How Can Early Treatment of Serious Mental Illness Improve Lives and Save Money?
March 26, 2013 | Issue Brief
Early treatment and intervention for mental illness can improve lives and lower related health care costs.
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How Can Health Impact Assessments Help Policymakers?
March 14, 2013 | Issue Brief
Health impact assessment (HIA) allows policymakers to consider how a new proposal—development of a new transit system, for example—affects health.
How Does Employment, or Unemployment, Affect Health?
March 12, 2013 | Issue Brief/Infographic
A steady job in safe working conditions can provide numerous benefits critical to maintaining proper health. On the flip side, job loss and unemployment is associated with a variety of negative health effects.
The CO-OP Health Insurance Program
March 11, 2013 | Issue Brief
This Health Affairs/RWJF health policy brief examines the Affordable Care Act's consumer operated and oriented plans, CO-OPs, which will begin offering health insurance through state insurance exchanges in October 2013.
Poll Finds Big Gap Between Parents and Experts: Parents Less Likely to Recognize Children as Overweight or Obese
February 25, 2013 | News Release
A new poll released today shows a large a gap between parents’ perceptions of their children’s weight and expert definitions.
A Poll About Children and Weight
February 25, 2013 | Survey/Poll
This poll provides new insights into the epidemic of childhood obesity and the challenges families face between school and sleep.
Patient Engagement
February 14, 2013 | Issue Brief
People actively involved in their health and health care tend to have better outcomes—and, some evidence suggests, lower costs.
Medicare Payments to Physicians
February 13, 2013 | Issue Brief
Congress faces another deadline before automatic cuts will kick in—and once again may consider a
Federally Facilitated Exchanges
January 31, 2013 | Issue Brief
This policy brief explores the issues now arising as the federally facilitated exchanges are being shapped.
The Public's Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress
January 24, 2013 | Survey/Poll
The answer: It depends. Survey results on this issue are a mixed bag. of respondents say establishing state insurance exchanges should be top priority for state leaders In this comprehensive survey, researchers queried the public about their priorit ...