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November 1, 2007 | Program Result
State Action for Oral Health Access supported six state-based demonstration projects that tested innovative and comprehensive ways to increase access to oral health services for low income and minority populations.
January 1, 2006 | Book
Forty-five million Americans, many of them minorities or poor people, lack insurance coverage for basic health care. Research shows that people without health insurance receive less medical care and are in poorer health than insured people. This art ...
March 12, 2006 | Program Result
Georgetown University Medical Center's Institute for Health Care Research and Policy created a Web site to provide state-specific guides for consumers on getting and keeping health insurance.
June 4, 2006 | Program Result
Improving Asthma Care for Children was a national program of RWJF to test new approaches to managing asthma in children receiving care through Medicaid managed care - sometimes paid for through the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
June 4, 2006 | Program Result
Tyjhe Hargrove, who was 5 years old when his mother joined Affinity Health Plan, has suffered from asthma since he was a baby. He has trouble breathing when the weather is especially cold or especially hot or the air is full of pollen.
July 1, 2006 | Program Result
RWJF supported Nightingale Entertainment to engage the entertainment community in outreach activities to inform low-income families that they may be eligible for low-cost health insurance coverage.
November 1, 2006 | Program Result
Although many people leaving welfare under the 1996 federal welfare reform legislation retained eligibility for such programs, studies suggested that from one-half to two-thirds were losing these benefits.
December 3, 2007 | Story
"The students are exposed to a variety of diverse populations, which promotes their learning and personal growth. And many Ohioans receive dental care that they otherwise would do without."