Financial Burden of Medical Spending by State and the Implications of the 2014 Medicaid Expansions
April 2, 2013 | Issue Brief
The 2014 Medicaid expansion will lessen the burden of medical expenses for many people, but the impact will vary by state.
Cost of Care
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Counting Change
March 1, 2012 | Report
Strategies discussed at a June 2011 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-convened meeting of health care experts inform this paper on the difficulties of cost and spending measurement and reporting.
Premium Incentives to Drive Wellness in the Workplace
February 1, 2012 | Report
Employee wellness programs can curb costs, but worker protections need to be included in benefit design.
Research Finds Out-of-Pocket Costs Varied Greatly Among 10 Health Insurance Plans
September 28, 2012 | Program Result
An analysis of the differences in the way 10 health insurance plans in Massachusetts covered the medical costs associated with serious diseases.
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.
A Medicaid Win-Win
February 25, 2013 | Feature
Nirav Shah, MD, New York health commissioner and three-time RWJF grantee, leads a plan that has cut $4 billion in state Medicaid expenditures while adding 154,000 people to the Medicaid rolls.
Cost, Quality, Access
November 1, 2001 | Program Result
Columbia University, New York, convened two seminars to help develop a dialogue between members of the business community and medical professionals on how they could work together to have a more positive impact on the quality of health care.
The Oregon Experiment--Effects of Medicaid on Clinical Outcomes
May 2, 2013 | Journal Article
Major benefits seen from this Medicaid expansion trial—improved health and well-being; reduced financial strain.
State Insurance Exchanges Face Challenges In Offering Standardized Choices Alongside Innovative Value-Based Insurance
February 4, 2013 | Journal Article
Transparency about benefits and cost sharing, and uniform definitions and descriptions of design attributes—in plain English—will be necessary to support informed consumer decision-making.