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Maura Dugan is a Research Associate that supports a number of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) grantm... Read Bio
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Blog Post
A recent discussion, focused on ensuring sufficient investment and interest in vaccine development for the next infectious threat, brought to light the incredible complexity involved in developing, manufacturing and distributing a vaccine on a massive scale in an equitable way.
Posted Oct 8, 2020
Publication
Summarizing an expert discussion at an August 2020 virtual meeting, this brief examines the COVID-19 vaccine development experience and reviews existing research on vaccine development, manufacturing, and distribution, including financing mechanisms to help ensure its accessibility, as well as policies to promote equity.
Posted Oct 06, 2020
Publication
Summarizing expert discussion at a September 2019 meeting, this brief highlights the current state-of-the-research on the individual health insurance market, such as trends in market stability and what policies are working to make individual coverage more accessible and affordable.
Posted Jan 16, 2020
Publication
Summarizing expert discussion at a September 2018 meeting, this brief highlights the current state-of-the-research on Medicaid policies such as cost sharing, work requirements and healthy behaviors incentives.
Posted Jan 25, 2019
Past Event
As part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-funded project Research Insights, managed by AcademyHealth, this webinar identified the effects of a range of federal and state levers intended to strengthen the individual health insurance market’s infrastructure.
Date & Time December 17, 2019 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Location Online
Past Event
As part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-funded project Research Insights, managed by AcademyHealth, this webinar highlighted insights from specific states’ experiences with personal responsibility provisions in Medicaid and the national implications of these experiences.
Date & Time Sept. 24, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Location Online
Blog Post
Attendees at a recent AcademyHealth meeting discussed research on work incentives, cost sharing, healthy behaviors, and Medicaid waiver implementation challenges in several states.
Publication
Reflecting a discussion with federal policymakers and researchers, this report highlights strategies to improve care and lower costs for post-acute and chronic care.
Posted Mar 20, 2017
Publication
This issue brief highlights key examples of clinical quality measurement problems and the payment issues associated with them.
Posted May 18, 2016
Publication
This report discusses the effectiveness of existing and emerging network design strategies and the potential for policies to ensure consumer access to high-quality care.
Posted Mar 09, 2015
Publication
This report reviews strategies that aim to improve value in health care by helping consumers and purchasers differentiate between high- and low-value services and by making consumers more cost-conscious shoppers for services and insurance coverage.
Posted Sep 19, 2013
Professional Development
This webinar addressed the potential policy responses to the growth of narrow network plans and identified where more evidence is needed, to inform researchers and decision makers.
May 26, 2015
Past Event
This webinar examined what research tells us about the implications of provider concentration and integration, and included presentations from policymakers in two states that have adopted innovative policy approaches.
Date & Time February 16, 2011