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February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
High-deductible health plans—typically with deductibles of at least $1,000 per individual and $2,000 per family—require greater enrollee cost sharing than traditional plans.
September 18, 2012 | Report
F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2012 is the 9th edition of the annual report by RWJF and Trust for America’s Health. For the first time, the report forecasts adult obesity rates in each state by 2030 and the likely resulting rise in obesity-related diseases and health care costs.
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1997 to 2001, researchers at the Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco, conducted a two-phase study to test the hypothesis that risk adjustment could be improved by removing patients with high-cost chronic conditions from the general risk pool and assessing their risk by analysis of detailed clinical information.
April 20, 2011 | Journal Article
Benefit design has similar effects on health care use for low- and high-risk patients.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Payment reforms show promise in reducing costs while improving care for people with several chronic conditions.
November 10, 2009 | Program Result
In November 2005, the Seattle Indian Health Board convened an Urban Indian Health Commission to study the health status and health care needs of urban Indians.
October 29, 2009 | Program Result
Faculty at Harvard and Ohio Universities studied a national random sample of personal bankruptcy cases to determine the extent to which medical problems contributed to the individuals' financial difficulties.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study of whether housing affordability is linked to health outcomes found associations between unaffordable housing, cost-related health outcomes and some chronic conditions.
May 30, 2009 | Program Result
From 2004 to 2006, staff at the Urban Institute analyzed access to public and private health insurance and to health care among U.S. adults and children, especially those with chronic conditions, and how access has changed over time.
March 1, 2012 | Report
Trust for America's Health annual report Investing in America's Health, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, examines public health funding and key health facts in states around the country.