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May 25, 2009 | Journal Article
The authors consider the number of retail clinics across the United States, determining they are not located in areas that might be designated underserved even though they are touted as a health care resource for the uninsured and disadvantaged.
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Little is known about registered nurses' geographic mobility after they earn their first professional degree and become licensed to practice.
December 18, 2011 | Story
Study from RWJF-supported RN Work Project is the latest examining the factors in nurses' decisions about their jobs.
December 5, 2011 | Story
Redesigning a health care system to increase access and quality in a state facing some of the greatest insurance coverage issues in the nation is a former Health Policy Fellow's latest challenge.
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Health care employers should be attentive to RN commuting distances, which in some locale types is quite significant.
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Disparities in access to care are pronounced for children, especially those living in rural areas.
January 1, 2009 | Chart
This pie chart depicts the percentage of the total R.N. population that works in various workplace settings.
February 29, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has awarded $9.1 million to medical students participating in the National Health Service Corps’ Students to Service Loan Repayment Program. In exchange for funds to repay their medical school debts, t ...
February 13, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Convincing a medical student, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars in debt, to take a lower-paying job or move to a low-income, rural community can be a tough sell. So perhaps it’s not surprising that many new physicians gravitate toward high-payi ...
January 1, 2003 | Book
In this chapter, Irene Wielawski, an award-winning journalist, the evaluator of the Foundation's Reach Out program, and a frequent contributor to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, examines this ambitious 10-state effort.