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Encouraging Adolescents’ Use of Recommended Health Care Services

NIHCM Foundation invites you to participate in a webinar "Encouraging Adolescents' Use of Recommended Health Ca...

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NIHCM Award Winners Announced!

The winners of our annual Health Care Research, Print Journalism, and Television and Radio Journalism Awards have been select...

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Understanding the Uninsured: Tailoring Policy Solutions for Different Subpopulations

NIHCM Foundation has released a new report, Understanding the Uninsured: Tailoring Policy Solutions for Different Subpopulati...

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Robert Greczyn, CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Addresses Chronic Conditions

On March 25, 2008, the Alliance for Health Reform hosted a briefing, "Helping 125 Million Americans: Improving Care for ...

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NIHCM Has Accepted Entries for its 2008 Health Care Research and Journalism Awards.

NIHCM Foundation has accepted entries for its Fourteenth Annual Health Care Research and Journalism Awards and its First Annu...

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Connecting the Electronic Dots Among Disparate Health Providers

Barriers to sharing patient clinical data among unaffiliated hospitals, doctors and other health care providers remain high...

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Health Plans Emerging As Pragmatic Partners in Fight Against Obesity

August 1st 2005

NIHCM Foundation presents its latest report on obesity, "Health Plans Emerging As Pragmatic Partners in Fight Against Obesity." The paper describes cutting-edge obesity initiatives in health plans across the country and features essays on the obesity problem contributed by leading thinkers among a cross-section of stakeholders. The paper provides information on prevalence and trends as well as the health and economic impact of obesity. It also addresses current issues in the prevention and treatment of obesity.