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Highlights
Work requirements are a policy failure: Why are they still an option?
Work requirements do not increase employment or chart a path to self-sufficiency. Instead, they take necessities like food and healthcare away from people who can’t afford to lose them and put heavy cost burdens on states and localities. Our nation needs a thriving economy. But expanding work requirements is not the way to get there.
How to Ensure Millions of Children Don’t Lose Medicaid Coverage Erroneously
Five million children could lose their Medicaid benefits during the Covid-19 public health emergency (PHE) “unwinding.” Automatic enrollment is ending, and parents and caregivers could lose coverage for their kids simply because of a language barrier, a recent move, or something as innocuous as a new phone number. Fortunately, despite the PHE ending, states have some discretion in how quickly and equitably they move through the renewal process. RWJF President and CEO Richard Besser and Joan Alker, executive director of Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, share three steps states must prioritize to maintain coverage for children.
News Releases
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects 2023 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Finalists05/22/2023
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N.J. Poll Finds Residents’ Wellbeing, Demographics Shape Perceptions of Health Inequities05/05/2023
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Acenda Awarded $1 Million Grant to Launch New Jersey’s First Public Health Institute05/05/2023
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Equitable Policy Change Can Power Health Improvement in New Jersey05/03/2023
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Equitable Policy Change Can Power Health Improvement in New Jersey05/03/2023
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Healthy School Meals for All03/23/2023
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Welcomes May Ng as Chief Investment Officer03/13/2023
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News Article03/09/2023
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Comments from Richard Besser, MD, on Proposed Rule to Update WIC Food Packages03/09/2023
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Testimony by RWJF Vice President for Program Management Michelle A. Larkin, JD, MS, RN, on Smokefree Casinos in New Jersey03/09/2023
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board Elects Vicki L. Fuller as New Trustee03/08/2023
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Testimony by RWJF President and CEO Richard Besser, MD, on Smokefree Casinos in New Jersey02/13/2023
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Online Tool Provides Health Snapshot of All 435 U.S. Congressional Districts01/25/2023
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CDC Can Seize the Moment By Centering Equity12/01/2022
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2021 RWJF Health Equity Award Winners Announced10/22/2022
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States Recognized for Medicaid Program Innovations09/14/2022
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Elects New Trustee08/15/2022
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Poll: High U.S. Inflation Rates Are Having a More Serious Impact on Black, Latino, and Native American Households than White Households08/08/2022
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Poll: Facing Extreme Weather is Changing Americans’ Views About Need for Climate Change Action06/16/2022
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RWJF Recognizes Sports Leaders Building a Culture of Health06/08/2022
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Elects Two New Trustees05/24/2022
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Fiona Kanagasingam as Inaugural Vice President, Equity and Culture04/28/2022
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Amy F. Dinofrio as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer04/11/2022
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Report Recommends Establishing a Public Health Institute to Address New Jersey's Inequities03/10/2022
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Ricardo Castro as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary01/18/2022
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Rafael Maldonado as Vice President and Chief Information Technology Officer12/14/2021
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Elects Two New Members to Board of Trustees11/09/2021
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects Ten Communities as 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners10/26/2021
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission Releases Roadmap for an Equity-Centered Public Health Data Infrastructure, Provides $50 Million in Funding to Encourage Action10/19/2021
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Poll: As the Delta Variant Continues, 38 Percent of U.S. Households Report Facing Serious Financial Problems Despite Two-Thirds Receiving Government Assistance10/12/2021
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names William (Bill) Roell as Chief Financial Officer08/26/2021
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2020 RWJF Health Equity Award Winners Announced05/19/2021
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Poll: Public Supports Substantial Increase in Spending on U.S. Public Health Programs, but has Serious Concerns About How the System Functions Now05/13/2021
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces $200 Million Allocation for Impact Investments Directed by Kimberlee Cornett05/05/2021
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects 2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Finalists02/24/2021
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Testimony by RWJF Executive Vice President Julie Morita, MD, on Health Equity and the U.S. Vaccine Rollout Delivered Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health02/03/2021
