Based on interviews with senior executives at 14 large firms, this issue brief finds that insurers anticipate continuing to offer Medicare Advantage plans in 2012, in part because of a Medicare demonstration project that awards bonus payments to plans based on their quality standards.

The analysis uses qualitative methods to gain practical insight into how policy makers and health system leaders view the connections between HIT and changing healthcare delivery.

More than 23 million Americans have limited English proficiency, which complicates their ability to obtain quality health care. Language barriers in the health care setting can lead to miscommunications and cause medical errors, delay or denial of services, issues with medication management, and...

This issue brief for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation gives an overview of how the field of health care disparities has evolved in recent years to identify emerging perspectives, progress and current activity, and outstanding needs.

This data spotlight examines enrollment trends in Medicare Advantage plans in 2011 and finds that enrollment continued to rise and enrollees are paying lower premiums, on average, than they did in 2010. Preferred Provider Organizations gained more enrollees than any other plan type, while...