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Aging

Old and Sick in America: There’s No One In Charge by Caroline Poplin, M.D., J.D.
Effective Leadership Improves Care of Older Adults by Amy Berman
The Aging Population: An Altarum Health Policy Roundtable Gives Voice to the Challenges of Elder Care by Barbara Bryant
Baby Boomers and the Demographic “Cannonball” by Barbara Bryant, Janice Lynch Schuster
Where I’d Put the Money: Quality of Life Investments for Frail and Disabled Elders by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Dignity-Driven Care as the Driver to Addressing Health Costs by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
Getting the Right Medications Before and After Hospital Discharge by Catherine Call, Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
What Does It Matter to You: Patient Activation and Good Health Outcomes by Janice Lynch Schuster
Resolving to Talk with Your Loved Ones About Aging with Dignity and Independence by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
Tell Me About It: Clinicians Must Work with Patients To Develop Good Care Plans by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Finding The Sweet Spot Where Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and System Integration Intersect by Joanne Kenen
After CLASS: A Long-Term Care Insurance System by Gloria Eldridge, Ph.D., Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
The Biggest Health Disparity of All: Control (Part 2) by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
The Biggest Health Disparity of All: Control (Part 1) by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
CLASS Act Gone, But Costs of Aging Remain by Gloria Eldridge, Ph.D.
Evidence-Based Interventions: Replicate or Adapt? by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Are We There Yet? A Look at the National Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
Where To For Hospice? by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Dignity as the Cornerstone to Better Care by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
The Rhinestone Cowboy Shows Us the Way by Janice Lynch Schuster
Community First Choice: Allowing Older Adults to Age with Dignity and Independence by Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.
Transitional Care Model: A Better Approach for High Risk or Chronically Ill by Joanne Kenen
Progress Needed on End-of-Life Care by Janice Lynch Schuster
The (Over)Use of Statin Drugs May be Preventive Medicine Gone Awry by Rochelle Sharpe
Some Seniors Are In For Sticker Shock on Drug Premiums by Kaiser Health News
Pill Popping - Or Pill Stopping? Polypharmacy's Impact on Older Patients by Joanne Kenen
Health Care Reform and Long-Term Care - The Beginning of System Redesign by Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.
Palliative Care - Difficult Conversations, Significant Results by Zack Cooper
AGE-ing GRACE-fully by Joanne Kenen
Was Health Reform A Game Changer for the Long-Term Care Industry? by Rachel Lee
How Health Reform Can Improve End-of-Life Care by Sydney Dy, M.D.
Cheap Political Victories and End of Life Care: A Better End for Anyone? by Janice Lynch Schuster

Behavioral Health

Can You Trust Your Gut? The Importance of Asking Your Audience in Health Communications by Heather Pierce
Prescription Drug Abuse and Recovery—It Takes a Village by Amarie Campbell
Gambling With Your Health—Literally by Diana Williams, Keith S. Whyte
Behavioral Health: How Substance Use Disorders Fit into the Picture by Diana Williams, Melissa Connolly
HeartLink Program Reduces Hospital Readmissions by Joanne Kenen
What You Need to Know to Engage Patients...and Why by Howard Rosen

Care Transitions

Getting the Right Medications Before and After Hospital Discharge by Catherine Call, Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
What Does It Matter to You: Patient Activation and Good Health Outcomes by Janice Lynch Schuster
Coalition Building for Care Transitions: Communities Work to Help Frail Elders by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A., Janice Lynch Schuster

Childhood Obesity

Playful, Active and Healthy Cities: A New Partnership Between Let’s Move and Playful City USA by Danielle Marshall, MJ Kurs-Lasky
The Weight of the Nation: Bringing Researchers, Policymakers and the Public Together to Address the Issue by Sarah Lifsey
New Federal Transportation Spending Bill Could Jeopardize the Vitality of Our Communities by Sarah Lifsey
Healthy Food Choices and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by John E. Courtney, Ph.D.
Reducing Obesity and Achieving Health Equity Through CDC’s New Community Transformation Grants by Jessica McDuff
New WIC Food Package Widely Accepted, But Challenges Remain by Loren Bell, Stacy Gleason
One Step Past Prevention: New Tools to Limit the Incidence of Obesity by John E. Courtney, Ph.D.
The Knowledge Gap of Practices in Child Care Settings: Progress on the Horizon by Karah Mantinan, MPH, RD, Sarah Lifsey
Encouraging Risk in a Risk Adverse World by Danielle Marshall

