Affordable, routine medical care will soon be available to millions of uninsured Americans. Learn about coverage opportunities for yourself, your family, or your small business. We also have tools for those who want to help others enroll.
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Access resources, watch a video message from RWJF President Risa Lavizzo-MoureyMore than half of the 48 million people who are currently uninsured are minorities.
After more than a generation of effort, we stand on the verge of a substantial reduction in our nation’s uninsured population. Today marks an historic opportunity to take a giant step toward achieving a culture of health in America. ”
Longtime RWJF grantee Dr. Jeff Brenner is the winner of a MacArthur fellowship. Brenner's innovative work in Camden, N.J., exemplifies how to improve the health of the sickest patients while saving costs. (Photo courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.)
to longtime RWJF grantee Dr. Jeff Brenner on his MacArthur fellowship.
See how the Camden model is spreading
A Cleveland man uses a home respiratory machine.
With RWJF funding, Brenner and his team at the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers are helping communities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and elsewhere adopt the Camden model.
RWJF-supported research at
UC-San Francisco, published in the journal Nature, suggests games can rack up points for older adults' brainpower.
RWJF-supported research shows measurable gains
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It's not all fun and games. In fact, well-designed video games can motivate behavior change, helping people live healthier lives. Health Games Research has developed the most comprehensive database of health games and related publications, resources, conferences, and organizations.
Debra Lieberman, director of Health Games Research, shares her insights into the power of games at TEDx AmericanRiviera.
The 12 finalists are one big step closer to winning the second annual RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize, which honors communities that bring together a broad range of partners to improve residents' health.
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This year's winners: the San Francisco 49ers, Tony Hawk Foundation and LA84 Foundation. The award honors outstanding sports philanthropic organizations who improve lives by leveraging the unique influence of sports.
Out of more than 500 submissions, eight teams have been selected to participate in our first-ever Pioneer Pitch Day in New York City. The invitation-only event is an opportunity for innovators with ideas for transforming health and health care to pitch their ideas to RWJF program staff and an esteemed group of judges.
Learn moreStarting today, millions of Americans will be able to find and enroll in quality, affordable health insurance options through new marketplaces opening across the country. In this message, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, marks the day as an historic opportunity to cover America's uninsured.
By January 1, 2014, all states must have an individual and small-business exchange, regardless of whether it is run by the state or the federal government. All exchanges will be built off a common framework set by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but the design and operation of exchanges is expected to vary substantially among states.
Sometimes, to improve health and health care, you need to flip things upside down and find new and better approaches. RWJF Entrepreneur in Residence Thomas Goetz reflects on a recent Foundation workshop, attended by 15 "amazing thinkers and doers."