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| 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... |
| 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. |
| Sep 21, 2007 |
Statement on House/Senate Agreement on SCHIP Legislation
The agreement "provides a beacon of hope for America's kids," says RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A. |
| Sep 18, 2007 |
New Survey Shows Churches Count Health Care as a Priority Ministry
A groundbreaking survey of more than 6,000 American congregations reveals that churches spend a significant amount of time, energy and money in the ministries of health care. |
| Aug 28, 2007 |
Statement by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., RWJF President and CEO, Regarding Release of Census Estimates of Number of Uninsured Americans.
The federal government announced today that the number of Americans living without health insurance has risen once again. For 47 million Americans, being uninsured means not having access to needed health care.Everywhere you turn, in communities, at... |
| Aug 23, 2007 |
Opinion Poll: Nine in 10 Voters Want SCHIP Reauthorized
A new poll released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that Americans overwhelmingly support the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which provides states with federal funds to design health insurance programs for vulnerable... |
| Aug 10, 2007 |
New State-by-State Analysis Shows 6.6 Million Children Covered by SCHIP at Some Point Last Year
With the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) set to expire Sept. 30, experts say that unless Congress and the White House reauthorize the program and agree on its funding, coverage for vulnerable children nationwide will be in jeopardy. At risk are... |
| Jun 15, 2007 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Community Catalyst Announce $12M Effort to Support Consumer Advocacy for Health Care Coverage
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Community Catalyst announced the launch of a $12 million effort to strengthen state consumer health advocacy networks in selected states across the U.S. The national program, Consumer Voices for Coverage, will assist... |
| Apr 27, 2007 |
State Health Reform Program Launched
As the nation's attention turns to health care coverage issues during Cover the Uninsured Week, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sponsor of the Week, and the University of Minnesota today announced the opening of a new National Program Office to... |
| Apr 23, 2007 |
Cover the Uninsured Week Kicks Off Nationwide - Focuses on Enrolling Kids in Coverage Programs
Cover the Uninsured Week, a nonpartisan campaign organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to advocate for health coverage for all Americans, kicks off today with events across the country. Now in its fifth year, Cover the Uninsured... |
| Mar 14, 2007 |
Fewer Employers Offer Lower Income Parents Health Coverage
As President Bush, governors and members of Congress debate how much federal funding to devote to the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a new analysis provides a clearer look at uninsured children in every state. The analysis, released today by the... |
| Mar 7, 2007 |
$3-Million Ad Campaign Highlights Need to Provide Health Insurance to Children
The nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of Americans has launched an advertising campaign to support congressional reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The Robert Wood Johnson... |
| Feb 9, 2007 |
1.8 Million Uninsured Children Are Eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program
The decade-old State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has signed up close to 70 percent of its target population, a new Urban Institute report estimated, but 1.8 million eligible children nationwide are yet to be enrolled.Federal funding, about $5... |
| Jan 19, 2007 |
Charles D. Ellis Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the election of internationally prominent investment advisor Charles D. Ellis, Ph.D., M.B.A., to its Board of Trustees, effective January 25, 2007. Ellis joins an existing group of 15 board members who... |
| Jan 19, 2007 |
Allan S. Bufferd Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the election of renowned investment advisor and manager Allan S. Bufferd to its Board of Trustees, effective January 25, 2007. Bufferd joins an existing group of 15 board members from a wide array of... |
| Jan 18, 2007 |
Statement on Release of 'Health Care Coalition for the Uninsured' Proposal and Announcement of Cover the Uninsured Week 2007
Today a group of diverse, influential organizations came together cooperatively to agree on a plan that they believe would significantly expand health insurance... |
| Jan 17, 2007 |
New Report Details State Efforts to Reform Health Care
Fueled by a surge in the number of Americans lacking health insurance—particularly among the middle class—state policy-makers nationwide have enacted innovative reforms to increase coverage according to State of the States 2007, Building Hope,... |