Chronic Disease

Old and Sick in America: There’s No One In Charge by Caroline Poplin, M.D., J.D.
Viral Hepatitis: The Alarm is Sounding on a Silent Epidemic by Antigone Dempsey
Health Care: Dignity Is the Core of the Decent Care Values Approach by Jesse Milan, Jr., JD, Antigone Dempsey
Dignity-Driven Care as the Driver to Addressing Health Costs by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
Where You Live Shouldn’t Determine How Healthy You Are (But it Can) by Laura Segal
Reducing Obesity and Achieving Health Equity Through CDC’s New Community Transformation Grants by Jessica McDuff
AIDS 2012: The World is Invited, but Who Will Respond and Who Will Come? by Jesse Milan, Jr., JD
One Step Past Prevention: New Tools to Limit the Incidence of Obesity by John E. Courtney, Ph.D.
Cultural Differences in the Treatment of Pain by Hua Carroll, M.D.
Tell Me About It: Clinicians Must Work with Patients To Develop Good Care Plans by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Paying Patients to Take Drugs or Helping Them Make Informed Choices? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Seeing the Person Beyond the Patient by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
Finding The Sweet Spot Where Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and System Integration Intersect by Joanne Kenen
Healthier Americans for a Healthier Economy by Laura Segal
Evidence-Based Interventions: Replicate or Adapt? by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Are We There Yet? A Look at the National Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
Innovations in Caregiver Support During Hospice by Joanne Kenen
Where To For Hospice? by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Hospitals and “Post-Hospital” Care by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Dignity as the Cornerstone to Better Care by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
HeartLink Program Reduces Hospital Readmissions by Joanne Kenen
The Rhinestone Cowboy Shows Us the Way by Janice Lynch Schuster
Transitional Care Model: A Better Approach for High Risk or Chronically Ill by Joanne Kenen
Fighting a Silent Epidemic: A New Strategic Approach to Viral Hepatitis by Laura Segal
Where’s the Patient in the Patient-Centered Medical Home? by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
Progress Needed on End-of-Life Care by Janice Lynch Schuster
Paving the Way for Successful CLASS Implementation by Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.
The (Over)Use of Statin Drugs May be Preventive Medicine Gone Awry by Rochelle Sharpe
Restoring Children's Play: The Case for Unstructured Play and Its Connection to Better Health by Danielle Marshall
Pill Popping - Or Pill Stopping? Polypharmacy's Impact on Older Patients by Joanne Kenen
Going For the Gold (Star) in Health Care by Joanne Kenen
Living Large: Are Our Communities Making Us Fat? by Serena Vinter
AGE-ing GRACE-fully by Joanne Kenen
Give High School Students Healthy Transportation Choices, Too by Cong. Earl Blumenauer
Celebrating the Health Benefits of Biking by Cong. Earl Blumenauer

Community Health

Playful, Active and Healthy Cities: A New Partnership Between Let’s Move and Playful City USA by Danielle Marshall, MJ Kurs-Lasky
Effective Leadership Improves Care of Older Adults by Amy Berman
Patient Safety: We Expect Safety in Food, Toys and Travel. Why Not Medicine? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Local, State and the Federal Government Must Do More to Prevent Injuries by Laura Segal
New Federal Transportation Spending Bill Could Jeopardize the Vitality of Our Communities by Sarah Lifsey
Prescription Drug Abuse and Recovery—It Takes a Village by Amarie Campbell
Where I’d Put the Money: Quality of Life Investments for Frail and Disabled Elders by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Where You Live Shouldn’t Determine How Healthy You Are (But it Can) by Laura Segal
Playing Smart: Getting Started on Joint Use Agreements by Danielle Marshall
Paving the Way for Successful CLASS Implementation by Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.

Consumer Choice

Affordable Health Insurance: Employers Should Adopt Account-Based Health Plans to Keep Costs Down by Roy Ramthun
Health Savings Accounts and Reimbursement Arrangements Encourage Employer Group Health Coverage by Roy Ramthun
Three Purple Messages for Consumers by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
The New Normal In Health Insurance: High Deductibles by Kaiser Health News
Medical Overuse: More Care is Not Necessarily Better Care by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
More Information Is Not Always Better: Pulling Consumers Into Active Choices About Testing by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Activating Consumers with Financial Control: Lessons from Health Savings Accounts by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
On “the Myth of Runaway Health Spending”: Is the Crisis Really Ending? by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Are Consumers Ready to Transform Health Care? If Not Now, When? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
The Walmart Opportunity: Can Retailers Revamp Primary Care? by Kaiser Health News
Most Consumers Don't Ask About the Price of Health Care Services by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Paying Patients to Take Drugs or Helping Them Make Informed Choices? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
The Biggest Health Disparity of All: Control (Part 2) by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
The Biggest Health Disparity of All: Control (Part 1) by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Note to Consumers: The Rules in Health Care Are a Little Different by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Why Advocate for Consumer Choice in Health Care? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Informed Choices: A Critical Responsibility for Health Care Consumers by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Being a Consumer Isn’t Just About Money, It’s About Choice by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.

Costs & Economic Analysis

Is Health Spending Growth of “GDP+0” Sustainable? by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Medical Overuse: More Care is Not Necessarily Better Care by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
Physicians Wade Into Efforts To Curb Unnecessary Treatments by Kaiser Health News
Sustainable Health Spending Under the Ryan Path for Federal Non-Health Spending by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
On “the Myth of Runaway Health Spending”: Is the Crisis Really Ending? by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Cashews on the Hindenburg by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Where’s the Value in Innovation? by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
Experts Divided Over Recommendation To Screen Children For Cholesterol by Kaiser Health News
What Is “Sustainable” Health Spending? by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Thoughts on Robert Samuelson's "Cutting Health-Care Spending the Old-Fashioned Way" by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Most Consumers Don't Ask About the Price of Health Care Services by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Small Business and Exchanges: SHOP Till You Drop by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Our (Limited) Policy Toolbox for Slowing Health Care Spending Growth by Zack Cooper
Health Care Law Subsidies: A Tale of Two Cities by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
A Brief History of Health Spending Since 1965 by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Slowing Health Care Spending Is Crucial To Our Fiscal Future by Zack Cooper
PPACA and the Jobless Recovery by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Must We Bend the Health Care Employment Curve? by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Learning From a Policy Mishap in the English NHS by Zack Cooper
Bundled Payment, Transparency, and Market Competition: What's Under Wraps? by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
The Case for Tracking Health Spending as a Share of "Potential" GDP by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Being a Consumer Isn’t Just About Money, It’s About Choice by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Medicare Payments: Will Hospital Cost-Shifting Blunt the Impact of Reform? by Zack Cooper
Obesity: Weighing Down Our Economy by Laura Segal
How to Recognize a Bent Health Care Cost Curve by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
From California to the New York Island, a New Understanding of Higher Medicare Spending by Kaiser Health News
Public Support for Health Prevention is High, But Confidence in Government Efforts Remains Mixed by Joanne Kenen
Insurance Trade-Off: Reducing Premiums By Eliminating Expensive Doctors, Hospitals by Kaiser Health News
Small Business Health Care Wish List: Repeal and Replace by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
We Can’t Bend the Cost Curve Without Talking About Costs by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
It’s Our Down Economy That’s Driving Up Health Insurance Premiums by Zack Cooper
Shared Decision-Making: Ensuring the PPACA Really Makes Health Care Affordable and Sustainable by Michael D. Parkinson, M.D.
Reduce Prices, Bend the Cost Curve by Dennis Shea, Ph.D.
The Choice is Simple: Slow Health Care Spending or Raise Taxes by Zack Cooper
Health Reform - New Burdens for Small Business by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Health Care Costs, Health Savings Accounts, and a Transformed Health System by Paul Hughes-Cromwick
An Economist’s Perspective on Health Care Reform by Mark Zandi, Ph.D.
Evaluating the Obama Health Plan: We Need Both Short-Term Affordability and Long-Term Sustainability by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D., George Miller, Ph.D.

