In an Oct. 28 blog post on affordability, Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis looked at the differences in the provisions of the bills that affect premiums and out-of-pocket costs for individuals, families, and employers.
In a Nov. 5 blog post, Commonwealth Fund senior research advisor Douglas McCarthy, the lead author of Aiming Higher: Results from a State Scorecard on Health System Performance, 2009, says the 2009 State Scorecard shows that in areas of health system performance where the nation has made a commitment to reporting and improving performance, we see dramatic improvements. McCarthy suggests ways to make such improvements the norm across all areas of health care.
In a Nov. 5 blog post, Commonwealth Fund senior research advisor Douglas McCarthy, the lead author of Aiming Higher: Results from a State Scorecard on Health System Performance, 2009, says the 2009 State Scorecard shows that in areas of health system performance where the nation has made a commitment to reporting and improving performance, we see dramatic improvements. McCarthy suggests ways to make such improvements the norm across all areas of health care.
