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| Sep 16, 2008 |
Study Shows America's Farm and Ranch Families are Struggling With Rising Costs of Health Care
Families are paying top dollar for health insurance that inadequately covers their needs. |
| Aug 26, 2008 |
Statement Regarding Release of Census Estimates on Number of Uninsured Americans
Statement by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., RWJF President and CEO regarding the number of Americans living without health insurance. |
| Aug 14, 2008 |
Report: Kids with Health Insurance Get Needed Care, While Uninsured Kids Go Without
More than one in three kids with chronic illness in U.S. are covered by SCHIP or Medicaid-lifelines for parents struggling to manage children's illnesses and make ends meet. |
| Apr 29, 2008 |
Cost of Insurance Far Outpaces Income
Americans who get health insurance for their families through their jobs have seen their premiums increase 10 times faster than their income in recent years, according to a new analysis of government data. |
| Feb 6, 2008 |
Foundations to Strengthen State Health Care Reform Advocacy
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and David and Lucile Packard Foundation announce new projects supporting state reforms to cover uninsured children and families. |
| Jan 24, 2008 |
Statement on IOM Report on "Knowing What Works in Health Care"
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., comments on IOM's "Knowing What Works in Health Care report," a road map for identifying the nation's most effective health care services. |
| Jan 11, 2008 |
Regina Benjamin, Juliet Garcia and Eugene Washington Join Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees
The three new members were praised for their expertise, credentials, judgment and their understanding of the role of philanthropy in American life. |
| Nov 14, 2007 |
Massachusetts Businesses Express Support for Health Care Reform Objectives
Most Massachusetts businesses believe that they have a responsibility to help provide health benefits to their workers, support "play-or-pay" provisions of the state's landmark 2006 health care reform legislation, and even believe that the play-or-pay requirements... |
| Oct 3, 2007 |
Statement Regarding New Polling Data Showing New Jersey Residents' Desire for Health Care Reform
The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy released a survey showing that New Jersey residents are concerned about the state's current health care system and "are interested in exploring a wide range of options to improve our troubled health care system," says RWJF... |
| Oct 3, 2007 |
Rutgers Study Finds Residents are Not Content With Health Care in New Jersey, Nearly Unanimous on Need for Reform
Statewide poll shows most New Jersey residents want elected officials to act this year. Majority willing to accept higher taxes to achieve coverage for the uninsured. |
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