Health Disparities

Can You Trust Your Gut? The Importance of Asking Your Audience in Health Communications by Heather Pierce
Medicaid Expansion, States, and the Affordable Care Act: Red, Blue and Somewhere In Between by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
The Biggest Health Disparity of All: Control (Part 2) by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
The Biggest Health Disparity of All: Control (Part 1) by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Community Development: Creating Healthy Change, One Community at a Time by Danielle Marshall
Electronic Health Records for All: Will We Fulfill the Promise or Defer the Dream? by Ruth Perot
Going For the Gold (Star) in Health Care by Joanne Kenen
Combating PTSD and mTBI: Surfing the Second Wave of Telemental Health by Brad Smith, Ph.D
Health Information Technology: A Tool for Health Equity and System Transformation by Ruth Perot, Russell Davis, D.P.A., M.A.P.T.

Health Policy

Transformation of SNAP Education Will Contribute to Obesity Prevention by Valerie Long, Loren Bell
Is Health Spending Growth of “GDP+0” Sustainable? by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
The New Normal In Health Insurance: High Deductibles by Kaiser Health News
Medical Overuse: More Care is Not Necessarily Better Care by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
Where I’d Put the Money: Quality of Life Investments for Frail and Disabled Elders by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Health Care Transformation: Still a Work in Progress by Taylor Walsh
FDA’s Mini-Sentinel: Active Surveillance of Drug Safety by Miriam Fogelson
More Information Is Not Always Better: Pulling Consumers Into Active Choices About Testing by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Meeting the Health Needs of 21st Century Veterans by David Anderson
Health Care Law Blues: They Hear That Train a-Comin’ by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
The Health Law and the Supreme Court: A Primer for the Upcoming Oral Arguments by Kaiser Health News
AIDS 2012: The World is Invited, but Who Will Respond and Who Will Come? by Jesse Milan, Jr., JD
New WIC Food Package Widely Accepted, But Challenges Remain by Loren Bell, Stacy Gleason
Edging into the Center: Health Prevention, Improving the Research Process, and the Placebo Effect by Taylor Walsh
Where’s the Value in Innovation? by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
Experts Divided Over Recommendation To Screen Children For Cholesterol by Kaiser Health News
Are Consumers Ready to Transform Health Care? If Not Now, When? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Note to Consumers: The Rules in Health Care Are a Little Different by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Why Advocate for Consumer Choice in Health Care? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
A Brief History of Health Spending Since 1965 by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Health Reform – Many Americans Don’t Know What It Means by Joanne Kenen
Medicare Spending Tug of War Continues by Joanne Kenen
Informed Choices: A Critical Responsibility for Health Care Consumers by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Value-Based Health Care: The Issues by Gloria Eldridge, Ph.D., Holly Korda, Ph.D.
The Case for Tracking Health Spending as a Share of "Potential" GDP by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Is the Political Terrain Shifting on Health Reform? by Joanne Kenen
Public Support for Health Prevention is High, But Confidence in Government Efforts Remains Mixed by Joanne Kenen
ACOs: Missing Accountability from a Very Critical Stakeholder by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Are There Alternatives to a Mandate? Yes, But They Create More Problems Than They Solve by Zack Cooper
New Year’s Resolution: A Healthier America? by Laura Segal
Will "Repeal and Replace" Really Result in "Repeal and Confuse"? by Joanne Kenen
Bad Policy Can Kill: A Case Study on Competition from the English National Health Service by Zack Cooper
Is a Good Education the Best Medicine of All? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Competition in Health Care Markets Requires More Regulation, Not Less by Zack Cooper
Good Managers Are Necessary for Good Hospitals by Zack Cooper
More Doctors or Busier Nurses? Anticipated Shortages in Primary Care Providers May Demand Both by Jennifer Ecklund-Johnson
Sending Innovations Abroad. Only a Change in Incentives Will Bring Them Back. by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
The Senate Needs to Act Now to Fix the Cracks in Our Nation’s Food Safety System by Serena Vinter
Palliative Care - Difficult Conversations, Significant Results by Zack Cooper
Learning from Health Care Reform Abroad - More Lessons from the British National Health Service by Zack Cooper
AIDS in America: New AIDS Strategy a Decade-Long Journey by Jesse Milan, Jr., JD
Going Dutch in U.S. Health Care by Zack Cooper
Health Care Reform: Why Was the Health Reform Endgame So Difficult? Ask Ken Arrow. by Timothy D. McBride, Ph.D.
The Choice is Simple: Slow Health Care Spending or Raise Taxes by Zack Cooper
Health Reform - New Burdens for Small Business by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
The Medical Community's View on Health Reform by J. James Rohack, M.D.
Health Care Reform: We’ve Really Only Just Begun by Zack Cooper
What We Really Do – and Don’t – Know About Health in This Nation by David Kindig, M.D., Ph.D.
Can the First Lady Solve the Childhood Obesity Epidemic? by Serena Vinter
Complexity in Health Care Can’t Be a Vice by Zack Cooper
Will Nutrition Labels on Menus Make America Healthy, Wealthy, and Svelte? by Joanne Kenen
The Challenge of Monopolies in U.S. Health Care - England May Help Illustrate the Solution by Zack Cooper
A Crucial Tool in Fighting Childhood Obesity: Monitoring Body Mass Index by Cong. Ron Kind
Immigrants and Health Care – The Real Numbers and Policy Implications by Marc R. Rosenblum
Message to the Senate Finance Committee: More Dynamism, Less Politicking by Zack Cooper
How Much Should We Really Spend on Preventive Care? by George Miller, Ph.D.
Looking Back at Hurricane Katrina: Is Our Public Health System More Prepared? by Serena Vinter
AIDS in America: Creating a National AIDS Strategy With Impact by Chris Collins
Childhood Obesity Prevention - A Promising New Method for Tackling the Epidemic by Matt Longjohn, M.D., M.P.H., Amy Sheon, Ph.D.

