Spending Money to Save Money in Health Care
April 5, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Investing in programs that prevent chronic diseases would ultimately decrease the costly long-term expenditures driven by those diseases, Ashok Reddy writes.
Cost of Care
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Saving Medicaid: Advancing Health Reform
February 13, 2013 | Story
A three-time RWJF grantee leads a plan that will save billions in the nation’s largest Medicaid system—using tools in the Affordable Care Act and RWJF support.
Health Care Costs are Killing Us
January 4, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
Health Care as a "Market Good"?
May 28, 2012 | Commentary
This study examines the cost of care for acute appendicitis in different health care facilities in California. The researchers note that despite comparing similar services using a relatively strict definition of uncomplicated appendicitis, California hospitals charge inconsistently.
Improving Medical Education to Focus on Delivering Value to Patients
October 8, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Health care professionals looking to become a part of the solution to stemming rising costs while still providing high-quality care.
Hospital Pricing for Appendectomy Varies Widely, RWJF Scholar Finds
April 24, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
An appendectomy in California could cost anywhere from $1,500 to more than $180,000, even at the same hospital or within the same county, according to a study led by RWJF Physician Faculty Scholar Renee Y. Hsia, MD, MSc. The study, published this we ...
The Imperative to Reduce Cost Without Sacrificing Health
January 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Poor chronic care management is often associated with systems-level failures such as lack of electronic data sharing among practitioners, or lack of care coordination for patients for multiple chronic conditions who struggle to adhere to complex med ...
What Causes High Health Care Costs in the United States?
September 8, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Let me explain a little more about how the comparison of the cross-national educational cost comparison works. This requires taking account of the length spent in training and education, which is time physicians could have spent earning money doing ...
Improving Safety and Eliminating Redundant Tests
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Two sources of raised costs and unsafe care are adverse events in hospitals and tests ordered by several different physicians. Addressing these situations could generate major savings to the system while improving patient care.
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.