During 2016, these were the most-read posts from Health Affairs Blog's GrantWatch section on health philanthropy.
Perhaps you missed reading a couple of these? Why not check them out over the holiday weekend?
1. "Integrating Medical And Social Services: A Pressing Priority For Health Systems And Payers"
By Melinda K. Abrams and Donald Moulds of the Commonwealth Fund
July 5, 2016
Dramatic changes in health care have propelled integration of medical and social services to the forefront of health policy and care delivery transformation discussions, according to two Commonwealth Fund staffers. This national foundation has awarded a number of grants in this area.
2. "Knowledge Is Power: Improving Health Care Information For The Most Vulnerable"
By Chris C. Duke and Christine Stanik of the Altarum Institute
May 25, 2016
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Altarum Institute, and Oliver Wyman consulting firm have been seeking to better understand the challenges that vulnerable patients face in accessing health care information. The three collaborating organizations have also made recommendations on how to improve access to such information.
3. "Foundation Reactions To The 2016 Presidential Election: Round-Up"
By Lee-Lee Prina, senior editor/GrantWatch, Health Affairs
November 22, 2016
Following the US presidential election, what did foundation staffers say? Colleagues from one national funder, for example, said that they hope that the election results "will not alter the nation's commitment to improving insurance coverage and health care." When my editor suggested I cobble together this round-up, who knew it would be this popular? Comments from Bruce Chernof of the SCAN Foundation, David Blumenthal and Sara R. Collins of the Commonwealth Fund, Sandra R. Hernández of the California Health Care Foundation, and staffers from various other philanthropies are included.
4. "Patients Are The Sun: The Imperative For Consumer Engagement In Transforming Health Care"
By Ann Hwang of Community Catalyst's Center for Community Engagement in Health Innovation. She also is a visiting fellow at Harvard Medical School.
February 11, 2016
A new center aiming to advance the role of consumers in transformation of the health care system launched in January 2016. Atlantic Philanthropies provided a five-year grant to create the center.
By Benjamin Miller of the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
April 14, 2016
A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–funded report outlines six interdependent elements needed to scale integration efforts nationally. One element is, of course, workforce training and education.
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