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From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness

If Budgets Reflect Priorities...

March 19, 2013 | Health Care | Other > Medicaid | Health Care > Quality Care Now | Reproductive Health
If our budgets reflect our priorities, what does Paul Ryan's budget say about our country, how much we value women and our compassion for the most vulnerable among us? Nothing good, I am afraid.

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Lee Partridge, Senior Health Policy Advisor

From the desk of ... Lee Partridge

There's No Place Like (A Medical) Home

May 23, 2012 | Health Care | Health Care > Quality Care Now
Today, fully 1/3 of our health care spending is wasted on payments for medical mistakes and poor quality care.

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From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness

Realizing the Full Potential of Health Reform

October 11, 2011 | Health Care | Health Care > Quality Care Now
When it passed, we recognized the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as the greatest advance for women's health in a generation.

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Lee Partridge, Senior Health Policy Advisor

From the desk of ... Lee Partridge

The "Business Case" for Eliminating Health Care Disparities

April 26, 2010 | Health Care | Health Care > Quality Care Now
No one would deny that health care in the United States is riddled with disparities - in access, in treatment, and in outcomes. There are disparities due to gender, race/ethnicity, place of residence, socio-economic status, age and insurance status. Until recently, few attempts have been made to examine how those disparities affect costs. A spate of recent research, however, builds a powerful case for paying much more attention to the connection.

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From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness, Health IT

Now the Hard Work Begins…

April 8, 2010 | Health Care | Health Care > Campaign for Better Care | Health Care > Health Information Technology (IT) | Health Care > Quality Care Now
That's right. Health reform may officially be law, but now the hard work of fixing our health care system begins.

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From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness

For Today, Hooray!

March 22, 2010 | Health Care | Health Care > Quality Care Now
Your hard work is paying off. Last night, the House of Representatives said 'yes' to improving health care in our country.

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Christine Monahan, Health Policy Advisor

From the desk of ... Christine Monahan

Setting the Record Straight: Best Kept Secrets about Health Reform

February 24, 2010 | Health Care | Health Care > Quality Care Now

Between President Obama issuing a new proposal on health insurance reform on Monday and the White House Health Care Summit Thursday, the beat marches on around this debate in Washington.

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Sabrina Corlette, Director of Health Policy Programs

From the desk of ... Sabrina Corlette

Are Workplace Wellness Programs Really as Innocuous as They Seem?

January 15, 2010 | Health Care | Health Care > Quality Care Now

So, what's wrong with the workplace wellness programs included in the Senate's health care reform bill? That's a fair question, and one you may have asked yourself if you saw some of the recent coverage of the issue.

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Jennifer Sweeney, Director, Consumer Engagement and Community Outreach

From the desk of ... Jennifer Sweeney

Rx for Health Literacy

October 30, 2009 | Health Care | Health Care > Quality Care Now
October is health literacy month and, as Congress debates the widespread challenges in health care, we also need to address the problem of low health literacy — an obstacle people face in doctors' offices across the country everyday and one that has a big impact on health outcomes.

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