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2020 RWJF Sports Award Winners Announced: AGE UP, Border Youth Tennis Exchange, Running Medicine, Soccer in the Streets, and the United States Association of Blind Athletes10/04/2020
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Poll: Half of Households in the Four Largest U.S. Cities Report Serious Financial Problems Including Depleted Savings, and Trouble Paying Bills or Affording Medical Care09/09/2020
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Provides $50 Million to Support Those Facing Greatest Strain Under the COVID-19 Pandemic04/07/2020
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Survey Shows Starkly Different Life Experiences for Lower- and Middle-Income Adults Compared to the Top One Percent01/09/2020
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2019 RWJF Health Equity Award Winners Announced12/03/2019
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2019 RWJF Sports Award Winners Announced: Chattanooga Football Club, Figure Skating in Harlem and MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation10/31/2019
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2019 Sports Award Finalists Honored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation08/01/2019
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Poll: Rural Americans Report Problems Paying for Medical Bills, Housing, or Food05/21/2019
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Policy Changes Needed in 13 Areas to Help Close N.J.’s Health Gaps, Says Report From State’s Largest Philanthropy04/17/2019
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County Health Rankings Show Burden of Severe Housing Cost Tied to Poor Health03/19/2019
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NAACP and RWJF Partner to Improve Health Equity02/04/2019
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2018 RWJF Health Equity Award Winners Announced12/05/2018
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Residents of Rural U.S. Largely Optimistic About the Future and Like Where They Live, NPR/RWJF/Harvard Poll Shows10/16/2018
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RWJF to Support Habitat for Humanity Study of New Approaches to Revitalizing Neighborhoods07/17/2018
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New County Health Rankings Show Differences in Health and Opportunity by Place and Race03/14/2018
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Discrimination Pervades Daily Life, Affects Health Across Groups in the U.S., NPR/Harvard/RWJF Poll Shows10/24/2017
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National Academies’ Gulf Research Program and RWJF Award $10.8 Million to Build Healthy, Resilient Coastal Communities07/18/2017
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2017 RWJF Sports Award Winners Announced: San Francisco Giants, The Moyer Foundation, and PeacePlayers International06/20/2017
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2017 Sports Award Finalists Honored By Robert Wood Johnson Foundation05/31/2017
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CDC Foundation and RWJF Launch 500 Cities Project03/02/2017
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Outgoing RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor02/28/2017
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Richard Besser, MD, Named New President, CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation02/13/2017
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Poll: Gap Between Parent And Expert Views Of The Quality Of U.S. Child Care10/17/2016
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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Stepping Down as President and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation09/13/2016
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Programs Launch09/12/2016
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New Report Finds Adult Obesity Rates Decreased in Four States09/01/2016
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Poll: More Than Four in Ten Working Adults Think Their Work Impacts Their Health07/11/2016
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Reinvestment Fund and RWJF Help Low-Income Neighborhoods Thrive05/17/2016
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Nation’s Preparedness For Public Health Emergencies Is Improving, 2016 Index Shows04/25/2016
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County Health Rankings Show Stark Differences in Premature Death Rates Between Rural and Urban Counties03/16/2016
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects 2016 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Finalists03/10/2016
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New Jersey Health Initiatives Announces $2 Million in Grants to Ten Community Coalitions Across the State07/14/2015
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County Health Rankings Show Declines in Premature Death Rates03/25/2015
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Most Parents Believe Some Sugary Drinks Are Healthy Choices for Kids03/12/2015
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Students Eat More Fruit and Throw Away Less Food With New Healthier School Lunches03/04/2015
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Health Data Exploration Project Announces Agile Research Project Awards02/10/2015
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Building the Case for More Highly Educated Nurses04/18/2014
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School Nurse Shortage May Imperil Some Children, RWJF Scholars Warn12/12/2013
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Foundation Announces $120,000 Challenge to Help Consumers Understand and Act Upon Hospital Pricing06/03/2013
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards $2.1 Million in Grants to Improve Care, Reduce Costs for Most Expensive Patients10/11/2012
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Advocates Call on Nurses to Take Leading Role in Palliative Care09/27/2012
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