By Melanie Evans | September 15, 2012
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The U.S. Census Bureau delivered numbers suggesting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has started to winnow the country's ranks of uninsured as the presidential candidates pin their prospects in part on whether Americans want the law to stay or go. FULL STORY »
Americans younger than 65 years old had higher rates of potentially preventable death rates compared with their peers in France, Germany and the U.K., according to a new study. FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | March 17, 2012
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If you call St. Paul, Minn., your home, chances are good that you have better access to preventive care, lower rates of avoidable hospitalizations and fewer complications resulting from treatment than someone who lives in Monroe, La. FULL STORY »
By Melanie Evans | November 28, 2011
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Karen Davis, who joined the Commonwealth Fund as policymakers recoiled from the early 1990s collapse of healthcare reform, announced she will step down as president from the healthcare research foundation at the end of 2012. FULL STORY »
Karen Davis will retire as president of the Commonwealth Fund, a healthcare research foundation, at the end of 2012. The foundation, based in New York, has hired an executive search firm to find Davis' successor. FULL STORY »
By Andis Robeznieks | August 22, 2011
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The nation's political forces are bitterly divided over issues ranging from raising the country's debt ceiling to the use of energy-efficient light bulbs, so it's no surprise that the government's role in healthcare is also the source of intense debate. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | August 22, 2011
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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People includes 27 newcomers as well as 10 honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002. FULL STORY »
By Linda Wilson | August 08, 2011
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Even after the federal healthcare reform law is fully implemented in 2014, safety net providers will play a central role in providing medical services to vulnerable patients. FULL STORY »
Both the Obama administration and critics of the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have repeatedly stressed the importance of state flexibility in implementing various improvements to healthcare financing and access. But many healthcare leaders prefer the opposite approach. FULL STORY »
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