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May 2, 2013 | Story
An interest in health care inequities led Helen Levy, PhD, an alumna of the RWJF Scholars in Health Policy Research program, to study insurance coverage, health literacy, and health care decision making among low-income and elderly individuals.
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
While children with persistent asthma symptoms are treated similarly regardless of insurance status, insured children with intermittent symptoms are more likely than uninsured children to be diagnosed and receive treatment, suggesting insuring more asthmatic children is unlikely to result in treatment cost savings.
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 ...
September 8, 2011 | Journal Article
By funding diverse research and furthering its dissemination, RWJF helps inform policy-makers, key health care stakeholders and the public.
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 ...
March 8, 2011 | Story
Peter Arno, Ph.D., cites long-term declines in mortality rates as evidence of Social Security's role in keeping older Americans healthy for longer.
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study compares the quality of diabetes care by insurance type in federally funded community health centers.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examined the relationship between health care utilization and the status of children's health insurance over the course of one year. While considerable research addresses the effect of insurance status on children's health care, less is known about children who have health insurance at some times and not at others.
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Children of U.S. farm workers are three times more likely to be uninsured than other U.S. children. Data from a national study of farm workers suggest this disparity can be addressed through insurance reform and outreach programs.
March 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Americans have been urged for several decades to view Social Security and Medicare as political relics—both unaffordable and unfair in light of contemporary demographic and fiscal circumstances and the practices of modern financial markets and moder ...