Health Reform

Playful, Active and Healthy Cities: A New Partnership Between Let’s Move and Playful City USA by Danielle Marshall, MJ Kurs-Lasky
ACA Decision: Moving Ahead on Health Care Transformation by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
Medicaid Expansion, States, and the Affordable Care Act: Red, Blue and Somewhere In Between by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
New Federal Transportation Spending Bill Could Jeopardize the Vitality of Our Communities by Sarah Lifsey
The Day After: Health Care Reform After NFIB v Sebelius by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Is Health Spending Growth of “GDP+0” Sustainable? by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Physicians Wade Into Efforts To Curb Unnecessary Treatments by Kaiser Health News
Sustainable Health Spending Under the Ryan Path for Federal Non-Health Spending by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Health Care Law Blues: They Hear That Train a-Comin’ by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
The Health Law and the Supreme Court: A Primer for the Upcoming Oral Arguments by Kaiser Health News
On “the Myth of Runaway Health Spending”: Is the Crisis Really Ending? by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Cashews on the Hindenburg by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Thoughts on Robert Samuelson's "Cutting Health-Care Spending the Old-Fashioned Way" by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Grading Docs With Electronic Medical Records by Kaiser Health News
Small Business and Exchanges: SHOP Till You Drop by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
What is “Sustainable” Health Spending? (Part I) by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
After CLASS: A Long-Term Care Insurance System by Gloria Eldridge, Ph.D., Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
The Politics of Prevention by Joanne Kenen
CLASS Act Gone, But Costs of Aging Remain by Gloria Eldridge, Ph.D.
Our (Limited) Policy Toolbox for Slowing Health Care Spending Growth by Zack Cooper
Health Care Law Subsidies: A Tale of Two Cities by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Health Reform – Many Americans Don’t Know What It Means by Joanne Kenen
What Community Health Centers Mean to Economic and Health Security by Peter Shin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Kristen Perosino, M.P.H.
Slowing Health Care Spending Is Crucial To Our Fiscal Future by Zack Cooper
e-Patient Networks on the Rise by Rochelle Sharpe
PPACA and the Jobless Recovery by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Dignity as the Cornerstone to Better Care by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
Health Law Bolsters Funding for In-School Clinics by Kaiser Health News
Consumers Add Their 2 Cents to Health Laws Plan Labels by Kaiser Health News
Learning From a Policy Mishap in the English NHS by Zack Cooper
Value-Based Health Care: The Issues by Gloria Eldridge, Ph.D., Holly Korda, Ph.D.
HIT Hit: (PPACA’s Health Insurance Tax) by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Community First Choice: Allowing Older Adults to Age with Dignity and Independence by Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.
Prevention Works: How Health Statistics Contribute to Sound Policy Decisions by John E. Courtney, Ph.D.
New Labels Will Help Consumers Choose Health Plans by Kaiser Health News
Is the Political Terrain Shifting on Health Reform? by Joanne Kenen
Essential Health Benefits: The Secretary’s Joystick by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Where’s the Patient in the Patient-Centered Medical Home? by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
Promising Practices: Making the Prevention and Public Health Fund Work for Your Community by Danielle Marshall
The National Prevention Strategy: Catching up with the Nation by Taylor Walsh
Public Support for Health Prevention is High, But Confidence in Government Efforts Remains Mixed by Joanne Kenen
ACOs: Missing Accountability from a Very Critical Stakeholder by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Quality, Cost and ACOs: What Have We Learned from HMOs? by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
Are There Alternatives to a Mandate? Yes, But They Create More Problems Than They Solve by Zack Cooper
Some Seniors Are In For Sticker Shock on Drug Premiums by Kaiser Health News
Small Business Health Care Wish List: Repeal and Replace by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Public Doesn't Support Cuts To Health Care Programs by Kaiser Health News
New Year’s Resolution: A Healthier America? by Laura Segal
We Can’t Bend the Cost Curve Without Talking About Costs by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
Will "Repeal and Replace" Really Result in "Repeal and Confuse"? by Joanne Kenen
Competition in Health Care Markets Requires More Regulation, Not Less by Zack Cooper
Do Electronic Health Records Deliver on Their Promise? by Jennifer Ecklund-Johnson
More Doctors or Busier Nurses? Anticipated Shortages in Primary Care Providers May Demand Both by Jennifer Ecklund-Johnson
It’s Our Down Economy That’s Driving Up Health Insurance Premiums by Zack Cooper
Health Reform and Safety Net Clinics: Preparing for Change by Jennifer Ecklund-Johnson
Sending Innovations Abroad. Only a Change in Incentives Will Bring Them Back. by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Health Care Reform and Long-Term Care - The Beginning of System Redesign by Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.
Palliative Care - Difficult Conversations, Significant Results by Zack Cooper
Shared Decision-Making: Ensuring the PPACA Really Makes Health Care Affordable and Sustainable by Michael D. Parkinson, M.D.
Can Cost Outcome Research Really Deliver Savings? by Jennifer Ecklund-Johnson
Learning from Health Care Reform Abroad - More Lessons from the British National Health Service by Zack Cooper
Going Dutch in U.S. Health Care by Zack Cooper
Health Reform and the Role of Community Partnerships in Promoting Quality and Value by Dennis P. Scanlon, Ph.D.
Health Care Reform: Why Was the Health Reform Endgame So Difficult? Ask Ken Arrow. by Timothy D. McBride, Ph.D.
Does Mandated Insurance Mean More Paternalistic Public Health Policy? Hopefully Not. by Zack Cooper
Was Health Reform A Game Changer for the Long-Term Care Industry? by Rachel Lee
Health Reform Offers New Resources and New Opportunities for Public Health by Serena Vinter
Health Reform - New Burdens for Small Business by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
The Medical Community's View on Health Reform by J. James Rohack, M.D.
Health Care Reform: We’ve Really Only Just Begun by Zack Cooper
Complexity in Health Care Can’t Be a Vice by Zack Cooper
Achieving Person-Centered Care Through Accountable Care Organizations by Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.
The Challenge of Monopolies in U.S. Health Care - England May Help Illustrate the Solution by Zack Cooper
How Health Reform Can Improve End-of-Life Care by Sydney Dy, M.D.
Message to the Senate Finance Committee: More Dynamism, Less Politicking by Zack Cooper
Cheap Political Victories and End of Life Care: A Better End for Anyone? by Janice Lynch Schuster
Incentives, Incentives, Incentives (and Adverse Selection) by Zack Cooper
An Economist’s Perspective on Health Care Reform by Mark Zandi, Ph.D.
Incentives, Incentives, Incentives (and Risk Selection) by Zack Cooper
Barriers, Roadblocks, and Opportunities: A Pathway to Health Care Reform in the United States by Zack Cooper
Children Should Be a Focus of Health Reform by Charles Homer, M.D.
Why Health Care Reform Can't Wait by Cong. John D. Dingell
An Rx For Health Care Reform by J. James Rohack, M.D.
Health Care Reform: Decent Care as a Key Value by Jesse Milan, Jr., JD, Janice Lynch Schuster
Evaluating the Obama Health Plan: We Need Both Short-Term Affordability and Long-Term Sustainability by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D., George Miller, Ph.D.

