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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.
July 1, 2012 | Annual Report
In her July 2012 message, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey examines the challenges that confront the nation in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act.
June 20, 2012 | Report
The purpose of these scenarios is to help leaders in health and health care apply a futures perspective to their own work, and to access the kind of creativity and dynamism that can lead to surprising success.
January 14, 2013 | Journal Article
A call to change the method of calculating federal contributions to state Medicaid programs that more accurately takes into account individual—and changing—state economic circumstances
April 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
In most developed countries, there is a direct correlation between health care spending and life expectancy. Yet the United States, one of the wealthiest and most industrialized countries in the world, defies this norm.
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.
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Consumers may be exposed to significant unexpected and unreasonable out-of-pocket costs due to lack of accurate information on network participation and cost transparency.
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This paper analyzes the effect of the Massachusetts health care reform on reported health care utilization and outcomes by both synthesizing the existing research and providing new evidence using the National Health Interview Survey.
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.
January 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Some policy-makers, backed by physicians and insurers, advocate tough federal limits on medical malpractice lawsuits as a means to curb the nation’s relentlessly rising health spending.