Objective The aim was to identify healthcare payment and financing reforms to promote
health equity and ways that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) may …

Ourability to learn, work, achieve our full po-tential, and enjoy our lives depends on our
health condition. Thus, adequate health care becomes a fundamental necessity for human …

Health equity is a priority for the United States, which ranks lowest among high-income
countries in providing equitable healthcare. 1 The United States healthcare system uses a …

Over the last 25 years, the health care systems of most high-income countries have
experienced extensive—usually market-based—organizational and financial reforms. The …

For more than seven decades there has been a systematic disregard for the health needs of
certain groups of individuals. Discrepancies in treatment and privilege based on …

Public health policy approaches have demonstrated measurable improvements in
population health. Yet,“one-size-fits-all” approaches do not necessarily impact all …

Background Reducing health inequities in marginalized populations, including people with
Medicaid insurance, requires care transformation to address medical and social needs that …

Many physicians, hospitals, and other providers across the country are actively working to
redesign the way they provide services in order to deliver higher value care and improve …

Objective The purpose of this study is to review the current frameworks for understanding
and assessing health financing and draw out the dimensions of conceptual frameworks …

In its latest World Health Report, The World Health Organization (WHO) argues that a key
dimension of a health system's performance is the fairness of its financing system. The report …