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July 25, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The day I received my college health insurance card in the mail, that flimsy piece of laminated paper with my name on it, I vividly remember thinking, “Wow. I’m allowed to be sick.” During my time at college I never got sick, nor injured in a seriou ...
March 13, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Q&A with Freelancers Union's Sara Horowitz on Modernizing Health Insurance
February 24, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Freelancers Union Expands Affordable and Stable Coverage for Independent Workers
August 5, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
A study published in the August 2011 issue of Health Affairs finds that physician practices in the United States spend significantly more time and money interacting with payers than their counterparts in Canada. For nurses and medical assistants, th ...
November 26, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The RWJF Human Capital Blog asked scholars and fellows from a few of its programs to consider what the election results will mean for health and health care in the United States.
August 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Peter Ubel conducts an unscripted interview with his twelve-year-old son to see how easily a middle schooler can understand the rationale for incentivizing people to buy health insurance.
February 7, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
In late January, the nation’s second-largest health insurer announced a new initiative designed to improve care and reduce costs by raising reimbursements for primary care. WellPoint will provide additional revenue to primary care providers for “non ...
February 4, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Congratulations to RWJF Community Health Leader Judi Hilman (2008) for being named Families USA’s Consumer Health Advocate of the Year. Hilman is executive director of the Utah Health Policy Project, which assures quality, affordable, comprehensive ...
November 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The RWJF Human Capital Blog asked scholars and fellows from a few of its programs to consider what the election results will mean for health and health care in the United States.
November 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The United States will need 52,000 additional primary care physicians by 2025 to meet from population growth, population aging and insurance expansion.