Although the nation’s health care foundations may serve many different fields, such as health services, policy research, and public health, their work often supports the development and use of evidence to increase the quality, accessibility, and value of health care, all of which are important to employers and health insurers.
The Milbank Memorial Fund is an endowed foundation that provides nonpartisan analysis on state health policy. For journalists, the fund publishes The Milbank Quarterly, a peer-reviewed journal covering population health and health policy.
California Healthcare Foundation: CHCF seeks to improve health care quality, increase efficiency, and lower the costs of care.
The Commonwealth Fund: Founded in 1918, the Commonwealth Fund promotes a high-performing health care system that improves access to care, quality of care, and efficiency, particularly for those who are most vulnerable, such as those with low-incomes, the uninsured, minorities children, and the elderly.
Kaiser Family Foundation: Founded in 1991, KFF is dedicated to filling the need for trusted, independent information on the major health issues facing our nation and its people. The foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.
The Milbank Memorial Fund is an endowed foundation that provides nonpartisan analysis on state health policy. For journalists, the fund publishes The Milbank Quarterly, a peer-reviewed journal covering population health and health policy. The fund also publishes reports, issue briefs and case studies.
Missouri Foundation for Health: MFH is a conversion foundation created in 2000. It’s one of the largest of its kind in the country and includes in its focus identifying and filling the gaps in the myriad public and private health care services already available to the uninsured and underinsured in its region.
National Institute of Health Care Management: A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the NIHCM foundation conducts research, policy analysis and educational activities on a variety of health care issues and fosters dialogue between the private health care industry and government. It also awards grants each year for excellence in health care research and journalism.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: RWJF is the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted solely to the public’s health, and its work includes Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q), an effort in 16 geographic areas in which it works with employers and others to improve efficiency and the delivery of care.