$22 Million Initiative Aims to Reverse New Jersey's Nurse Faculty Shortage, Avert Health Care Crisis
May 28, 2009 | News Release
Innovative public/private partnership launches at state legislative hearing.
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Report Projects Up To 66 Million Americans Could be Uninsured by 2019 Unless Health Reform Is Enacted
May 21, 2009 | News Release
Businesses Could See Their Health Care Costs Double Within 10 Years; Study Uses Simulation Model To Illustrate Future Trends In Health Care Costs And Coverage
Physician Practice Interactions with Health Plans Cost $31 Billion a Year, Equaling 6.9 Percent of All Spending for Physician and Clinical Services, New Study Finds
May 14, 2009 | News Release
Physicians spend the equivalent of nearly three work weeks on health plan interactions.
Taming Wide Variations in Spending Key to Health Reform
February 24, 2009 | News Release
Dallas Medicare spending is growing twice as fast as San Diego. The system rewards physicians for providing care even when it is not needed.
Consumers, Insurers, Businesses and Health Care Providers Tackle the Nursing Shortage
February 22, 2009 | News Release
99,000 qualified applicants turned away from nursing schools in 2008, despite critical shortage.
States Selected to Participate in $15 Million Initiative to Increase Coverage for Uninsured Children
February 16, 2009 | News Release
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides funding and support to maximize enrollment in CHIP and Medicaid in eight states.
Statement on Signing of SCHIP Legislation
February 3, 2009 | News Release/Story
RWJF President Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., says the signing (SCHIP) "extends a vital safety net for millions of hard-working parents who aren't offered insurance for their kids through their jobs, or can't afford the coverage that is offered."
Small Business Owners Say Cutting Health Care Costs, Need for Reform are Top Concerns
December 2, 2008 | News Release
More than one in three small business owners (36%) said that rising costs are likely to cause them to cut some portion of health insurance benefits for their employees.
New Program Launched to Help Emergency Departments Relieve Crowding, Improve Health Care Delivery
September 23, 2002 | News Release
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) launched a new program, Urgent Matters. The $4.6 million program is designed to reduce emergency department crowding and to assess the condition of the health care safety net.
Working But Uninsured: Millions of Employed Americans Uninsured and Unable to Get Medical Care
April 27, 2005 | News Release
State-by-state analysis shows extent of problem; 41 percent of uninsured adults unable to see a doctor when needed due to cost. U.S. Senators launch 'Cover the Uninsured Week,' chaired by Presidents Ford and Carter.