Real Stories, Real Reforms
September 30, 2013 | Issue Brief
This report documents eight families' efforts to navigate the health insurance system and demonstrates how the ACA has already begun improving peoples' coverage options and access to care.
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ABCs of the ACA: Bill and Barack Explain it all for You
September 27, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
In a recent LinkedIn blog post, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey reflects on a Clinton Global Initiative chat about the ACA between Presidents Clinton and Obama.
Do You Speak Affordable Care Act?
September 4, 2013 | New Public Health Post
A recent survey by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) found that more than half of about 1,000 American adults polled could not correctly define common health insurance financial terms.
Health Reform Analysis
Research, analysis, and commentary to help policy-makers, stakeholders, and consumers understand and implement health reform.
HealthCare.gov
June 25, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is rolling out a new website designed to help people understand their insurance choices and select coverage that best suits their needs when open enrollment begins on October 1st.
Restructuring Medicare
June 20, 2013 | Issue Brief
This brief explores the options that have been discussed for redesigning Medicare cost-sharing and the potential impact on beneficiaries.
Where Supply Meets Demand: Why Medical Students Should Aim Their Sights at Primary Care
June 18, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The one date that should bear the most gravity in the minds of medical students is October 1st.
An Ambitious Effort to Get Americans Covered
June 17, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
A grassroots, consumer-driven campaign, “Get Covered America” will educate Americans about new opportunities to obtain affordable health insurance in advance of open enrollment season this fall.
The Politics of Truth, Myth, and Health Policies
May 2, 2013 | Story
Political scientist Brendan Nyhan, PhD, a RWJF Scholar in Health Policy Research, 2009–11, has focused his research on the origins and spread of misinformation in public discourse, especially on issues of health reform and health practice.
The Right Place at the Right Time
May 2, 2013 | Story
Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, an RWJF Scholar in Health Policy Research,1995–97, has emerged as one of the nation’s leading researchers and commentators on health care and health care issues in the Obama era.