May 16, 2013
|
Culture of Health
Post
In a post on the social networking site LinkedIn, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, says investing in wellness is one of the smartest business decisions a firm can make.
May 15, 2013
|
Issue Brief
Consumers Union report explores responses to a new tax credit brochure in an effort to help consumers understand premium tax credits.
May 6, 2013
|
Story
Researchers take a look at the recent slowdown in the growth of health care spending and question whether this slowdown is temporary or here to stay.
May 6, 2013
|
Report
A review of trends in health spending growth over the last decade show that growth began to slow well before the most recent recession, according to researchers at the Urban Institute.
May 6, 2013
|
Journal Article
This study examines two factors that might account for slower health spending: job loss and benefit changes that shifted more costs to insured people.
May 6, 2013
|
Journal Article
This is the first empirical study to investigate whether supplemental Medicare coverage is associated with higher rates of spending growth over time.
April 29, 2013
|
Report
Experts recommend solutions for closing the gaps in quality and efficiency of health care.
April 18, 2013
|
Report
The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends ways to contain health care spending while improving the quality and affordability of care.
April 18, 2013
|
Issue Brief
A proposal to limit the ballooning costs of Medicaid would put a cap on the amount of federal spending per beneficiary. Critics contend that a per capita cap would shift costs to the states and thereby limit access to care.
April 11, 2013
|
News Release
This report shows that health insurance coverage from an employer declined significantly from 2000 to 2011, likely due to costs.