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Counting the Uninsured
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Naomi Freundlich,
The Century Foundation,
9/14/2009
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The U.S. Census Department announced last week that in 2008, 46.3 million Americans did not have health insurance, a “not significant” increase from the 45.7 million uninsured the year before. But dig a little deeper into the survey—and understand its limitations—and you’ll find that the 2009 Current Population Survey (CPS) actually provides a compelling snapshot of the country in recession. Besides the new data on the uninsured, the survey also includes information on household income (down 3.6% between 2007 and 2008) and the poverty rate (13.2%, up from 12.5% in 2007). Continue Reading on the Taking Note Blog.
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The Health Beat by Maggie Mahar Blog
 The Century Foundation fellow, Maggie Mahar discusses today's most pressing health care policy issues in The Health Beat by Maggie Mahar blog. Click here to view.
Getting More Value from Medicare
In “Getting More Value from Medicare,” The Century Foundation, fellow and HealthBeat Blog editor Maggie Mahar points out that past proposals for containing Medicare’s costs, such as putting a cap on physicians’ fees or requiring beneficiaries to pay more for their care, have not worked.
Money-Driven Medicine
 View, Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much (Harper/Collins 2006), a book by The Century Foundation's Health Fellow, Maggie Mahar. |
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A Second Opinion
Dr. Arnold Relman,
PublicAffairs,
The Century Foundation,
4/23/2007
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Medicare Tomorrow
The Century Foundation Task Force on Medicare Reform, Century Foundation Press
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