Synthesis project
The Synthesis Project is an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to produce user-friendly briefs and reports that synthesize research findings on perennial health policy questions. These products give policy-makers reliable information and new insights to inform complex policy decisions.
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Care Management of Patients with Complex Health Care Needs
This report from the Synthesis Project explores the various care management programs which seek to reduce costs and enhance quality for people with complex health care needs.
Cost Savings and Cost-effectiveness of Preventive Care
This synthesis provides policy-makers with a framework for evaluating the cost-effectiveness literature and investigates the economic evidence for investing in clinical preventive care.
High and Rising Health Care Costs
This synthesis sheds light on the driving forces behind health care spending and examines the reasons why health care costs continue to rise.
Emergency Department Utilization and Capacity
This synthesis addresses questions about the performance and sustainability of hospital EDs and what patterns of ED utilization reveal about the functioning of the U.S. health sector overall.
Tax Subsidies for Private Health Insurance - July 2009 Update
This brief is an update of a previous synthesis report published in 2003, and presents essential information about the structure and distribution of existing tax subsidies for ESI and the implications for policy options.