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July 6, 2012 | Feature
Each year, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders Award honors America’s best―10 unsung heroes who have forged their own solutions to the shortcomings and challenges facing our nation’s health care system.
July 12, 2012 | Story
RWJF Investigator and journalist Michael Millenson's landmark book on quality, and his subsequent crusade, helped radicalize a new generation.
June 18, 2012 | Story
Pamela Federline started fresh out of college on the Infant Health and Development Program, moved on to the Generalist Physician Initiative, and from there to the Covering Kids Initiative. That made for many happy memories.
June 28, 2012 | Story
Shelia Spurlock-White has developed a prep course for licensed practical nurses in the hope that better educated LPNs will lead to better elder care. RWJF, she says, inspires her in this mission.
June 28, 2012 | Story
For Nadya K. Shmavonian, president of Public/Private Ventures, support from RWJF helped ease the pain of a program's final days.
June 28, 2012 | Story
Ruth Watson Lubic recalls the Foundation's early history in the field of nurse-midwifery, and an old trail-blazing friend.
May 1, 2012 | Story
As we observe our 40th anniversary, our past achievements are a source of pride, but they also inspire us as we move toward greater accomplishments in the future.
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.
April 26, 2011 | Story
"I wanted to focus on an approach where we could get better value out of the system, better ability to measure outcomes and provide incentives to our providers to make the right decisions about the best type of care to provide," said Douglas.
April 26, 2011 | Program Result
The Medicaid Leadership Institute is a fellowship program for state Medicaid directors to enhance their leadership capacity so their state programs can serve as national models for high-quality, cost-effective care.