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December 2011 Issue
On The Hill
Health and Taxes
When you think of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)-or health care in general-the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) doesn't automatically spring to mind. But the ACA modernizes the "community benefit" requirements non-profit hospitals must meet to earn their federal tax-exempt status. And those tax exemptions put IRS in charge of overseeing the new community benefit model's implementation. More »
Spotlight Event
On The Ground
Consumer Voices for Coverage Makes the Grade
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Consumer Voices for Coverage (CVC) program has proven to be a success, and Mathematica Policy Research highlights that success story with an evaluation published in the September issue of Health Affairs. More »
On The Issues
The ACA Implementation Fund
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve the health of 30 million uninsured Americans and tens of millions more whose health insurance doesn't deliver the care they need. But the fight to pass the ACA was just the beginning. More »
On The Horizon
Roadmaps to Health Community Grants
When it comes to improving health, the focus is often on personal behavior change (diet, exercise, regular visits to the doctor) or improving the health care system (making health care more accessible and affordable and improving the quality of care). Indeed, promoting healthy behavior and working to improve the health system are fundamental to better health. But there are other important and often overlooked factors that affect health, such as education, income, job, place of residence, or even family relationships. More »
Health Care Reform: Full Speed Ahead! Breakfast
33 attendees enjoyed a lively discussion at Community Catalyst's October breakfast. Speakers included John McDonough, Professor, Harvard School of Public Health; Andy Hyman, Team Director and Senior Program Office for Health Care Coverage, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; and Mary Vallier-Kaplan, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Endowment for Health, New Hampshire.
"The breakfast provided a welcome opportunity for foundation representatives, academics, policy experts, donors, and others from the health care arena to gather and discuss the politics and policies that will drive health care reform in 2012 and beyond." Mary Vallier-Kaplan, Endowment for Health, New Hampshire