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 Report
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.
Breaking Gridlock
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A broad look at decades of health policy successes and failures in Congress.
Building Health Policy Research Capacity in the Social Sciences
January 1, 2003 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology examines the Foundation's investments in building capacity among social scientists to do health policy analysis.
Shining a Light on Tough Social Issues
May 2, 2013 | Story
Black and Latino youth find a political voice in the research of political scientist Cathy Cohen, PhD, a former RWJF scholar in health policy research.
Disease Politics and Medical Research Funding
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines 53 diseases over 19 years to better understand how disease advocacy has impacted funding distributions, changed the perceived beneficiaries of policies, promoted metrics for commensuration, and made culture categories of worth more relevant to policy-making.
State Forums Partnership Program
October 15, 2009 | Program Result Report
The State Forums Partnership Program provided timely, nonpartisan information and analysis to help state policy-makers make informed decisions about complex health care issues affecting their states.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research
National Program
To help develop a new generation of creative thinkers in health policy research within the disciplines of economics, political science, and sociology.
Redeeming Hollow Promises
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Recommended Reading Significant Health Care Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives Living in Urban Areas Go Unmet The reliance on discretionary spending for American Indian/Alaska Native health care has produced a system that is insufficient ...
Racial Meanings and Scientific Methods
December 1, 2003 | Journal Article
Changing Policies for NIH-Sponsored Publications Reporting Human Variation.
Accountable Care Organizations and Antitrust
April 11, 2012 | Journal Article
A new initiative of the Affordable Care Act known as accountable care organizations, received final rules from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.