by Hillary Regan | May 7, 2015 | Learn
In a New Yorker article this week, Atul Gawande revisits McAllen, Texas. In 2009, Gawande pointed out that Medicare spent about $7,000 more per person annually than the national average in McAllen, sparking a flurry of activity to figure out what was behind the high...
by Hillary Regan | May 7, 2015 | Learn
Just over five years ago, the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. While it is too soon to fully assess the law’s effects, a Health Policy Report in the New England Journal of Medicine by The Commonwealth Fund’s David Blumenthal, M.D., Melinda Abrams, and Rachel...
by Hillary Regan | Apr 30, 2015 | Learn
As we approach the 50th anniversary of Medicare this summer, The Commonwealth Fund is launching a new series of publications to assess its historic accomplishments, examine its most pressing challenges, and explore options for strengthening and improving the program...
by Hillary Regan | Apr 29, 2015 | Learn
The numbers are in: It appears that Oregon consumers were fairly price sensitive when it came to choosing health plans this year. Read more about it...
by Hillary Regan | Apr 27, 2015 | Learn
A group of Oregon researchers have issued what amounts to an indictment of pharmaceutical industry pricing, with a new study showing that people with multiple sclerosis have been hit with skyrocketing bills for medicines introduced long ago. Read more about it...
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