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October 1, 2012 | Report
The managed care backlash of the 1990s combined with rising health expenditures led to the creation of consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs), which place greater responsibility for health care decision-making in the hands of consumers. CDHPs are in ...
Reed Tuckson, MD, is the Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs at the UnitedHealth Group. We sat down with Tuckson to discuss the potential for better integration of public health and health care.
July 30, 2012 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine analyzed the impact of new health plans in Maine and Massachusetts that were designed to cover uninsured residents, as part of State Health Access Reform Evaluation, an RWJF national program.
September 22, 2010 | Issue Brief
Disruptive innovations in health care have the potential to decrease costs while improving both the quality and accessibility of care.
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
An expert panel expressed divergent opinions about what constitutes affordability of health insurance premiums under the ACA.
September 8, 2011 | Journal Article
The long-term trend of consolidation among U.S. health plans has raised providers' concerns that the concentration of health plan markets can depress their prices.
October 21, 2011 | Story
A Profile of R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, 2001-2011.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
High copayments for medical services can cause patients to underuse essential therapies.
October 29, 2009 | Story
Click on the links to read about a forum examining why it takes an average of 17 years for our nation's health care system to widely adopt some promising discoveries, and the latest work of the Initiative on the Future of Nursing.
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
In examining health care utilization, consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) appeared to exert most of their influence in the first year with CDHP enrollees making fewer office visits than did PPO (preferred provider organization) enrollees.