Study Panels Suggest Ways to Restructure Medicare
January 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
From 1995 to 2003, the National Academy of Social Insurance convened seven study panels to examine issues pertaining to the restructuring of Medicare.
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New Crisis-Intervention Model Helps Some N.J. Middle-Income Families Facing Medical Emergencies
April 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The American Dream Project developed a model crisis intervention program targeting middle-income individuals in need of socioeconomic assistance while suffering a health-care crisis who were ineligible or underserved by traditional social services.
Study Shows Safety Net of Free Hospital Care for Uninsured and Underinsured Has Major Holes
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
During 2000 and 2001, Third Sector New England investigated how hospitals develop and implement their policies on providing free care to uninsured and underinsured patients.
Public TV Series Examines Health Care Issues in New Jersey
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
RWJF's grant to the Institute for Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers supported a special three-part installment of "Caucus" entitled "New Jersey's Health Care Crisis."
Meeting of Researchers Explores Ways Tax Credits Might Expand Health Care Coverage
March 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Health Systems Research - a Washington public policy research and consulting firm acquired by Altarum in 2006 - organized a meeting of researchers and other experts to explore ways that tax credits might be used to expand health care coverage.
"Prime-Agers" Need New and Improved Insurance Options
August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Urban Institute - a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization in Washington - studied the facts and issues related to health insurance coverage for Americans ages 55 to 64.
How Changing Financial Barriers to Health Insurance Affects Coverage and Worker Morale
September 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
During 2000 and 2001, Catholic Health East established the Affordable Access Initiative to increase the participation of its low-income employees in employer-sponsored health insurance coverage.
Bringing Health Education to Latino Immigrants Where They Work
November 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Worksite Wellness Project developed and implemented a model for improving the health of uninsured, low-wage workers in Los Angeles by increasing their awareness of basic health care and linking them to existing providers.
In Health Care, Looking at Strategies to Leave No Child Behind
March 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
In 1996, the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University held the National Conference on Children and Society to assess the prospects for achieving universal health coverage for children in the United States.
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.