The Supreme Court's Surprising Decision on the Medicaid Expansion
August 1, 2012 | Story/Journal Article
How Will the Federal Government and States Proceed?
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Statistical Security for Social Security
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The financial health of the U.S. Social Security program, which includes benefits for elderly and disabled persons, is an ongoing hot political, social, economic and policy issue. The Social Security Administration (SSA) evaluates various social, bi ...
Federal Food Policy and Childhood Obesity
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study found there is a protective effect from food assistance programs (school meals & Child and Adult Food Program) that subsidize meals, as opposed to those programs that provide financial assistance to purchase food.
From Comparative Effectiveness Research to Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
April 18, 2012 | Journal Article
This article defines comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research, articulating key concepts. The article then explores the use of comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research in the context of emergency care, offering a conceptual framework that considers priority populations and conditions.
Collection of Language Data and Services Provided by Health Plans
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article reports the results of three nationwide surveys of health plans regarding their efforts to improve the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services for their members
RWJF Public Health Services and Systems Research Series
April 30, 2011 | Journal Article
The literature review–which has informed the Foundation's work with the CDC to establish a PHSSR research agenda–examined commentary, research articles, practice articles and books with a strong methodological focus. This research has now been curated and is presented here as part of the RWJF Public Health Services and Systems Research Series.
Breaking Gridlock
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A broad look at decades of health policy successes and failures in Congress.
Federal Trade Commission Regulation of Food Advertising to Children
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Food advertising has an overwhelming influence on children?s food preferences the Institute of Medicine reports that children are unable to discern the persuasive intent of TV advertising. This essay examines the Federal Trade Commission?s authority to aggressively regulate food-marketing practices.
Fruit and Vegetable Availability and Selection
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Expansion of WIC foods was associated with small positive externalities on the food environment.
The Increasing Importance of Public Health Funding Research
July 23, 2012 | Journal Article
Comprehensive data is the most valuable resource that public health organizations can use when making funding decisions. Given the waves of budget cuts that have been washing over local health districts since 2008, public health finance data has nev ...