Grants

Research to identify barriers to the success of small-group purchasing coalitions

The Foundation's Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization program was designed to support research, demonstration, and evaluation projects examining major changes in health care financing.The purpose of this project is to gather information to help employers, employees, consumer groups, and policy makers better understand the barriers to coalitions and to formulate policy recommendations that might enable greater achievement of the benefits predicted to arise from coalition purchasing of health care coverage.

Grant Details

Amount Awarded $199,909.00

Awarded on: 7/22/1998

Time frame: 8/1/1998 - 12/31/1999

Grant Number: 35044

Grantee

Economic and Social Research Institute

2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 605
Washington, DC, 20037-1235

202-833-8877
Website

Elliot K. Wicks
Project Director

202-833-8877
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