Coverage
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
Boston, MA
Monitoring the impact of health care reform in Massachusetts on residents' insurance status, access to and use of care, and out-of-pocket spending
$125,000
(1 year)
ID 61803
Cambridge Medical Care Foundation
Cambridge, MA
Illness and health care costs as contributors to personal bankruptcy for middle class families
$463,900
(2 years)
ID 56590
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Inc.
Stanford, CA
Convening of experts to evaluate health care coverage reform
$495,972
(2 years)
ID 60436
Center for Health Policy Development
Portland, ME
Taking advantage of opportunities created by the Deficit Reduction Act to achieve coverage and access goals within Medicaid
$1,997,315
(30 months)
ID 57867
Center for Health Policy Development/National Academy for State Health Policy
Portland, ME
Developing a consensus on strategies that maximize uninsured children's enrollment in public health coverage
$230,726
(6 months)
ID 62427
Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization
To support policy analysis, research, evaluation and demonstration projects that will provide public and private decision leaders with useful and timely information on health care policy and financing issues.
Program Sites
Boston VA Research Institute, Inc.
Boston, MA
Examining the time and cost trade-offs of waiting for outpatient care
$99,986
(1 year)
ID 62967
Measuring the costs and benefits of Medicare private fee-for-service
$299,549
(2 years)
ID 63744
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
Simulating the effect of various health care proposals on the health care market
$116,606
(14 months)
ID 63320
Center for Studying Health System Change
Washington, DC
Physicians' responses to variations in Medicare fees for specific services
$264,076
(16 months)
ID 60518
Identifying best practices in the coordination of care
$99,445
(1 year)
ID 63212
General Hospital Corporation–Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Examining the quality of hospital care and simulating the impact of several pay-for-performance scoring methods on hospital rankings
$175,981
(18 months)
ID 60514
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Medical spending and the health of the elderly
$416,888
(21 months)
ID 63091
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Impact of assisted living growth on the market for nursing home care
$281,784
(2 years)
ID 61511
Assessing the effect of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 on chemotherapy utilization and the choice of drugs used
$398,283
(2 years)
ID 62675
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
Boston, MA
Study of the effects of high-deductible health plans on families with chronic conditions
$403,958
(30 months)
ID 60141
Estimating the impact of prior authorization on medication use patterns and adverse health outcomes of Medicaid beneficiaries with bipolar disorder
$231,641
(18 months)
ID 63213
Harvard University School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Impact of pay-for-performance on hospitals that care for minorities and the poor
$101,656
(6 months)
ID 63743
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD
Examining how rising health care costs affect worker compensation
$54,750
(1 year)
ID 63309
National Opinion Research Center
Chicago, IL
Extent and impact of the use of observation stays in the Medicare program
$221,794
(8 months)
ID 63872
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Evanston, IL
Developing a model of how major adverse health events may affect household wealth and how these effects may be mediated by health insurance
$98,210
(1 year)
ID 63308
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Impact of treatment profitability on hospital responses to financial stress
$455,218
(2 years)
ID 63477
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Examining the impact of informational messages on seniors' choice of Medicare drug plans
$99,961
(1 year)
ID 57382
Sanford Research/USD
Sioux Falls, SD
Examining impacts and options for improving access to and quality of care for Native Americans
$138,427
(1 year)
ID 62721
University of Southern Maine, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service
Portland, ME
Assessing physician cost-efficiency performance
$376,366
(2 years)
ID 60517
Urban Institute
Washington, DC
Studying Maryland's reporting requirements regarding nonprofit hospitals' charitable activities
$184,057
(1 year)
ID 63120
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Seattle, WA
Assessing effects of quality-based financial incentives and the Quality Scorecard on physicians' clinical quality, patient satisfaction and efficiency
$328,829
(18 months)
ID 63214
Other Program Activities
AcademyHealth
Washington, DC
Technical assistance and direction for Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization
$1,073,313
(1 year)
ID 60105
Communications Support for the Coverage Program Area
To manage strategic communications for the Foundation's Coverage program area to produce high-quality, consistent, timely products and messages that increase impact.
Communications Project
Multiple Contractors
Strategic communications for RWJF's Coverage program area
$8,375,000
(2 years)
ID 61851
Consumer Voices for Coverage: Strengthening State Advocacy Networks to Expand Health Coverage
To support state-based consumer health advocacy networks to increase their capacity to participate with key stakeholders, such as businesses, hospitals, insurers, providers and government officials, in health care reform efforts.
Other Program Activities
Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc.
Boston, MA
Administrative service office for Consumer Voices for Coverage
$9,525
(1 month)
ID 61394
Community Catalyst
Boston, MA
Planning for Consumer Voices for Coverage
$64,081
(2 months)
ID 61175
Technical assistance and direction for Consumer Voices for Coverage
$991,771
(1 year)
ID 61397
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Princeton, NJ
Evaluation of Consumer Voices for Coverage
$996,882
(42 months)
ID 63275
Covering Kids and Families
To increase the number of eligible children and adults who benefit from federal and state health care coverage programs.
