Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy Report
This resource provides an overview of the Department of Health and Human Services report on children’s health released on September 9, 2025.
Department of Health and Human Services Reorganization and Reductions: Explaining the State of Play
This issue brief provides an overview of the current status of the reorganization and Reductions in Force (RIF) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help funders understand the impact on their work and engage in the current policy landscape.
The Importance of Ballot Measure Access and Race-Conscious Policymaking
In this interview, Grantmakers In Health’s Maya Schane spoke with Elizabeth DiLauro and Giridhar Mallya of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation about the importance of race-conscious policymaking and protecting access to ballot measures as key tools for advancing health and racial equity.
GIH Health Policy Update Newsletter
An Exclusive Resource for Funding Partners
The Health Policy Update is a newsletter produced in collaboration with Leavitt Partnersi and Trust for America’s Health. Drawing on GIH’s policy priorities outlined in our policy agenda and our strategic objective of increasing our policy and advocacy presence, the Health Policy Update provides GIH Funding Partners with a range of federal health policy news.
Elevating Quality to Achieve Equity in Free and Charitable Clinics: The Work of ‘Roadmap to Health Equity’
Each year, more than two million low-income, uninsured, and underinsured people in the United States rely on approximately 1,400 nonprofit free and charitable clinics and charitable pharmacies for essential health care. These clinics use a volunteer/staff model to provide a wide range of health services including medical, dental, pharmacy, vision, and behavioral health services. Many clinics also address social needs, such as connecting patients to housing, food assistance, or employment assistance programs.
Missouri Foundation for Health: August 2024
Missouri Foundation for Health released the initial polling results from Speak Up MO, the Foundation’s inaugural public opinion poll aimed at understanding the views and experiences of Missourians on various health and community issues.
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York: August 2024
In this report, “How to Maximize Health Insurance Enrollment: Funding Local Marketing and Outreach Innovations by Community-Based Enrollment Agencies”, the Community Service Society of New York analyzed outcomes from a pilot program and the strategies deployed to enroll uninsured individuals who were eligible for affordable coverage.
The Commonwealth Fund: August 2024
The 2024 State Scorecard on Women’s Reproductive Health has been released based on the most recent data to assess how well the health care system is working for women in every U.S. state. It measures performance by 32 different metrics across three areas: health outcomes; health care quality and prevention; and coverage, access, and affordability.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation: August 2024
A report titled “Massachusetts Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform: Overview and Implementation Update” examines the state’s implementation of the Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform, a sweeping set of changes aimed at improving access to the outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment system for all Massachusetts residents.