Hospitals

Patient Safety: We Expect Safety in Food, Toys and Travel. Why Not Medicine? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Health Care Transformation: Still a Work in Progress by Taylor Walsh
Getting the Right Medications Before and After Hospital Discharge by Catherine Call, Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
We Need to Focus on Hospital Prices - It’s Where the Money Is by Zack Cooper
Finding The Sweet Spot Where Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and System Integration Intersect by Joanne Kenen
Evidence-Based Interventions: Replicate or Adapt? by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Where To For Hospice? by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Hospitals and “Post-Hospital” Care by Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
HeartLink Program Reduces Hospital Readmissions by Joanne Kenen
Medicare Payments: Will Hospital Cost-Shifting Blunt the Impact of Reform? by Zack Cooper
Preventive Screenings Could be Harmful to Your Health by Rochelle Sharpe
Text4baby: Health Care Providers Are Connecting With Mothers-To-Be Via Cellphones by Joanne Kenen
From California to the New York Island, a New Understanding of Higher Medicare Spending by Kaiser Health News
Insurance Trade-Off: Reducing Premiums By Eliminating Expensive Doctors, Hospitals by Kaiser Health News
Quality, Cost and ACOs: What Have We Learned from HMOs? by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
Full Capacity Protocol: Simple Changes Can Transform a Hospital by Joanne Kenen
Good Managers Are Necessary for Good Hospitals by Zack Cooper
The Uncertain Impact of Health Reform on Hospitals by Jennifer Ecklund-Johnson
Centering - Better Health Care Without Higher Costs by Joanne Kenen
Achieving Person-Centered Care Through Accountable Care Organizations by Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.
An Rx For Health Care Reform by J. James Rohack, M.D.

