The History of Debates Over the Right to Medical Care in the United States

July 24, 2013 | Program Results Report

With her Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, Beatrix Hoffman, PhD, an historian, researched the history of the debate on the right to medical treatment, and how that debate has affected policy and practice.

APA ‘A Healthy Minds Minute’ Video Series: Reversing the Stigma Against Mental Illness

September 5, 2013 | New Public Health Post

APA’s new PSA series, called “A Healthy Minds Minute,” features a number of celebrities and prominent figures calling for equal access to quality care and insurance coverage for people with mental illness and substance use disorders.

Supporting Initiatives to Redistribute Unused Medicine (SIRUM)

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For too many years, nursing facilities have had to let millions of dollars’ worth of medicine go to waste. Now, with SIRUM’s innovative matching model, surplus medication can be easily donated to those who need it most.

U.S. Needs Primary Prevention, Especially for the Poor and Underserved

August 14, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post

Health care coverage is the fiduciary responsibility of a country to its citizens, and should be provided, first through primary prevention modalities, most especially to the poor and underserved.

Right, Privilege—or Tragedy of the Commons?

August 13, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post

Some individuals get to optimize their health while others are denied such opportunities; inefficiencies, inequities, and persistent disparities result. It seems that the U.S. health care system has many aspects of a "tragedy of the commons."

Project ECHO

Through Project ECHO, academic medical centers share specialized knowledge with local clinicians, bringing evidence-based medicine to everyday medical practice and dramatically expanding existing capacity to treat chronic conditions.

Medical Innovation Should Not Overshadow Primary Care

August 9, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post

"The bells and whistles of modern medicine have distracted us from the need to extend access to the basic, life-saving foundation of primary care which has, to date, remained a privilege in the United States," Vickery writes.

Turning Disconnects Into Opportunities

June 28, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

SIRUM—as so many of our other RWJF Pioneer grantees have done—identified a barrier and turned it into a simple, sustainable solution.

Disruptive Innovation: Conversation with Nancy Barrand and Dr. Sanjeev Arora

June 25, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

RWJF's Nancy Barrand speaks with grantee Sanjeev Arora about how Project ECHO came to RWJF and what makes it a "pioneering" idea.

Project ECHO Launches National Institute to Spread Transformative Care Model; Embarks On Initiative with GE Foundation to Expand Mental Health Care Access

June 14, 2013 | News Release

Announcing the national launch of the ECHO Institute focused on spreading the ECHO model across the United States and globally.