May 2, 2013
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Program Result Report
Scholars in Health Policy Research builds a field of creative thinkers in the field of health policy. Recent graduates of PhD programs in economics, political science, and sociology study health policy at one of three universities for two years.
April 25, 2013
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Program Result Report
From 2009 to 2011, the Rural Policy Research Institute examined the impact of health reform proposals and the Affordable Care Act on rural people, places, and providers, and gave policy-makers unbiased, nonpartisan analysis.
April 25, 2013
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Program Result Report
The Coverage Ideas from the Field call for proposals sought projects to increase the likelihood that the nation's health care debate would lead to solutions and build momentum to drive federal policy-makers to act.
July 30, 2012
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Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine analyzed the impact of new health plans in Maine and Massachusetts that were designed to cover uninsured residents, as part of State Health Access Reform Evaluation, an RWJF national program.
March 19, 2012
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Program Result Report
Center for Studying Health System Change researchers tracked changes in the nation's health care system and developed policy analyses describing how those changes affect patients, providers, and others in their communities.
February 16, 2012
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Program Result Report
The RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program awards six fellowships per year to mid-career health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health to take part in the health policy process at the federal level.
October 12, 2011
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Program Result Report
The Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism designed, developed and maintained a new website with extensive resources to enhance the ability of journalists to cover health care issues.
August 9, 2011
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Program Result Report
A team at Harvard led by Nicholas Christakis, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H, built several health-related social network data sets and used them to analyze the role social networks play in health and health care. Some findings achieved national media coverage.
August 4, 2011
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Program Result Report
Faith-based Advocacy: Galvanizing Communities to End Childhood Obesity asked faith-based coalitions for proposals to advance community policies or environmental changes that improve access to healthy foods and/or opportunities for physical activity
August 1, 2011
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Program Result Report
Researchers at Columbia University conducted surveys of the general public and of social services experts to collect information to help policy-makers develop a standard of health insurance affordability.
