Meeting Substance Use Needs with Medicaid Expansion
Thirty-one states have expanded Medicaid eligibility as outlined in the Affordable Care Act. This second strategic conversation in a series discussed progress in the 19 remaining states.
Fourth Annual Public-Private Collaborations in Rural Health Meeting
Fourth Annual Public-Private Collaborations in Rural Health Meeting was held May 23-24, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
Moving the Needle on Medicaid Expansion
Thirty-one states have expanded Medicaid eligibility as outlined in the Affordable Care Act. Your grantmaking colleagues held a strategic conversation about making progress in the 19 remaining states.
Advocacy and Advancing Access: Health Care for All Children
In this in-person panel discussion (with a remote webinar option), participants heard advocacy leaders, funders, and grantees exploring what they have learned through successful California child health care advocacy efforts, how these lessons might help funders reach their goals, tools and resources funders can use, the logistics of how funders make advocacy work, and how funders can talk about it with their boards.
Advocacy and Advancing Access: Health Care for All Children Webinar
On this in-person panel discussion (with a remote webinar option), participants heard from advocacy leaders, funders, and grantees exploring what they have learned through successful California child health care advocacy efforts, how these lessons might help funders reach their goals, tools and resources funders can use, the logistics of how funders make advocacy work, and how funders can talk about it with their boards.
Children’s Access and Coverage
The webinar helped grantmakers understand the range of experiences (within and across states) that low-income families face in obtaining children’s health coverage, and considered strategies for improving access to care.
Advancing Children’s Health Care in Texas
Advancing Children’s Health Care in Texas was held on October 29, 2015 in Houston, Texas.
Building Public-Private Partnerships to Enhance Disaster Resilience: A Listening Session
Building Public-Private Partnerships to Enhance Disaster Resilience: A Listening Session was held on October 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Conversation with the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
This webinar addressed children’s access to health care, and featured Anne Marie Costello, Acting Director, Children and Adults Health Programs Group at the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services.
King v. Burwell: What You Need to Know (Part 2)
On June 25th, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits will continue to be available to eligible individuals, regardless of where they live. This webinar discussed the implications of the Supreme Court decision, what lies ahead for the Affordable Care Act, and potential roles for philanthropy moving forward.
Medicaid Expansion: Economic Impact and Sustainability
This webinar reviewed findings from recent impact analyses, considered the implications for sustainability of the expansions, and discussed prospects for expansion in additional states.
King v. Burwell: What You Need to Know
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on King v. Burwell, deciding whether the health reform law’s language allows the government to provide insurance subsidies everywhere in the country, or only in states that have set up their own insurance marketplaces. This webinar discussed the basics of the case and its potential impact on health reform.
Building a Legacy of Healthy Children
Building a Legacy of Healthy Children was held from June 9-10, 2015 in Jackson, Mississippi.
Health Reform Five Years Later: Philanthropy Steps Up
This webinar featured Barbara Masters of Masters Policy Consulting discussing the findings of Grantmakers In Health’s latest report, which examines the health reform strategies that funders are using and identifies new challenges and opportunities on the horizon.
Building a Legacy of Healthy Children in Florida
This webinar provided Florida funders the opportunity to discuss their grantmaking strategies, advocacy, and implementation efforts related to children’s health.
Third Annual Public-Private Collaborations in Rural Health Meeting
Third Annual Public-Private Collaborations in Rural Health Meeting was held from May 11-12, 2015 in Washington, D.C.
Enrollment Results and Opportunities for 2015
This webinar provided updates on the federal funding picture, programming and coalition building efforts, and state and local outreach and enrollment opportunities.
Upcoming Events on Access and Quality
2025 Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership Meeting
10/2/2025 Update: Due to the federal government shutdown, our federal government colleagues may be unable to attend this meeting. GIH and NRHA will co-host the Tribal Health Funders Workshop and Annual Meeting, and the meetings will proceed as scheduled. Thank you for your patience as GIH and NRHA works to update the meeting to reflect…
The Future of Rural Health and Well-Being: Findings from a Landscape Analysis and Listening Sessions
Grantmakers In Health and the National Rural Health Association, with support from the Georgia Health Policy Center, are leading an initiative to reimagine rural health and well-being by aligning systems and resources to achieve optimal health for all individuals living in rural America. As part of this effort, the Georgia Health Policy Center conducted a landscape analysis highlighting a sampling of a cross-section of organizations and leaders in rural health and hosted two national listening sessions of key stakeholders.
Please join us for a discussion of our key findings, the impact of the rapidly changing federal policy landscape, and recommendations for where we go from here in building a shared vision and roadmap for sustainable, community-driven change in rural communities across the country.
Steady Voices in Unsteady Times: Strategies for Communicating in Crisis
Communicating effectively in times of crisis is essential for maintaining public trust and organizational reputation. It can also minimize the spread of false or misleading information. This virtual workshop is designed to support health funders’ efforts to effectively communicate while managing potential risks of ideologically- and politically-driven threats. Beth Tritter and Chrystal Okonta from FGS Global will lead the program. Participants will learn how to prepare for a communications crisis and test drive practical tools for managing and responding. Working in groups, participants will also work to address a plausible and timely challenge using best practices and core principles of effective crisis response.