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Podcast Spotlight
March 26, 2013
by Sandy Hausman
Today, Medicare pays health care providers based the number of services they provide, rather than the quality of that care. Sandy Hausman talks with Commonwealth Fund vice president Stuart Guterman and Michael Chernew of Harvard Medical School about how to reform Medicare payment in an effort to control health care spending growth while improving care.
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E-forum Slide Show Spotlight
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May 3, 2012
In this presentation, David Squires, senior research associate for the International Program in Health Policy and Innovation, uses Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data to explain why the U.S. spends more on health care than other industrialized countries.
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April 2, 2013 -
Watch highlights of the health ministers' roundtable discussion from The Commonwealth Fund's 15th International Symposium on Health Care Policy.
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March 26, 2013 -
Today, Medicare pays health care providers based the number of services they provide, rather than the quality of that care. Sandy Hausman talks with Commonwealth Fund vice president Stuart Guterman and Michael Chernew of Harvard Medical School about how to reform Medicare payment in an effort to control health care spending growth while improving care.
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February 7, 2013 -
The use of health care decision aids such as multimedia programs, videos, and even brochures can help patients become more engaged with their care, and lead to better health outcomes and lower health care costs.
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January 9, 2013 -
In this video, Sara Collins, vice president for Affordable Health Insurance at The Commonwealth Fund, explains how the Affordable Care Act will deliver near-universal health coverage to Americans through a series of coverage expansions and reforms.
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