Information Technology

Old and Sick in America: There’s No One In Charge by Caroline Poplin, M.D., J.D.
Public Health, Mobile and Social Media: a Nexus of Opportunity by Jason Bonander
Unlocking the Promise of Public Health Surveillance Data by Randy Durbin, Erica Griffin
Is Technology in Health Care a Double Edged Sword? by Brock Husby
Grading Docs With Electronic Medical Records by Kaiser Health News
Are Health Apps the Cure for Anything That Ails You? by Rochelle Sharpe
Innovations in Caregiver Support During Hospice by Joanne Kenen
Social Media’s Evolving Role in Health Care by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
What You Need to Know to Engage Patients...and Why by Howard Rosen
Electronic Health Records for All: Will We Fulfill the Promise or Defer the Dream? by Ruth Perot
Do Electronic Health Records Deliver on Their Promise? by Jennifer Ecklund-Johnson
Combating PTSD and mTBI: Surfing the Second Wave of Telemental Health by Brad Smith, Ph.D
Seeking Solutions From IT Instead of From People by David C. Kibbe, M.D., M.B.A.
The Challenge of Modern Health Information Privacy Laws by James Hodge
Health Information Technology: A Tool for Health Equity and System Transformation by Ruth Perot, Russell Davis, D.P.A., M.A.P.T.
Electronic Medical Information is Critical for Returning Service Members by Cong. Steve Buyer

Insurance

Affordable Health Insurance: Employers Should Adopt Account-Based Health Plans to Keep Costs Down by Roy Ramthun
Health Savings Accounts and Reimbursement Arrangements Encourage Employer Group Health Coverage by Roy Ramthun
The New Normal In Health Insurance: High Deductibles by Kaiser Health News
Physicians Wade Into Efforts To Curb Unnecessary Treatments by Kaiser Health News
Cashews on the Hindenburg by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
The Walmart Opportunity: Can Retailers Revamp Primary Care? by Kaiser Health News
Most Consumers Don't Ask About the Price of Health Care Services by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Consumers Add Their 2 Cents to Health Laws Plan Labels by Kaiser Health News
HIT Hit: (PPACA’s Health Insurance Tax) by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Bundled Payment, Transparency, and Market Competition: What's Under Wraps? by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
New Labels Will Help Consumers Choose Health Plans by Kaiser Health News
Being a Consumer Isn’t Just About Money, It’s About Choice by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Essential Health Benefits: The Secretary’s Joystick by Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.
Progress Needed on End-of-Life Care by Janice Lynch Schuster
Preventive Screenings Could be Harmful to Your Health by Rochelle Sharpe
Insurance Trade-Off: Reducing Premiums By Eliminating Expensive Doctors, Hospitals by Kaiser Health News
Are There Alternatives to a Mandate? Yes, But They Create More Problems Than They Solve by Zack Cooper
Some Seniors Are In For Sticker Shock on Drug Premiums by Kaiser Health News
Competition in Health Care Markets Requires More Regulation, Not Less by Zack Cooper
It’s Our Down Economy That’s Driving Up Health Insurance Premiums by Zack Cooper
Can Cost Outcome Research Really Deliver Savings? by Jennifer Ecklund-Johnson
Building Medical Homes for Medicaid by Joanne Kenen
Learning from Health Care Reform Abroad - More Lessons from the British National Health Service by Zack Cooper
Going Dutch in U.S. Health Care by Zack Cooper
Does Mandated Insurance Mean More Paternalistic Public Health Policy? Hopefully Not. by Zack Cooper
Complexity in Health Care Can’t Be a Vice by Zack Cooper
The Challenge of Monopolies in U.S. Health Care - England May Help Illustrate the Solution by Zack Cooper
Incentives, Incentives, Incentives (and Adverse Selection) by Zack Cooper
Health Care Costs, Health Savings Accounts, and a Transformed Health System by Paul Hughes-Cromwick
Incentives, Incentives, Incentives (and Risk Selection) by Zack Cooper

Managed Care

Paving the Way for Successful CLASS Implementation by Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.
ACOs: Missing Accountability from a Very Critical Stakeholder by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Quality, Cost and ACOs: What Have We Learned from HMOs? by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
Bad Policy Can Kill: A Case Study on Competition from the English National Health Service by Zack Cooper
Good Managers Are Necessary for Good Hospitals by Zack Cooper
Health Care Reform and Long-Term Care - The Beginning of System Redesign by Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.
Can Cost Outcome Research Really Deliver Savings? by Jennifer Ecklund-Johnson
Building Medical Homes for Medicaid by Joanne Kenen
The Uncertain Impact of Health Reform on Hospitals by Jennifer Ecklund-Johnson
AGE-ing GRACE-fully by Joanne Kenen
Achieving Person-Centered Care Through Accountable Care Organizations by Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.
How Much Should We Really Spend on Preventive Care? by George Miller, Ph.D.
Incentives, Incentives, Incentives (and Adverse Selection) by Zack Cooper
Incentives, Incentives, Incentives (and Risk Selection) by Zack Cooper
Health Is Not Just About Health Care by David R. Williams, Ph.D.
An Rx For Health Care Reform by J. James Rohack, M.D.

