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Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
Replicating High-Quality Medical Organizations
February 10, 2010 | Commentary
Restructuring the U.S. health care delivery system to provide the kind of coordinated, patient-centered care that high-quality medical care organizations are now achieving will require new organizational arrangements, strong primary care and effective team performance.
Government Payment for Health Care
December 2, 2010 | Commentary
The United States has extremely costly health care relative to countries with national health insurance because of the role of special interests in the American political system and because of a lack of emphasis on redistribution of resources.
An "Architectural Digest"
March 25, 2009 | Issue Brief/Commentary
Covering America: A Timely Reprise
Reflections from Alice Rivlin, Jacob Hacker and Christine Ferguson
March 25, 2009 | Issue Brief/Commentary
Covering America project participants Alice Rivlin, Jacob Hacker and Christine Ferguson reflect on ways Covering America's work can contribute to today's health reform debate.
Muddling Through Elegantly
September 1, 1997 | Commentary
Finding the Proper Balance in Rationing
Universal Health Care Coverage
March 1, 2007 | Commentary
Some advocates of health care reform argue for a single-payer system, while others prefer reliance on the market and insurance subsidies. This article suggests that a hybrid approach has the potential to achieve both universal coverage and improved efficiency.
Narrative vs Evidence-Based Medicine--And, Not Or
November 9, 2011 | Commentary
Stories help the public make sense of population-based scientific evidence.
Expert Reflection
October 1, 2011 | Commentary
Making judgments about how much a person could pay for health insurance is difficult?even for an expert panel member.
Policy Options to Improve Discharge Planning and Reduce Rehospitalization
January 19, 2011 | Commentary
Short hospital stays, rehospitalizations and transitions among health care settings have become increasingly common. Financial policy changes should be implemented to incentivize longer hospital stays and better-coordinated post-discharge care.
The Need for Improved Surveillance of Occupational Disease and Injury
March 10, 2010 | Commentary
This commentary examines the history of occupational disease and injury surveillance. The authors discuss the early days of federal surveillance efforts, examine barriers to reporting, and assess the current state of federal and state oversight