RWJF Scholar: U.S. Rations Health Care, Too
October 2, 2012 | Story
Beatrix Hoffman, an RWJF scholar and author of a new book on health care rights and rationing, says health care rationing is already here, and has been for a long time.
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What's the best treatment for the health care system?
October 21, 2011 | Story
A Profile of R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, 2001-2011.
Massachusetts' Health Care Reform Increased Access to Care for Hispanics, but Disparities Remain
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Dharma Cortés, and fellow researchers, found that rates of coverage increased dramatically for Hispanics in Massachusetts after the state's reforms, but disparities remain.
Reflections on Fifty Years of Medical Sociology
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Journal of Health and Social Behavior has released a supplemental issue detailing 50 years of research into the social dimensions of health care. Topics include: bioethics, disparities in access to care and the cultural definition of illness.
Playing Fair
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Fairness considerations play a big part in public opinion?and support?of government providing health insurance.
Rapid Community Participatory Assessment of Health Care in Post-Storm New Orleans
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines a post-Katrina assessment that combined community-based participatory research and rapid assessment procedures. The authors conducted interviews with 30 stakeholders in the health care field to identify access challenges, unmet needs and health system resources in post-storm New Orleans.
Care Management of Patients with Complex Health Care Needs
December 1, 2009 | Issue Brief/Audio/Presentation Material/Report/Video
Health policy experts discuss various care management programs which seek to reduce costs while enhancing quality for people with complex health care needs. Patients with complex health care needs account for a high percentage of annual medical ex ...
Socioeconomic Status and Utilization of Health Care Services in Canada and the United States
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article compares the effect of socioeconomic status on consumption of health care services in Canada and the United States. Canada offers universal health care while the United States has a more complex mix of private and public insurance, and previous research has indicated that socioeconomic status is more likely to effect health care use in the United States than in Canada.
Muddling Through Elegantly
September 1, 1997 | Commentary
Finding the Proper Balance in Rationing
2004 Annual Report President's Message: Holding the Needle on True North
April 1, 2005 | Annual Report
In the 2004 President's Message, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey describes being on the front lines of patient care at a community health clinic in New Brunswick, N.J.