Policy Research

Workers who get health coverage from their employers don't pay income or payroll taxes on it. Should some of it be taxed to help pay for coverage for others?

In an interview with the Web site, Big Think, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey says doctors and hospitals could improve quality by focusing on "outcomes," that is, helping people get better and stay well.

In an interview with the Web site, Big Think, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey predicted that electronic medical records will revolutionize care by enabling health providers to offer better and more cost-effective treatment.

In an interview with the Web site, Big Think, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey warned that "we may be raising the first generation of kids who live sicker and die younger than their parents."

Researchers from the Urban Institute explore possible changes to the tax exclusion of employer-sponsored health insurance premiums as a potential source of financing for health reform.

Public perception can derail or boost health care reform, according to new report.

The third brief in the Health Affairs/RWJF Health Policy Series examines proposals being debated by key House and Senate committees and highlights relevant research.

Seniors’ confidence fell 10.4 points from the previous month over fears about the future.

Former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle and Bob Dole recently completed The Leaders’ Project on the State of American Health Care, a two-year consensus-building process resulting in a new plan for reforming America’s health care system.