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February 1, 2010 | Report
A 2010 update of the RWJF’s 2002 chartbook, Chronic Care: Making the Case for Ongoing Care examines the impact of chronic conditions on individuals and their caregivers, as well as the inadequacies of the U.S. health care system to meet their needs.
July 1, 2004 | Journal Article
In 2003 citizens of Canada, the United Kingdom, and France paid an average of 34-59 percent of what Americans paid for a similar market basket of pharmaceuticals. This paper explores some issues surrounding the infamous "doughnut hole" in the new Me ...
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs examined how Medicare beneficiaries fared after their health maintenance organizations (HMOs) closed, forcing them to seek new insurance coverage.
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
Laguna Research Associates under the direction of Nelda McCall studied the initial impact of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) on Medicare beneficiaries, home health agencies and the health care system overall.
August 1, 1998 | Program Result
Georgetown University assisted in identifying how RWJF could help organizations strengthen consumer information and education initiatives that would be undertaken in local communities to help residents understand Medicare+Choice.
April 12, 2011 | Report
Chronicallyill Medicare patients spent fewer days in the hospital and received more hospice care in 2007 than they did in 2003, but at the same time there was an increase in the intensity of care for patients who were hospitalized, according to a Dartmouth Atlas Project report.
January 17, 2011 | Program Result
The Health Insurance Reform Project worked with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help design a program to improve the quality of care and life for people with multiple chronic illnesses.
February 16, 2009 | News Release
Typical primary care physician must coordinate care with 229 other physicians in 117 practices.
July 31, 2008 | Program Result
In a survey of more than 2,100 dual Medicare/Medicaid enrollees in six states, researchers found that 25 percent of all hospitalizations within one year were preventable.
April 7, 2008 | News Release
The Fix? A Major Overhaul of Medicare.