Recommended Pages at commonwealthfund.org
Explaining High Health Care Spending in the United States: An International Comparison of Supply, Utilization, Prices, and Quality - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “This Commonwealth Fund analysis of 13 industrialized countries finds the U.S. spends far more on health care than any other country. However this high spending cannot be attributed to higher income, an older population, or greater supply or utilization of hospitals and doctors. Instead, the findings suggest the higher spending is more likely due to higher prices and perhaps more readily accessible technology and greater obesity.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on May 3, 2012 at 9:30 pm By:
Jessie Gruman Doctor, Health Advocate, and PhD
U.S. care costs more but not better quality—international comparison. Explanation/discussion [report. @commonwealthfnd] http://t.co/GHrjq0rr
Gaps in Health Insurance: Why So Many Americans Experience Breaks in Coverage and How the Affordable Care Act Will Help - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “One-quarter of adults ages 19 to 64 experienced a gap in their health insurance in 2011, with a majority remaining uninsured for one year or more, according to the The Commonwealth Fund Health Insurance Tracking Survey of U.S. Adults.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on April 19, 2012 at 6:22 pm By:
Community Catalyst Health Organization
RT @shrivercenter: One quarter of adults aged 19 to 64 experienced a gap in health insurance coverage in 2011: http://t.co/6ZuQE7vt
Effort to Keep Nursing Facility Patients Out of Hospital - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “Effort to Keep Nursing Facility Patients Out of Hospital - The Commonwealth Fund” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2012 at 4:00 pm By:
Jessie Gruman Doctor, Health Advocate, and PhD
Avoiding preventable hospitalizations for nursing home patients: two important developments: @commonwealthfnd, http://t.co/jyDOu6Aa
Quality of Care and Medicare Spending at the State Level - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “Quality of Care and Medicare Spending at the State Level - The Commonwealth Fund” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on March 21, 2012 at 11:42 am By:
Juliet Mavromatis Physician, Doctor, and Internist
@baldheadted: Medicare spending and quality of care by State http://t.co/TwB6P44B I'd like to see chronic illness burden by state with it
Recession Employer Trend - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “The enormous loss of jobs between 2007 and 2010 exacerbated a long-term trend of fewer Americans having employment-based health insurance.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on March 19, 2012 at 6:01 pm By:
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn - healthythinker Health Social Media
It's not #healthreform #hcreform #ACA that has led to erosion of employer-sponsored #healthcare - it's the #recession http://t.co/XA0OrttO
Chronic Illness Self-Management While Living Alone in Later Life: A Systematic Integrative Review - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “Older adults living on their own are a vulnerable and growing health care population. In addition to lacking social support and financial security, they often contend with complex multiple chronic conditions and limitation in physical mobility.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on March 16, 2012 at 7:00 pm By:
Jessie Gruman Doctor, Health Advocate, and PhD
"Chronic disease self-mgmnt approaches must be tailored to needs of older people living alone" - @Commonwealthfund: http://t.co/HsvbLeJc
Rising to the Challenge: Results from a Scorecard on Local Health Performance, 2012 - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “Rising to the Challenge: Results from a Scorecard on Local Health Performance, 2012 - The Commonwealth Fund” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on March 14, 2012 at 5:30 pm By:
Jessie Gruman Doctor, Health Advocate, and PhD
Variation in access & care experiences: results from health performance scorecard + interactive map—@commonwealthfnd: http://t.co/LK8Yh7DY
Rising to the Challenge: Results from a Scorecard on Local Health Performance, 2012 - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “Rising to the Challenge: Results from a Scorecard on Local Health Performance, 2012 - The Commonwealth Fund” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on March 14, 2012 at 2:14 pm By:
Eli Camhi Health IT and Social Worker
Rising to the Challenge: Results from a Scorecard on Local Health Performance, 2012 The Commonwealth Fund: http://t.co/FwwjB1D8 via @AddThis
Toward a High Performance Health Care System for Vulnerable Populations: Funding for Safety-Net Hospitals - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “This new report prepared for The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System offers a series of recommendations to help shore up safety-net hospitals and ensure they can continue to provide high-quality care to low-income, vulnerable patients once the health reform law is fully implemented.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on March 9, 2012 at 10:30 pm By:
Wiley Health Medical Health Site
Recommendations to Strengthen Safety-Net Hospitals Under Health Reform http://t.co/fBxs6rsD
How Report Cards on Physicians, Physician Groups, and Hospitals Can Have Greater Impact on Consumer Choices - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “In this Commonwealth Fund-supported study, researchers synthesize the views of experts and stakeholders on what needs to be done to make physician report cards more useful and the challenges that must be overcome to improve them.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on March 6, 2012 at 5:00 pm By:
Zack (Sholem) Berger Physician, Doctor, and Internist
How do we make healthcare report cards better? http://t.co/obfe3iwo @Health_Affairs
The Income Divide in Health Care: How the Affordable Care Act Will Help Restore Fairness to the U.S. Health System - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “Adults in low- and moderate-income families are more likely to be uninsured, to lack a regular source of health care, and to struggle to get the health care they need compared to those in higher-income families, according to this new Commonwealth Fund survey.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on February 7, 2012 at 3:08 pm By:
Commonwealth Fund: The income divide in health care and how the ACA will restore fairness. http://t.co/lgEJEk57
Bending the Health Care Cost Curve - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “Health care spending in 2009 and 2010 grew at the slowest rates in 50 years. This startling news was largely attributed to the shrinking economy. In a new blog post, Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis suggests that lower longer-term projections point to a shift in the health system.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on January 20, 2012 at 3:37 pm By:
Atul Gawande Physician, Doctor, and Surgeon
Karen Davis post: CMS sees slower health cost rise for decade. Either #s were too high or tectonic plates are shifting http://t.co/W7DSXvNP
Essential Health Benefits - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “In a new blog post on the HHS's proposed approach to minimum coverage standards, Sara Collins says it will be critical that HHS balance the desire of states and health insurers to determine what benefits are included with the law’s intended goal of providing consumers and employers with comprehensive health insurance coverage options.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on January 3, 2012 at 6:00 pm By:
elaine schattner Oncologist, Hematologist, Physician, Doctor, and Internist
MT @jessiegruman: Cheat sheet on essential health benefits: Concise summary - @SaraCollins_, @CommonwealthFnd Blog - http://t.co/REAmpE5v
Essential Health Benefits - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “In a new blog post on the HHS's proposed approach to minimum coverage standards, Sara Collins says it will be critical that HHS balance the desire of states and health insurers to determine what benefits are included with the law’s intended goal of providing consumers and employers with comprehensive health insurance coverage options.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on December 25, 2011 at 2:08 pm By:
Lynn Kosegi - MModal Health Advocate and Health IT
Must Read: Essential Health Benefits - The Commonwealth Fund: http://t.co/bEpexwok via @AddThis
Duration of a Well-Child Visit: Association with Content, Family-Centeredness, and Satisfaction - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “In this Commonwealth Fund–supported study, authors examined the length of well-child visits and its relationship with the content of the visit and parents’ satisfaction with care.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on December 19, 2011 at 9:00 pm By:
Jessie Gruman Doctor, Health Advocate, and PhD
Length of well-child visit associated w/family-centeredness/satisfaction: free click-through to study—@commonwealthfnd: http://t.co/eV9jUeFs
