The Commonwealth Fund

Until now, medical experts and the Dutch Care Institute have made decisions regarding national quality guidelines independent of the Dutch government. Health care ministers Bruins and de Jonge have added a new review step to analyze costs, and possibly…

In April 2018, the new End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) website was launched to help health professionals and care workers access information and resources for palliative care and advanced care planning. It features five toolkits, including…

In April Australia launched the new End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) website to help health professionals access information and resources on palliative care and advanced care planning. It features five toolkits, on topics such as residenti…

In 2017, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) reduced prices for more than 400 prescription drugs, resulting in savings of approximately CHF 190 million in 2017 alone. The average price reduction per drug was approximately 18 percent.
&#16…

In 2017, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) reduced prices for more than 400 prescription drugs, resulting in savings of approximately CHF 190 million in 2017 alone. The average price reduction per drug was approximately 18 percent.
&#16…

Government spending on Obamacare premiums has raced past its per-person spending on Medicaid expansion, and the gap is poised to increase—a trend that has some policy experts shaking their heads over the long-term economic picture and at least one majo…

The Trump administration is proposing to restrict an innovation in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was intended to improve Medicare and slow spending in the vast federal insurance system for older Americans. Health care researchers have hailed the m…