Bending the Curve: Person-Centered Health Care Reform
April 29, 2013 | Report
Experts recommend solutions for closing the gaps in quality and efficiency of health care.
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A Bipartisan Rx for Patient-Centered Care and System-Wide Cost Containment
April 18, 2013 | Report
The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends ways to contain health care spending while improving the quality and affordability of care.
Strengthening Affordability and Quality in America's Health Care System
April 1, 2013 | Report
A diverse group of health care stakeholders present their recommendations for controlling costs and improving the quality of our health care system.
Reducing Waste in Health Care
December 13, 2012 | Issue Brief
This policy brief focuses on types of waste in health care other than fraud and abuse; on ideas for eliminating it; and on the considerable hurdles that must be overcome to do so.
What is Driving U.S. Health Care Spending
September 20, 2012 | Issue Brief
This paper explores the factors that are driving the level of spending on health care in the United States.
Access to Prescription Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries
March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Despite the introduction of a Medicare outpatient prescription drug benefit in January 2006, roughly the same proportion of elderly Medicare beneficiaries in 2003 and 2007--about 8 percent--skipped filling at least one prescription drug because of cost concerns, according to a new national study by the Center for Studying Health System Change.
Obesity, Self-Esteem and Wages
April 1, 2011 | Book
Obesity is associated with serious health problems, and it can generate adverse economic outcomes.
Investing In America's Health (April 2013 Update)
April 1, 2013 | Report
Many public health departments are unable to adequately support community health due to limited funding.
Feedback from the Field
June 7, 2010 | Story
"One Minute Memos" from our partners and the public, sharing their thoughts and ideas on health reform.
Illness, Injury and Medical Expenses Contributed to More Than 60 Percent of 2007 Bankruptcies & Less Than a Quarter Were Uninsured
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.