Assuring Access to Care Under Health Reform
October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This brief discusses four possible avenues for change that can help meet expected demand under the ACA and the workforce policies that could contribute to their success.
Health Reform
You are now viewing 1 - 10 of 81 results
Sort results by:
What is the Evidence on Health Reform in Massachusetts and how Might the Lessons from Massachusetts Apply to National Health Reform?
June 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Providing evidence of the possible gains under national health reform, Massachusetts' 2006 health reform initiative has improved health care access, use, affordability and quality.
Health Care's All-American Journey
April 1, 2010 | Annual Report
The 2009 Annual President's Message from Risa Lavizzo-Mourey speaks to how the Foundation's efforts will continue to further our mission—to improve the health and health care of all Americans—and will support progress toward the implementation of health care reform.
Implementing Health Reform at the State Level
March 10, 2011 | Journal Article
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) promises to improve access to coverage and care for two vulnerable groups: low-income persons who are excluded by a lack of resources, and chronically ill and disabled people who are excluded by the dysfunction of our existing insurance and care delivery systems.
Age Rating Under Comprehensive Health Care Reform
October 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This brief quantifies the impact of age rating and implications for coverage, costs and household financial burdens.
Lessons for Health Reform from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
August 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
How elements of the nation's largest employer-sponsored health plan might serve as a model for reform.
Assuring Health Coverage for Rural Residents Through Health Reform
October 30, 2009 | Report
An analysis looks at why residents of rural areas have higher uninsurance rates than their urban counterparts and how to remedy that.
The Road to Reform
January 1, 2009 | Annual Report
"The American people expect improving health and health care to be among the top priority items at the top of the national agenda," states Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., RWJF president and CEO, in the 2008 Annual Report. Lavizzo-Mourey, discusses the symptoms of an ailing health care system, offering a clear-cut, principled, evidence-driven Blueprint for Change in the 2008 President's Message.
How We Can Pay for Health Care Reform
July 1, 2009 | Report
A new analysis shows that savings from many popular health reform ideas would finance the lion's share of the cost of comprehensive health care reform.
Massachusetts Health Reform
January 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
In a new analysis by the Urban Institute, researchers John Holahan and Linda Blumberg summarize the state's accomplishments, examine the challenges, and suggest four options for addressing long-term costs.