Our nation is talking a lot about access to affordable, high-quality health care right now. Whatever the outcome of the current debates about the future of health care, one result will be this: the often opaque connection between health care policy and the everyday lives of people has come into…
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Editor’s note: Mary Jane Koren, MD, MPH, is providing program consulting to The John A. Hartford Foundation, after retiring in 2013 as Vice President of Delivery System Reform at the Commonwealth Fund. My mother recently celebrated her 100th birthday, a milestone event which caused me to reflect on the The…
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JAHF Program Director Rani Snyder also contributed to this post. With Inauguration Day at hand, all of us have priorities that we would like to see addressed by the new administration. Regardless of political ideology, there are certain truths that require immediate and careful attention. One is the aging of…
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When people say “Happy New Year,” it conjures up many different visions for each of us—good health, the love of family and friends, and a sense that the year will bring positive momentum in all the areas we care about most. Here at The John A. Hartford Foundation, those visons…
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Auld blog posts, like auld acquaintances, deserve a better fate than to “be forgot, and never brought to mind.” So in the spirit of Auld Lang Syne, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a healthy and happy new year in 2017! We also would like…
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Health care is deeply personal and the way we receive care is not, and should not be, set in stone. For example, I recall a time when talking about organ donation was sensitive and disturbing to many people, but our culture has changed. People now consider the topic much more…
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Presidential elections often bring some of the most extraordinary moments in our shared experience, and this one has been no exception. With the selection yesterday of the new President-elect, we all became part of a piece of American history we will never forget. We congratulate Donald Trump. But now that…
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