Consumer Confidence in Health Care Rises Sharply in October
November 22, 2009 | News Release
People's concerns about losing their health insurance coverage ease; Americans say they feel more secure in their ability to obtain and afford future care.
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"Better Ways to Pay for Health Care" Recommended by National Health Care Quality Coalition
November 13, 2009 | News Release
Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement report describes ways to improve health care quality and control costs.
Special Issue of Medical Journal Explores Latino Health and Health Care
October 28, 2009 | News Release
New facts uncovered to advance health care systems and policy for U.S. Latinos.
Hospitals That Care for Poor Patients Face Digital Divide Without Federal Help
October 26, 2009 | News Release
First national look at electronic health records in hospitals that serve the poor shows effect of lagging adoption rates on quality.
Finding Answers Awards More Than $1.5 Million to Evaluate Interventions Aimed at Reducing Gaps in Health Care Among U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups
October 19, 2009 | News Release
Seven grants given to organizations with demonstrated abilities to develop and test interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care.
Majority of Physicians Support Health Reform that Includes Both Public and Private Insurance Options
September 14, 2009 | News Release
Study published by the New England Journal of Medicine shows strong physician support for mixed public-private proposal.
New Census Bureau Estimate of 46.3 Million Uninsured Attests to Growing Problem
September 10, 2009 | News Release/Story
The number of Americans who don’t have health insurance coverage is large and that it’s growing over time.
Health Care Policy Experts Release Steps for Containing Costs and Improving Value in Health Care
September 1, 2009 | News Release
Proposal Includes Accountable Payment Systems, Insurance Reform and Personal Responsibility
RWJF Selects 15 Hospitals to Participate in National Quality Improvement Collaboratives
August 25, 2009 | News Release
Part of RWJF's "Aligning Forces for Quality" program, the efforts focus on improving quality of cardiac care for African-American and Hispanic patients, and more effective language services for patients who speak little English.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Institute of Medicine Launch Unprecedented Initiative on the Future of Nursing in America
July 14, 2009 | News Release
Committee led by Donna Shalala and Linda Burnes Bolton to develop blueprint for expanded access to quality care through better use of nurses.