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April 24, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
An appendectomy in California could cost anywhere from $1,500 to more than $180,000, even at the same hospital or within the same county, according to a study led by RWJF Physician Faculty Scholar Renee Y. Hsia, MD, MSc. The study, published this we ...
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Higher fees, rather than factors such as higher practice costs, volume of services, or tuition expenses, are the main drivers of higher U.S. health care spending, particularly in orthopedics.
October 21, 2011 | Story
A Profile of R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, 2001-2011.
February 13, 2013 | Story
A three-time RWJF grantee leads a plan that will save billions in the nation’s largest Medicaid system—using tools in the Affordable Care Act and RWJF support.
May 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: Alejandra Casillas, MD, MPH, an RWJF Clinical Scholar, ...
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health examined the mix of services provided to consumers enrolled in alternative types of managed-care plans.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
Dartmouth Medical School conducted a study to compare the practice styles of generalist and specialist physicians. They assessed whether generalists and specialists differed in resources deployed to treat illnesses and responses to financial incentives.