recent years, at least in part because of patients’ financial concerns. But they’re apparently beginning to pick up again. American Medical News reports that recent data from insurers, con ...
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Providing financial incentives to hospitals to improve quality is increasingly common, yet little is known about its effect on hospitals that provide care for poorer patients. In this study, researchers looked at how financial incentives affected those hospitals serving larger, poorer populations.
November 8, 2011 | Story
2011 Community Health Leader creates a program that educates residents of Arkansas' poorest region about health and health care services.
October 6, 2011 | Story
Since establishing the first community health clinic in Reno, Nev., in 1995, Rodolico has worked to provide primary care, mental health and dental care to uninsured workers and to children in northern Nevada.
September 9, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines variations in private payments to physicians.
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.
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Seek and evaluate promising interventions in health care settings to reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
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.