Statement by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, RWJF President and CEO, on the Passing of Sen. Frank Lautenberg
June 3, 2013 | Staff and Leadership
The five-term New Jersey lawmaker is recalled as a passionate advocate for public health.
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The Supreme Court's Surprising Decision on the Medicaid Expansion
August 1, 2012 | Story/Journal Article
How Will the Federal Government and States Proceed?
Federal Nursing, Health Care Workforce Grants Announced
August 31, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week announced more than $100 million in new grants to expand and strengthen the nation’s health care workforce. The goal of the funding is to educate and strengthen training for health car ...
Statistical Security for Social Security
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The financial health of the U.S. Social Security program, which includes benefits for elderly and disabled persons, is an ongoing hot political, social, economic and policy issue. The Social Security Administration (SSA) evaluates various social, bi ...
HHS Leading Health Indicators: Health by Some New Numbers
October 31, 2011 | New Public Health Post
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a set of twelve Leading Health Indicators at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association this morning. “The indicators help communicate high-priority health issues to the pub ...
The 2012 Farm Bill
August 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Report commissioned by Healthy Eating Research offers recommendations to increase access to healthy foods.
Federal Food Policy and Childhood Obesity
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study found there is a protective effect from food assistance programs (school meals & Child and Adult Food Program) that subsidize meals, as opposed to those programs that provide financial assistance to purchase food.
An Introduction to the American Community Survey Health Insurance Coverage Estimates
September 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Latest brief explains new federal estimates of uninsured at the local level, identified by Census' American Community Survey.
Key Issues in Health Reform
August 20, 2009 | Issue Brief
Proposed health reform legislation aims to shake up the status quo in the delivery of health care and is raising questions about the role of the federal government, how to lower costs, and how to take care of the most seriously ill.
The Problems with Government and how to Repair Them
February 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Between 1992 and 1998, Derek Bok, former president of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., researched and wrote two books on domestic policy gridlock.