Medicare

Old and Sick in America: There’s No One In Charge by Caroline Poplin, M.D., J.D.
Effective Leadership Improves Care of Older Adults by Amy Berman
Resolving to Talk with Your Loved Ones About Aging with Dignity and Independence by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
We Need to Focus on Hospital Prices - It’s Where the Money Is by Zack Cooper
Hiding in Plain Sight: Seeing the Person Beyond the Patient by Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D.
What is “Sustainable” Health Spending? (Part I) by Charles Roehrig, Ph.D.
VA Experience Shows Patient 'Rebound' Hard to Counter by Kaiser Health News
Medicare Spending Tug of War Continues by Joanne Kenen
Transitional Care Model: A Better Approach for High Risk or Chronically Ill by Joanne Kenen
Is the Political Terrain Shifting on Health Reform? by Joanne Kenen
Medicare Payments: Will Hospital Cost-Shifting Blunt the Impact of Reform? by Zack Cooper
From California to the New York Island, a New Understanding of Higher Medicare Spending by Kaiser Health News
Building Medical Homes for Medicaid by Joanne Kenen
Cheap Political Victories and End of Life Care: A Better End for Anyone? by Janice Lynch Schuster

Military & Veterans Health

Health Care Transformation: Still a Work in Progress by Taylor Walsh
Meeting the Health Needs of 21st Century Veterans by David Anderson
VA Experience Shows Patient 'Rebound' Hard to Counter by Kaiser Health News
Combating PTSD and mTBI: Surfing the Second Wave of Telemental Health by Brad Smith, Ph.D
Electronic Medical Information is Critical for Returning Service Members by Cong. Steve Buyer

Obesity

The Weight of the Nation: Bringing Researchers, Policymakers and the Public Together to Address the Issue by Sarah Lifsey
Transformation of SNAP Education Will Contribute to Obesity Prevention by Valerie Long, Loren Bell
Healthy Food Choices and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by John E. Courtney, Ph.D.
Reducing Obesity and Achieving Health Equity Through CDC’s New Community Transformation Grants by Jessica McDuff
Playing Smart: Getting Started on Joint Use Agreements by Danielle Marshall
One Step Past Prevention: New Tools to Limit the Incidence of Obesity by John E. Courtney, Ph.D.
Healthier Americans for a Healthier Economy by Laura Segal
Public Health Strategies: Enlisting a New Generation by Danielle Marshall
The Tipping Point in America's Obesity Epidemic by Laura Segal
Child’s Play: It’s a Social Justice Issue by Danielle Marshall
Prevention Works: How Health Statistics Contribute to Sound Policy Decisions by John E. Courtney, Ph.D.
New Ways to Increase Physical Activity and Play: Using What’s Already in Our Backyards by Danielle Marshall
Obesity: Weighing Down Our Economy by Laura Segal
Restoring Children's Play: The Case for Unstructured Play and Its Connection to Better Health by Danielle Marshall
Living Large: Are Our Communities Making Us Fat? by Serena Vinter
WIC: A Key Player in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity by Patti Hauser
Can the First Lady Solve the Childhood Obesity Epidemic? by Serena Vinter
The Spread of Obesity in Developing and Transitional Countries by Lisa Pawloski, Ph.D.
Will Nutrition Labels on Menus Make America Healthy, Wealthy, and Svelte? by Joanne Kenen
A Crucial Tool in Fighting Childhood Obesity: Monitoring Body Mass Index by Cong. Ron Kind
Give High School Students Healthy Transportation Choices, Too by Cong. Earl Blumenauer
Of Carrot Cake and Oreos by Joanne Kenen
Celebrating the Health Benefits of Biking by Cong. Earl Blumenauer
Children Should Be a Focus of Health Reform by Charles Homer, M.D.
Childhood Obesity Prevention - A Promising New Method for Tackling the Epidemic by Matt Longjohn, M.D., M.P.H., Amy Sheon, Ph.D.

