Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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Community Development and Health
November 10, 2011 | Issue Brief
This brief describes the potential for the community development sector to work more closely with the public health and related health-focused sectors; the potential impact of their efforts on health outcomes, and the challenges they may face.
Medicaid Reform
January 12, 2012 | Issue Brief
This health policy brief by Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation explores some of the major ideas for restructuring Medicaid currently being discussed by leaders of both political parties.
Going Digital While Remaining on the Radio
June 18, 2012 | Program Result
From 2008 to 2011, National Public Radio expanded its on-air and online reporting on health and health care, and its use of podcasts and social media extended the reach of that reporting.
Health Tracking
March 19, 2012 | Program Result
Center for Studying Health System Change researchers tracked changes in the nation's health care system and developed policy analyses describing how those changes affect patients, providers, and others in their communities.
Health Affairs Supported by RWJF Since 1992
February 1, 2012 | Program Result
RWJF has supported Health Affairs, a health policy journal, for 20 years.
Cost Savings and Cost-Effectiveness of Clinical Preventive Care
September 1, 2009 | Issue Brief/Video
This synthesis provides policy-makers with a framework for evaluating the cost-effectiveness literature and investigates the economic evidence for investing in clinical preventive care.
Support for a Nonpartisan, Informal Information Exchange
April 18, 2011 | Program Result
The National Health Policy Forum provides a nonpartisan, informal and private exchange of information and ideas about health policy among congressional and executive agency policy-makers and their staffs.
What Factors Affect Health Care Expenditures and Health?
April 15, 2011 | Program Result
Victor R. Fuchs studied the factors that affect health care expenditures and health and policy solutions for covering the uninsured and reducing the high cost of health care, resulting in more than 50 publications.
Health Affairs/RWJF Health Policy Brief Series
June 5, 2009 | Issue Brief
Health Policy Briefs provide clear, accessible overviews of timely and important health policy topics that are geared toward policy-makers, congressional staffers, and others who need short, jargon-free explanations of health policy basics.