Grantees in the News

Findings from a HCFO Study Featured on Medical Resarch Website

Publication Date: 
February 23, 2011

Findings from a HCFO study led by Alison Galbraith, M.D., assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Institute, were highlighted on MDLinx.com, a medical research website. The site featured Galbraith's publication in Health Affairs which compares financial burdens of families with chronic illness on high

Findings from a HCFO Study on High-Deductible Health Plans Highlighted by Physicians for a National Health Program

Publication Date: 
February 24, 2011

Findings from a study led by Alison Galbraith, M.D., assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Institute, were featured in a February 24th news update from the advocacy group Physicians for a National Health Program. The news update highlighted Galbraith's finding that nearly half of families in high-deductible health plans whose members have chronic conditions face a substantial financial burden.

Findings from a HCFO Study on High-Deductible Health Plans Featured on Modern Healthcare Website

Publication Date: 
February 9, 2011

Findings from a study led by Alison Galbraith, M.D., assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Institute, were highlighted on "Of Interest," the healthcare finance blog of Modern Healthcare.

Findings from a HCFO Study on Workplace Health Clinics Highlighted on Grantmakers in Health Website

Publication Date: 
January 21, 2011

Findings from a study led by Ha T.Tu, M.P.A., senior health researcher, Center for Studying Health System Change, were highlighted on the Grantmakers in Health website. The study was listed under new research on access to care. Tu's study examined large employers' use of workplace health clinics and the affect of these clinics on the delivery of care.

HCFO Supported Work Nominated for RWJF Year in Research - Vote Today!

Publication Date: 
December 16, 2010


Now in its 7th year, the RWJF Year in Research is an opportunity for the Foundation to recognize the excellent work of their research and evaluation grantees. You can help select the most influential research articles funded by RWJF for the year.

Five articles resulting from HCFO-supported work were nominated for the RWJF Year in Research. Vote today!

HCFO Grantees Elected to the National Academy of Social Insurance

Publication Date: 
December 9, 2010

HCFO grantees Genevieve Kenny and Stephen Zuckerman were among 42 distinguished new members named to The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). Academy members are recognized experts in Social Security, Medicare and health coverage, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, and related social assistance and private employee benefits. Individuals selected for membership have distinguished themselves by improving the quality of research, administration, or policymaking in one or more of these areas.

Findings from HCFO Study on Physician and Hospital Participation in Medicaid HMOs Highlighted in American Medical News

Publication Date: 
December 6, 2010

Findings from a HCFO-sponsored study led by Bradley Herring, Ph.D., were featured in a recent article on the webstite of American Medical News.  The article, "Mining for Medicaid gold: Health plans' latest profit strategy" highlighted findings from Dr.

Essay by HCFO Grantees featured in NIHCM Foundation’s Expert Voices

Publication Date: 
November 18, 2010

The essay "Expect the Unexpected? Physicians' Responses to Payment Changes," written by HCFO grantees, was featured in NICHM Foundation’s Expert Voices. Mireille Jacobson, Ph.D., and Joseph Newhouse, Ph.D., discuss findings from their HCFO-funded study examining how physicians have responded to reductions in Medicare payments for chemotherapy drugs.

HCFO Grantee Profiled in the Journal for Healthcare Quality

Publication Date: 
October 21, 2010

Ashish Jha, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, was profiled in the September/October 2010 issue of the Journal for Healthcare Quality in the journal's "Interview with a Quality Leader" feature. Dr.

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