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-0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/fair-pricing-law-prompts-most-california-hospitals-to-adopt-poli.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/fair-pricing-law-prompts-most-california-hospitals-to-adopt-poli.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Fair Pricing Law Prompts Most California Hospitals To Adopt Policies To Protect Uninsured Patients From High Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article summarizes California?s Hospital Fair Pricing Act, which was passed in 2006 with the intent of protecting low-income uninsured patients from having to pay hospitals? full billed charges.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/the-aligning-forces-for-quality-experience.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/the-aligning-forces-for-quality-experience.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[The Aligning Forces For Quality Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aligning Forces for Quality is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's signature effort to improve the overall quality of health care in targeted communities, reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care, and provide models for national reform.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/school-soft-drink-availability-and-consumption-among-u-s--second.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/school-soft-drink-availability-and-consumption-among-u-s--second.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[School Soft Drink Availability and Consumption Among U.S. Secondary Students]]></title><description><![CDATA[The association between regular and diet soft drink availability in schools and student consumption is examined in this article.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 1 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/menu-labeling-regulations-and-calories-purchased-at-chain-restau.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/menu-labeling-regulations-and-calories-purchased-at-chain-restau.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Menu Labeling Regulations and Calories Purchased at Chain Restaurants]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study examined whether the mean number of calories purchased by consumers decreased after the regulation to include caloric information on menus was implemented.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 1 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/nutritional-quality-at-eight-u-s--fast-food-chains.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/nutritional-quality-at-eight-u-s--fast-food-chains.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Nutritional Quality at Eight U.S. Fast-Food Chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study looked at the nutritional quality of menu offerings at eight fast-food restaurant chains over 14 years. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 1 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/state-and-regional-suicide-rates.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/state-and-regional-suicide-rates.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[State and Regional Suicide Rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residential stability and population density, are examined in this article to help explain why suicide rates in the American West are higher than other regions of the United States.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 1 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/meeting-meaningful-use-criteria-and-managing-patient-populations.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/06/meeting-meaningful-use-criteria-and-managing-patient-populations.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Meeting Meaningful Use Criteria and Managing Patient Populations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The adoption of electronic health records (EHR) is examined in this article along with the extent to which physicians are using the systems to manage their patient panels through meeting the meaningful use criteria.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 1 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/social-media-and-the-science-of-health-behavior.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/social-media-and-the-science-of-health-behavior.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Social Media and the Science of Health Behavior]]></title><description><![CDATA[Online technologies allow researchers to study the adoption of behaviors?and develop strategies for promoting healthy ones.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/underestimation-of-calorie-content-at-fast-food-restaurants.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/underestimation-of-calorie-content-at-fast-food-restaurants.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Consumers' Estimation of Calorie Content at Fast Food Restaurants]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an effort to prevent overweight and obesity due to increased fast-food consumption, new national policy will require restaurants to post calories on their menus.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/perspectives-of-physicians-and-nurse-practitioners-on-primary-ca.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/perspectives-of-physicians-and-nurse-practitioners-on-primary-ca.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Perspectives of Physicians and Nurse Practitioners on Primary Care Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study suggests that increasing the scope of nurse practitioners? duties remains controversial.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/reducing-traumatic-brain-injuries-in-youth-sports.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/reducing-traumatic-brain-injuries-in-youth-sports.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Reducing Traumatic Brain Injuries in Youth Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an effort to reduce youth sports traumatic brain injuries (TBI), 44 states and Washington, D.C. have passed youth sports TBI legislation.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/adolescent-purchasing-behavior-at-mcdonalds-and-subway.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/adolescent-purchasing-behavior-at-mcdonalds-and-subway.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Adolescent Purchasing Behavior at McDonald's and Subway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite being considered "healthy,? adolescents are likely to purchase just as many calories at Subway as at McDonald ?s.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/special-issue-of-health-affairs--tackles--the-cost-conundrum/the-slowdown-in-health-care-spending-in-2009-11-reflected-factor.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/special-issue-of-health-affairs--tackles--the-cost-conundrum/the-slowdown-in-health-care-spending-in-2009-11-reflected-factor.