March 6, 2013
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Lori Melichar spoke with Drs. Kevin Volpp and David Asch, co-directors of the Foundation’s Behavioral Economics Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, to talk about low-value health care.
March 4, 2013
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Lori Melichar Gadkari, PhD, MA, a labor economist and senior program officer in the Foundation’s Research and Evaluation team shares information on Pioneer's newest CFP in the field of behavioral economics.
April 4, 2012
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The majority of my work in the Department of Research and Evaluation at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has been predicated on the long-held assumption that if you show people convincingly that doing one thing will create the outcome they desire, ...
October 13, 2011
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To improve people’s health, we ask them to change their behavior. Quit Smoking. Eat right. Lose Weight. Take a walk. Get your blood pressure checked. See a doctor. But, as many have noted, making a commitment to do the “right” thing is often easier ...
August 10, 2012
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Luke had Yoda, Kirk had Spock...Brian introduces the esteemed members of the Pioneer Advisory Group.
November 8, 2011
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In October, RWJF’s Pioneer portfolio laid down a challenge. Recognizing that good health behaviors often require behavior change, but that making those changes is usually easier said than done, we asked the pioneering world of behavioral economics t ...
January 24, 2013
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Brian Quinn follows up with Pioneering Ideas readers regarding his call for problems in health and health care.