September 21, 2012 -
Mike Farrar, chief executive of the U.K.'s National Health Service Confederation, talks with Nuffield Trust senior fellow in health policy Ruth Thorlby about what he believes are the key goals of the Health and Social Care Act, the U.K's health reform law.
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September 17, 2012 -
In this video, part of new health reform series, Melinda Abrams, vice president for the Patient-Centered Coordinated Care Program, explains how primary care doctors' visits are changing. She outlines the problems many people have with today’s primary care, and how the medical home—an approach to primary care supported by the Affordable Care Act—is improving access and quality of care while lowering costs.
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August 1, 2012 -
In this episode of The Commonwealth Fund-supported CUNY-TV program "Talking Health," A. John Blair III, M.D., president of Taconic IPA, and Melinda K. Abrams, vice president of the Patient–Centered Coordinated Care Program at The Commonwealth Fund, discuss the success of medical homes.
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March 14, 2012 -
A new Commonwealth Fund report ranks 306 local areas across the U.S. on indicators of health system performance. Watch for report highlights and commentary from report coauthor Cathy Schoen of The Commonwealth Fund.
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January 4, 2012 -
Watch highlights of the health ministers' roundtable discussion from The Commonwealth Fund's 14th International Symposium on Health Care Policy.
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December 5, 2011 -
The Hon. Annette Widmann-Mauz, Parliamentary State Secretary for Health for Germany, delivers the keynote speech, "Realizing the Promise of Health Reform: A Health Care System for the 21st Century," at The Commonwealth Fund 2011 International Symposium on Health Care Policy.
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December 5, 2011 -
David Blumenthal delivers the John M. Eisenberg, M.D., International Lecture, "Driving Health System Transformation: Insights and Inspiration," at The Commonwealth Fund 2011 International Symposium on Health Care Policy.
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November 8, 2011 -
At this Oct. 18 2011 briefing, The Commonwealth Fund's Karen Davis and Cathy Schoen presented findings from Why Not the Best? Results from the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2011. Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System chair David Blumenthal, M.D., and commission member Maureen Bisognano responded to the research.
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October 11, 2011 -
This episode of "Talking Health," airing on CUNY-TV in October 2011, features interviews with Larry Minnix of LeadingAge and Lynn Friss Feinberg of the AARP Public Policy Institute.
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September 9, 2011 -
On September 8, 2011 AARP held a Solutions Forum highlighting the findings of "Raising Expectations: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports." Speakers included: Susan Reinhard, AARP Senior Vice President for Public Policy; Mary Jane Koren, M.D., Vice President, The Commonwealth Fund; and Bruce Chernof, M.D., President and CEO, The SCAN Foundation; as well as state and federal officials and national experts in caregiving and LTSS policy.
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May 24, 2011 -
See highlights of the health ministers' roundtable discussion from The Commonwealth Fund's 13th International Symposium on Health Care Policy.
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May 4, 2011 -
The Commonwealth Fund is sponsoring a five-year demonstration program to help 65 low-income or safety net clinics in five states transform into patient-centered medical homes. Program administrators and participants discuss their progress in this video.
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March 16, 2011 -
This episode of the Commonwealth Fund-supported CUNY-TV program "Talking Health," "Health Care: Cost vs. Income," focuses on how effectively the health reform law will reduce health care costs for individuals, businesses, and providers.
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February 8, 2011 -
The 2011 State Scorecard on Child Health System Performance showed wide variation among states in health insurance coverage, the affordability of care, receipt of preventive care and treatment, and the opportunity for children to lead healthy lives. Scorecard authors Cathy Schoen and Ed Schor discuss how lower-performing states can learn from the best states and meet achievable benchmarks.
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November 24, 2010 -
The Honorable Robert A. Petzel, M.D., Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs gave the John M. Eisenberg, M.D., International Lecture, "Transforming Health Care Systems: A Vision for the Future," on November 18, at the 2010 Commmonwealth Fund International Health Policy and Practice Symposium in Washington, D.C.
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