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Cash & Counseling: Empowering Choice, Improving Health

May 25, 2012 | Feature

In 1998, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) joined forces to provide eligible, disabled Medicaid participants with greater personal choice and control over their care

Behavioral Economics CFP: Low-Value Care? Why Now?

March 6, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Lori Melichar spoke with Drs. Kevin Volpp and David Asch, co-directors of the Foundation’s Behavioral Economics Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, to talk about low-value health care.

New Call for Proposals: Pioneering Use of Behavioral Economics

March 4, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Lori Melichar Gadkari, PhD, MA, a labor economist and senior program officer in the Foundation’s Research and Evaluation team shares information on Pioneer's newest CFP in the field of behavioral economics.

Eight Innovative Ideas to Influence Health Behavior

April 4, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

The majority of my work in the Department of Research and Evaluation at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has been predicated on the long-held assumption that if you show people convincingly that doing one thing will create the outcome they desire, ...

Decisions, Decisions…Behavioral Economics and Behavioral Change

October 13, 2011 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

To improve people’s health, we ask them to change their behavior. Quit Smoking. Eat right. Lose Weight. Take a walk. Get your blood pressure checked. See a doctor. But, as many have noted, making a commitment to do the “right” thing is often easier ...

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January 30, 2013

The Pioneer Portfolio invests in innovation at many different stages. Learn about the projects we fund.

Meet the Pioneer Advisory Group

August 10, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Luke had Yoda, Kirk had Spock...Brian introduces the esteemed members of the Pioneer Advisory Group.

The Potential to Solve Perplexing Health Problems

November 8, 2011 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

In October, RWJF’s Pioneer portfolio laid down a challenge. Recognizing that good health behaviors often require behavior change, but that making those changes is usually easier said than done, we asked the pioneering world of behavioral economics t ...

Oklahoma Medicaid Director Uses Behavioral Economics to Improve Diabetes Care and Builds the Medicaid Bench

April 26, 2011 | Story

Through a practicum that is required for all fellows, Mitchell introduced innovation to the Oklahoma Medicaid program. Her interest was in prevention and empowering Medicaid beneficiaries to take more responsibility for their health.

Smoking in Context

December 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This article examines the extent to which smoking prevalence varies across geographic areas, specifically communities, health regions, and provinces/territories in Canada, independent of individual characteristics. Geography contributed to the total variation in smoking at 8.4 percent.

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