Program Sites
Agenda for Children Inc.
New Orleans, LA
Outreach campaign to raise awareness in New Orleans about Covering Kids and Families program
$7,285
(1 month)
ID 61385
Other Program Activities
Community Health Councils Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Maintaining RWJF's national Covering Kids and Families program network
$400,000
(2 years)
ID 58903
Landesberg Design, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
Producing publications for Covering Kids and Families
$37,600
(1 year)
ID 61305
Support Fund for the Southern Institute on Children and Families
Columbia, SC
Technical assistance for RWJF's Covering Kids and Families program to increase Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) retention rates
$600,000
(2 years)
ID 57184
Communications Project
Multiple Contractors
Advertising campaign focused on the role that the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) plays in providing health care coverage to children currently enrolled in the program
$1,073,699
(3 months)
ID 61423
Jack C. Ebeler
Reston, VA
Building a framework for health reform
$10,083
(3 months)
ID 61341
Families USA Foundation Inc.
Washington, DC
Educating opinion leaders, policy-makers and the public about the need to increase children's access to health coverage through the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) expansion
$200,680
(4 months)
ID 62426
Health Action 2008 conference bringing together the health consumer advocacy community
$275,001
(6 months)
ID 63233
George Washington University
Washington, DC
Exploring the feasibility and potential usefulness of a leadership and training program for senior Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) officials
$43,646
(3 months)
ID 62599
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Analytic reports, a briefing and a Web-based information clearinghouse to support policy-makers and others addressing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) changes
$299,995
(1 year)
ID 62027
Health Care Conference Administrators, LLC
Bellevue, WA
National congress on the uninsured and underinsured
$50,000
(2 months)
ID 63479
Health Care for All Inc.
Boston, MA
Ensuring the consumer voice in coverage and quality in Massachusetts
$1,500,000
(3 years)
ID 58234
Jennings Policy Strategies, Inc.
Washington, DC
Consulting services in connection with efforts to expand health insurance coverage to all Americans
$46,200
(6 months)
ID 60221
Consulting services in connection with efforts to expand health insurance coverage to all Americans
$92,200
(1 year)
ID 63080
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD
Updating and evaluating Maryland's Health Care for All! Plan to provide access to health services for uninsured or underinsured residents
$75,000
(1 year)
ID 59162
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Princeton, NJ
Exploring State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) retention: When do children leave and who becomes uninsured?
$127,715
(9 months)
ID 60543
Mehlman, Vogel, Castagnetti, Inc.
Washington, DC
Consulting services in connection with efforts to expand health insurance coverage to all Americans
$47,400
(6 months)
ID 60219
Consulting services in connection with efforts to expand health insurance coverage to all Americans
$92,200
(1 year)
ID 63087
NAMI
Arlington, VA
White paper on coverage for mental health and addiction treatment in plans to cover the uninsured
$82,513
(6 months)
ID 62647
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund
Washington, DC
Stakeholder meeting to develop and vet health care reform proposals to guarantee access for all
$50,000
(6 months)
ID 60285
Carolyn Needleman, Ph.D.
Bristol, RI
Evaluation of the project to ensure the consumer voice in coverage and quality in Massachusetts
$284,121
(3 years)
ID 61137
New America Foundation
Washington, DC
Preparing the way for bipartisan and comprehensive health care reform
$170,517
(5 months)
ID 63077
Rand Corporation
Santa Monica, CA
Developing a comprehensive framework for evaluating the functioning of the U.S. health care system
$749,999
(1 year)
ID 57555
Rutgers, The State University, The Center for State Health Policy
New Brunswick, NJ
Public opinion poll on health care reform
$155,000
(1 year)
ID 59910
State Coverage Initiatives
To help states develop and implement policies that expand access to health insurance coverage.
Other Program Activities
AcademyHealth
Washington, DC
Technical assistance and direction for State Coverage Initiatives
$1,200,000
(1 year)
ID 62770
Creating a coverage institute to bring together state officials who are working on health reform to develop those reforms
$2,788,243
(2 years)
ID 62825
State Health Access Reform Evaluation
To support research and evaluation of state health reform initiatives and develop an evidence base for future state and federal reform initiatives.
Other Program Activities
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Minneapolis, MN
Technical assistance and direction for State Health Access Reform Evaluation
$505,672
(1 year)
ID 59589
Urban Institute
Washington, DC
Exploring the options for auto-enrollment for children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and Medicaid
$107,855
(8 months)
ID 60115
Assessing federal policy aimed at expanding insurance coverage in the United States
$1,200,473
(2 years)
ID 62005