Paying for Care

Health care costs are a significant area of concern for everyone from patients to policymakers. Health services research evidence looks at different ways to address cost growth, encourage efficiency and quality, and provide for care via insurance, Medicare and Medicaid so that people receive the best care at the best value.

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Research Insights

The aim of public and private funders of health services research is not only to support studies on the health care system and health care services, but also to disseminate results to policymakers.

Topics Delivering Better Care Paying for Care

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Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO)

For more than 25 years, AcademyHealth served as the national program office for the Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) program, an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Topics Hospitals & Health Systems Paying for Care Costs & Payments

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Advancing Research on High-Value, Equitable Care

This collaboration between AcademyHealth and the Donaghue Foundation supports the development of research focused on achieving high-value, equitable care that addresses the needs of health care systems, researchers, patients, and the broader community.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Health Equity Paying for Care Delivering Better Care

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Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems

This Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant program, managed by AcademyHealth, funds rigorous, empirical studies that evaluate or predict the potential effects of policies or policy changes intended to transform health and health care systems.

Topics Delivering Better Care Paying for Care Hospitals & Health Systems Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid