Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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The Web-Based Health Equity and Prevention Primer Project
November 24, 2010 | Program Result
Staff at the Prevention Institute developed the Web-based Health Equity and Prevention Primer, which trains public health practitioners to advocate for public policies that reverse the environmental causes of health disparities.
The Growing Burden of Chronic Disease in America
May 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Experts estimate that by 2020 almost half of all Americans will have a chronic illness and 24 percent will have more than one. But how prevalent are chronic conditions today? This study addressed that question using the 1998 Medical Expenditure Pane ...
Doughnut Holes and Price Controls
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 ...
Partnership for Solutions: Better Lives for People with Chronic Conditions
July 1, 2006 | Program Result
Partnership for Solutions was an initiative to improve the care and quality of life for the more than 125 million Americans with chronic health conditions.