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Newsroom - Current news and resources on healthcare issues
Healthcare System Issues:
- Election 2008 - Commonwealth Fund and Kaiser Foundation compare Obama and McCain Health Plans. Distinct and dramatic differences to re-structure US health insurance coverage.
- The Commonwealth Fund National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance recommendations provide an opportunity to save an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 lives and $50 billion to $100 billion annually.
- Health System Performance - A state by state report from the Commonwealth Fund. Is it time for you to consider moving to another state in the interest of your health?
- "A High-Performing System for Well Child Care - A Vision for the Future" from the Commonwealth Fund (10/2006). Click on the Title for the Executive Summary. Click here to read the complete report.
- Medicare Part D - Is it working? What do the experts say? This article provides access to recently published commentaries and studies in the New England Journal of Medicine. All Member comments are welcome after reading. We will publish selected comments to keep you informed. Please send comments to the Webmaster.
- Medicare Advantage Plans - Do these alternatives to traditional fee-for-service Medicare Plans cost the federal government less, provide quality of care, and lower out-of-pocket costs to Medicare beneficiaries? Not so, according to the Commonwealth Fund. Learn more by clicking on the Title.
- Aging and Health in America 2007 report released by the CDC presents national data available on 15 key health indicators for older adults related to health status, health behaviors, preventive care and screening, and injuries. Look up your own state on an innovative interactive chart, or compare with 2004 data.
- Growing Older in America: The Health & Retirement Study from the National Institute of Aging. A comprehensive, longitudinal study of the health and economic circumstances of over 20,000 seniors (men and women over age 50) since 1992. (February 2008)
- Assisted Living Facilities, and other long-term care facilities, e.g. nursing homes and residential settings - evaluate using newly published AHRQ tools
- HHS Secretary Leavitt reports federal activity to "change the culture in health care to achieve better value, quality, and affordability". (August 2007)
- Mistake Proofing the Design of Health Care Processes - from AHRQ - strategies for eliminating preventable errors to improve quality of care. (May 2007)
Media resources to improve your Quality of Life
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