Background: Although there is broad policy consensus that both cost containment and
quality improvement are critical, the association between costs and quality is poorly …

This analysis of the United States health system reviews the developmentsin organization
and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system …

There are widespread differences in health care spending and utilization across regions of
the US as well as in other countries. Are these variations caused by demand-side factors …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Studies using local samples suggest that racial minorities
anticipate a greater preference for life-sustaining treatment when faced with a terminal …

Abstract “Neighborhoods and health” research has shown that area social factors are
associated with the health outcomes that patients with cancer experience across the cancer …

To succeed, health care reform must slow spending growth while improving quality. We
propose a new approach to help achieve more integrated and efficient care by fostering …

Background Hospitals face increasing pressure to lower cost of care while improving quality
of care. It is unclear if efforts to reduce hospital cost of care will adversely affect quality of …

What seemed to be a golden opportunity to achieve badly needed health care reform now
appears to be threatened. Many Americans believe that we simply cannot afford to cover the …

Measures of patients' care experiences are increasingly used as quality measures in
accountability initiatives. As the prominence and financial impact of patient experience …

Regional variation in health care use may stem, in part, from the fact that patients in high-
utilization regions demand and receive more-intensive care. We examine the association …