Public Health

The Weight of the Nation: Bringing Researchers, Policymakers and the Public Together to Address the Issue by Sarah Lifsey
Can You Trust Your Gut? The Importance of Asking Your Audience in Health Communications by Heather Pierce
Local, State and the Federal Government Must Do More to Prevent Injuries by Laura Segal
Public Health, Mobile and Social Media: a Nexus of Opportunity by Jason Bonander
Prescription Drug Abuse and Recovery—It Takes a Village by Amarie Campbell
Unlocking the Promise of Public Health Surveillance Data by Randy Durbin, Erica Griffin
Viral Hepatitis: The Alarm is Sounding on a Silent Epidemic by Antigone Dempsey
Healthy Food Choices and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by John E. Courtney, Ph.D.
Where You Live Shouldn’t Determine How Healthy You Are (But it Can) by Laura Segal
Playing Smart: Getting Started on Joint Use Agreements by Danielle Marshall
AIDS 2012: The World is Invited, but Who Will Respond and Who Will Come? by Jesse Milan, Jr., JD
Edging into the Center: Health Prevention, Improving the Research Process, and the Placebo Effect by Taylor Walsh
Cultural Differences in the Treatment of Pain by Hua Carroll, M.D.
The Walmart Opportunity: Can Retailers Revamp Primary Care? by Kaiser Health News
Are We Ready or Not for the Next Public Health Emergency? by Laura Segal
Paying Patients to Take Drugs or Helping Them Make Informed Choices? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
The Key to Longevity? A Healthy Lifestyle by Rochelle Sharpe
Healthier Americans for a Healthier Economy by Laura Segal
The Politics of Prevention by Joanne Kenen
Population Health: Can Partnerships be Mobilized and Sustained to Improve Community Health? by Beth Costello, M.B.A.
CLASS Act Gone, But Costs of Aging Remain by Gloria Eldridge, Ph.D.
Running, Chasing, Fleeing: Why We Need Rough and Tumble Play by Danielle Marshall
Are Health Apps the Cure for Anything That Ails You? by Rochelle Sharpe
Note to Consumers: The Rules in Health Care Are a Little Different by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Ten Years After September 11th and Anthrax by Laura Segal
Why Advocate for Consumer Choice in Health Care? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Public Health Strategies: Enlisting a New Generation by Danielle Marshall
KaBOOM!: 2,000 Playgrounds and Counting by Danielle Marshall
AIDS in America: No Thirty Year Reunion by Jesse Milan, Jr., JD
Prevention Works: How Health Statistics Contribute to Sound Policy Decisions by John E. Courtney, Ph.D.
Fighting a Silent Epidemic: A New Strategic Approach to Viral Hepatitis by Laura Segal
Recess: Moving People to Action by Danielle Marshall
Where’s the Patient in the Patient-Centered Medical Home? by Holly Korda, Ph.D.
New Ways to Increase Physical Activity and Play: Using What’s Already in Our Backyards by Danielle Marshall
Preventive Screenings Could be Harmful to Your Health by Rochelle Sharpe
Text4baby: Health Care Providers Are Connecting With Mothers-To-Be Via Cellphones by Joanne Kenen
Obesity: Weighing Down Our Economy by Laura Segal
Promising Practices: Making the Prevention and Public Health Fund Work for Your Community by Danielle Marshall
The National Prevention Strategy: Catching up with the Nation by Taylor Walsh
Community Development: Creating Healthy Change, One Community at a Time by Danielle Marshall
Restoring Children's Play: The Case for Unstructured Play and Its Connection to Better Health by Danielle Marshall
Is a Good Education the Best Medicine of All? by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Public Health’s Untold Crisis: The Play Deficit by Danielle Marshall
Health Reform and Safety Net Clinics: Preparing for Change by Jennifer Ecklund-Johnson
AIDS in America: New AIDS Strategy a Decade-Long Journey by Jesse Milan, Jr., JD
Living Large: Are Our Communities Making Us Fat? by Serena Vinter
Health Reform and the Role of Community Partnerships in Promoting Quality and Value by Dennis P. Scanlon, Ph.D.
Health Reform Offers New Resources and New Opportunities for Public Health by Serena Vinter
What We Really Do – and Don’t – Know About Health in This Nation by David Kindig, M.D., Ph.D.
Will Nutrition Labels on Menus Make America Healthy, Wealthy, and Svelte? by Joanne Kenen
Give High School Students Healthy Transportation Choices, Too by Cong. Earl Blumenauer
World AIDS Day: A Time to Take Stock of Our Health by Jesse Milan, Jr., JD
Of Carrot Cake and Oreos by Joanne Kenen
Immigrants and Health Care – The Real Numbers and Policy Implications by Marc R. Rosenblum
How Much Should We Really Spend on Preventive Care? by George Miller, Ph.D.
AIDS in America: Creating a National AIDS Strategy With Impact by Chris Collins
Health Is Not Just About Health Care by David R. Williams, Ph.D.
Celebrating the Health Benefits of Biking by Cong. Earl Blumenauer
Health Care Reform: Decent Care as a Key Value by Jesse Milan, Jr., JD, Janice Lynch Schuster
Meeting the Need: The Launch of the Mission Projects Initiative by Lincoln Smith
HIV and the Workplace: Making the Business Case for HIV Workplace Partnerships by Jesse Milan, Jr., JD

Public Health Preparedness

Are We Ready or Not for the Next Public Health Emergency? by Laura Segal
Population Health: Can Partnerships be Mobilized and Sustained to Improve Community Health? by Beth Costello, M.B.A.
Ten Years After September 11th and Anthrax by Laura Segal
What Community Health Centers Mean to Economic and Health Security by Peter Shin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Kristen Perosino, M.P.H.
The Tipping Point in America's Obesity Epidemic by Laura Segal
Informed Choices: A Critical Responsibility for Health Care Consumers by Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
The Senate Needs to Act Now to Fix the Cracks in Our Nation’s Food Safety System by Serena Vinter
Looking Back at Hurricane Katrina: Is Our Public Health System More Prepared? by Serena Vinter

Women & Children

Transformation of SNAP Education Will Contribute to Obesity Prevention by Valerie Long, Loren Bell
New WIC Food Package Widely Accepted, But Challenges Remain by Loren Bell, Stacy Gleason
The Knowledge Gap of Practices in Child Care Settings: Progress on the Horizon by Karah Mantinan, MPH, RD, Sarah Lifsey
Experts Divided Over Recommendation To Screen Children For Cholesterol by Kaiser Health News
Encouraging Risk in a Risk Adverse World by Danielle Marshall
Boosting Creative Play Through Loose Parts by Danielle Marshall
Running, Chasing, Fleeing: Why We Need Rough and Tumble Play by Danielle Marshall
What's Killing Our Creativity? by Danielle Marshall
Public Health Strategies: Enlisting a New Generation by Danielle Marshall
Health Law Bolsters Funding for In-School Clinics by Kaiser Health News
Child’s Play: It’s a Social Justice Issue by Danielle Marshall
KaBOOM!: 2,000 Playgrounds and Counting by Danielle Marshall
Recess: Moving People to Action by Danielle Marshall
New Ways to Increase Physical Activity and Play: Using What’s Already in Our Backyards by Danielle Marshall
Text4baby: Health Care Providers Are Connecting With Mothers-To-Be Via Cellphones by Joanne Kenen
Public Health’s Untold Crisis: The Play Deficit by Danielle Marshall
WIC: A Key Player in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity by Patti Hauser
Centering - Better Health Care Without Higher Costs by Joanne Kenen
The Spread of Obesity in Developing and Transitional Countries by Lisa Pawloski, Ph.D.
Children Should Be a Focus of Health Reform by Charles Homer, M.D.
Childhood Obesity Prevention - A Promising New Method for Tackling the Epidemic by Matt Longjohn, M.D., M.P.H., Amy Sheon, Ph.D.