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[The Slowdown in Health Care Spending in 2009-11 Reflected Factors Other Than the Weak Economy and Thus may Persist]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study examines two factors that might account for slower health spending: job loss and benefit changes that shifted more costs to insured people.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/special-issue-of-health-affairs--tackles--the-cost-conundrum/additional-reductions-in-medicare-spending-growth-will-likeley-r.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/special-issue-of-health-affairs--tackles--the-cost-conundrum/additional-reductions-in-medicare-spending-growth-will-likeley-r.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Additional Reductions in Medicare Spending Growth Will Likely Require Shifting Costs to Beneficiaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The primary policy issue facing the U.S. health care system is the rate of spending growth in public programs, and solving that problem will probably require reforms to the entire health care sector.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/special-issue-of-health-affairs--tackles--the-cost-conundrum/supplemental-coverage-associated-with-more-rapid-spending-growth.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/special-issue-of-health-affairs--tackles--the-cost-conundrum/supplemental-coverage-associated-with-more-rapid-spending-growth.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Supplemental Coverage Associated With More Rapid Spending Growth for Medicare Beneficiaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the first empirical study to investigate whether supplemental Medicare coverage is associated with higher rates of spending growth over time. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/special-issue-of-health-affairs--tackles--the-cost-conundrum/policy-makers-will-need-a-way-to-update-bundled-payments-that-re.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/special-issue-of-health-affairs--tackles--the-cost-conundrum/policy-makers-will-need-a-way-to-update-bundled-payments-that-re.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Policy Makers Will Need a Way to Update Bundled Payments That Reflects Highly Skewed Spending Growth of  Various Care Episodes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bundled payment is seen as a promising way to slow the growth of health care spending while maintaining or improving the quality of care.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/03/energy-drinks--an-emerging-public-health-hazard-for-youth.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/03/energy-drinks--an-emerging-public-health-hazard-for-youth.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Energy Drinks: An Emerging Public Health Hazard for Youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better labeling and more stringent regulation are warranted for energy drinks.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 4 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an--un-clear-conscience-clause.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an--un-clear-conscience-clause.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[An [Un]clear Conscience Clause]]></title><description><![CDATA[By examining 20 state laws mandating insurance coverage of contraceptives, this article examines the sources and consequences of the ambiguity or the precision of the language.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/the-politics-of-hpv-vaccination-policy-formation-in-the-united-s.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/the-politics-of-hpv-vaccination-policy-formation-in-the-united-s.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[The Politics of HPV Vaccination Policy Formation in the United States]]></title><description><![CDATA[This research focuses on the perception of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as a program requiring policy action, and the political forces and environments surrounding it. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/how-do-public-health-safeguards-in-indian-patent-law-affect-phar.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/how-do-public-health-safeguards-in-indian-patent-law-affect-phar.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[How Do Public Health Safeguards in Indian Patent Law Affect Pharmaceutical Patenting in Practice?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The article examines the degree to which India?s section 3(d) impacts patent grant rates compared to Europe, a jurisdiction without 3(d) provisions. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/are-local-laws-the-key-to-ending-childhood-lead-poisoning---.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/are-local-laws-the-key-to-ending-childhood-lead-poisoning---.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Are Local Laws the Key to Ending Childhood Lead Poisoning?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reducing and eventually eliminating childhood lead exposure through local policy innovations, is the main objective of this study.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/philadelphia-s-lead-court-is-making-a-difference.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/philadelphia-s-lead-court-is-making-a-difference.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Philadelphia's Lead Court Is Making a Difference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philadelphia's Lead Court shows compliance for lead hazard remediation improvement. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/testing-the-results-of-municipal-mixed-use-zoning-ordinances.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/testing-the-results-of-municipal-mixed-use-zoning-ordinances.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Testing the Results of Municipal Mixed-Use Zoning Ordinances]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article tests a novel methodological approach to understand mixed use zoning (MUZ) ordinances and their impact on neighborhood walkability. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/public-health-law-research.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/public-health-law-research.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Public Health Law Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article reviews the field of public health law research and its progress in both methodological rigor and in identifying sources of data.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/the-oregon-experiment-effects-on-clinical-outcomes.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/the-oregon-experiment-effects-on-clinical-outcomes.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[The 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-0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[An Endgame for Tobacco?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Novel, even radical proposals stimulate new thinking and dialogue around "endgame" strategies for tobacco prevention and control.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 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