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Understanding the Uninsured: Tailoring Policy Solutions for Different Subpopulations

NIHCM Foundation has released a new report, Understanding the Uninsured: Tailoring Policy Solutions for Different Subpopulati...

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Robert Greczyn, CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Addresses Chronic Conditions

On March 25, 2008, the Alliance for Health Reform hosted a briefing, "Helping 125 Million Americans: Improving Care for ...

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NIHCM Has Accepted Entries for its 2008 Health Care Research and Journalism Awards.

NIHCM Foundation has accepted entries for its Fourteenth Annual Health Care Research and Journalism Awards and its First Annu...

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Connecting the Electronic Dots Among Disparate Health Providers

Barriers to sharing patient clinical data among unaffiliated hospitals, doctors and other health care providers remain high...

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Connecting the Electronic Dots Among Disparate Health Providers

Barriers to sharing patient clinical data among unaffiliated hospitals, doctors and other health care providers remain hi...

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Senator Frist Joins NIHCM Foundation Advisory Board

NIHCM Foundation is pleased to announce that former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D., has joined our Advisory Boa...

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About Us

The National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation (NIHCM Foundation) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that conducts research on health care issues. The Foundation disseminates research findings and analysis that promote and enhance access to health care and the efficiency and effectiveness of health care services and delivery. 

The Foundation also holds forums and briefings for policy makers, the health care industry, consumers, the government, and the media to increase understanding of issues affecting the health care system.

The Foundation is a tax-exempt organization, under IRC Sec. 501(c)(3), supported by government and private-sector grants and contributions. NIHCM Foundation is not a private foundation as defined in IRC Sec. 509(a)(3).

Reflecting its mission, NIHCM Foundation receives funding from the government, health plans, and foundations. These diverse sources include:

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• The Commonwealth Fund
• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Various Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health Plans
  

Current Research Priorities

NIHCM Foundation has policy research or forums underway on the following topics: 

• Promoting Children's Health
• Promoting Prevention in Managed Care

Quality Improvement in Health Care

• The Uninsured
• Pharmaceutical Issues

Other Research Efforts

NIHCM has published research on and remains interested in a variety of topics, including: 

• Health System Data Needs for Decisionmakers
• The Role of Government in Health Care Quality
• Medical Necessity and Benefit Coverage Determinations
• Managed Care and Public Programs
• Individual Insurance Markets and Health Care Reform
• States and the Private Sector: Leading Health Care Reform
  Rural Health