Golden Donors: Insights into the Foundation's Early Years
August 21, 2012 | Book
In his 1985 examination of the 36 largest national philanthropies, author Waldemar A. Nielsen shines a spotlight on RWJF.
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What Is the Link Between Having Health Insurance and Enjoying Better Health and Finances?
January 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
AcademyHealth award-winning Oregon Health Insurance Experiment showed that having health insurance profoundly affects health and well-being.
The Safety Net Assessment Project: Factors Influencing Access to Health Care for Low-Income People
February 6, 2009 | Program Result Report
Researchers with the Safety Net Assessment Project examined how individual- and community-level factors influence access to health care for low-income residents, and why their access varies in different metropolitan regions of the U.S.
HMOs in California Decrease Use of Inpatient Care by Medicare Enrollees
August 22, 2008 | Program Result Report
The number of Medicare beneficiaries enrolling in managed care has increased since the passage of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) and the establishment of Medicare Advantage Plans in 2003.
Spanish Media Can Help Get Latino Children the Health Care They Need
December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The University of Maryland at College Park worked to improve Latino children's access to health services. They reviewed the literature from 1970 to the present and compiled and synthesized data the 10 states.
Project Creates "Help-the-Helper" Educational Materials on Medicare Choices
April 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Medicare serves a particularly vulnerable subgroup of Americans. Many have physical and/or cognitive disorders others do not read English well.
Medicaid Experts Recommend Ways to Make the Program More Accessible, Flexible
March 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The National Academy for State Health Policy convened a workgroup of 25 experts to examined the Medicaid program and make recommendations to improve its efficiency and effectiveness.
Researchers Propose an Option to Expand Medicaid Under Welfare Reform
January 31, 2006 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research studied the relationship between welfare and Medicaid coverage. Working under a subcontract, staff at Mathematica Policy Research conducted a literature review.
The Impact of Specialized Benefits Counseling Services on Social Security Administration Disability Beneficiaries in Vermont
April 1, 2004 | Journal Article
People who receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) have a high unemployment rate partly because they are afraid that, if they take a job, they will lose their benefits, especially their health insurance. One respons ...
Effects of Community Factors on Access to Ambulatory Care for Lower-Income Adults in Large Urban Communities
March 1, 2004 | Journal Article
This study examines the effect of community factors and individual factors on access to ambulatory care for low income adults in 54 metropolitan areas across the United States. Two indicators were used to measure access: (1) having a usual source of ...