May 20, 2009 - At a particularly difficult point in their lives, disabled individuals must wait two years before they are eligible to begin receiving Medicare benefits--a delay that can block access to needed care and relief from financial pressures.
Perspectives on Health Reform Brief
January 26, 2009 - David Blumenthal, M.D., the new federal health IT coordinator, describes how the federal government can help providers overcome the financial, technical, and logistical obstacles to adoption of health IT.
Perspectives on Health Reform Brief
January 8, 2009 - In this essay, Columbia University's Sherry Glied, Ph.D., calls for using the upcoming reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) as means to achieve universal coverage for U.S. children.
Perspectives on Health Reform Brief