Grantees in the News

Washington Post Wonkblog Quotes HCFO Grantee on Disease Management in Medicare

Publication Date: 
April 28, 2013

The Washington Post Wonkblog quoted Randall Brown, Ph.D., Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., regarding his HCFO-funded study on disease management and care coordination in the Medicare program. Brown noted that the strength of the research design, a randomized-controlled trial, bolstered the validity of their findings.

HCFO Finding on Hospice Cost-Savings Highlighted on Texas Billboard

Publication Date: 
April 10, 2013

In his HCFO study, Don Taylor, Ph.D., Duke University, and colleagues found that that hospice care saves Medicare $2,000 per patient, on average.  This finding was prominently featured on a billboard in Texas, intended to share with the public the value of hospice care.

Kaiser Health News Article Cites HCFO Findings on Retail Clinics

Publication Date: 
April 4, 2013

A HCFO-funded study by Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., RAND Corporation, was cited in the Kaiser Health News article “Walgreens Becomes 1st Retail Chain to Diagnose, Treat Chronic Conditions.” The article describes efforts by some retail clinics to expand their service offerings to include more primary care.

HCFO Grantee Report Cited by News Sources

Publication Date: 
October 17, 2012

In October 2012, two news sources, Health Reform GPS and JHPPL News and Notes, cited a report by HCFO grantee Mark Hall, J.D., Wake Forest University.

Current and Former HCFO Grantees Nominated to National Academy of Social Insurance

Publication Date: 
January 28, 2013

The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) added 72 newly elected members, including current and former HCFO grantees: Michael Chernew, Harvard Medical School; Richard Frank, Harvard University; and Chapin Whi

HCFO Researcher Quoted on Medicare Hospital Readmissions Penalty

Publication Date: 
November 26, 2012

In an article on the recently implemented CMS Readmissions Reduction Program, Kaiser Health News quoted HCFO researcher Dr. Ashish Jha, Harvard University, on his impression of the Medicare penalties for hospitals with excess readmissions.

American Medical News Quotes HCFO-Researcher on Retail Health Clinic Study Findings

Publication Date: 
November 26, 2012

HCFO-funded researcher Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., RAND Corporation, was quoted in the American Medical News on findings from his study on retail health clinics. Mehrotra stated that retail clinics may disrupt the patient- physician relationship, as patients who visit a retail clinic are more likely to return to the retail clinic than to return to their primary care doctor for any issue.

NEJM Article on Reducing Administrative Costs Cites HCFO Researcher’s Work

Publication Date: 
November 15, 2012

In their New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) article on the possibilities and challenges of reducing administrative costs in the health care system, David Cutler, Ph.D., and colleagues reference work from HCFO researcher Lawrence Casalino, M.D., Ph.D., Weill Cornell Medical Center. The NEJM article references Casalino’s finding, that the average U.S.

HCFO Researcher’s Work Featured in Healthcare Payer News Digest

Publication Date: 
November 13, 2012

HCFO researcher Mark Hall, J.D., Wake Forest University, recently released a report on his study examining employers’ use of a health insurance exchange in Massachusetts.

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