Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research
May 2, 2013 | Program Result
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.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars
May 1, 2013 | Program Result
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program builds population health leaders through innovative, interdisciplinary research.
Our Country Needs More Nurses in Public Office
April 19, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
"We need more nurses in the Idaho Legislature, and in public office in general. Nurses are prepared, credible, and unique in the contributions we make. No one else in the health professions can speak with the voice that we have," Henbest writes.
Learning How to Inform Health Policy
January 22, 2013 | Story
A native of Texas, Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, grew up certain he wanted to be a doctor but uncertain that practicing medicine alone would be enough. “I knew I was interested in broader issues, such as the quality of care in pediatrics,” he says.
Meet the RWJF Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research
February 5, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The RWJF Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research program supports highly respected and innovative scholars from a wide range of fields to undertake ambitious, cutting-edge studies of significant health policy challenges facing America.
Meet the RWJF Scholars in Health Policy Research Program
January 28, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This is part of a series of blog posts introducing programs in the RWJF Human Capital Portfolio.
Christopher J. Elias, MD, MPH
January 24, 2013 | Story
Christopher Elias reached a sobering conclusion after spending two years working in a refugee camp along the Cambodia-Thailand border and then undertaking a study of homeless men in Seattle.
In 2013, Let’s Embrace Our Intellectual Diversity
December 24, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
What the Election Means for Health and Health Care… The Re-Election of President Obama Curtails the Likelihood of Major Medicaid Reductions
November 26, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The RWJF Human Capital Blog asked scholars and fellows from a few of its programs to consider what the election results will mean for health and health care in the United States.
How Much Should Individuals Entering Health Professions Know About Health Policy?
September 21, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Health care providers should be educated about how the health care system has evolved and how policy levers work, RWJF Investigator Award in Health Policy Research recipient Miriam Laugesen writes.