Grants & Programs
The Fund supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. We are dedicated to helping people become more informed about their health care and improving care for vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, low-income families, minorities, and the uninsured.
Recent Grants
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Project Title: The State Action to Avoid Rehospitalizations (STAAR) Initiative, Phase 4
Principal Investigator: Karen Boudreau, M.D.
Date Awarded: July 12, 2011
Award Amount: $750,000
The State Action to Avoid Rehospitalizations (STAAR) initiative is a multipronged, effort intended to help hospitals improve their processes for transitioning discharged patients to other care settings.
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LeadingAge, Inc.
Project Title: Promoting Effective Long-Term Care Transitions in Health Reform Implementation
Principal Investigator: Mary D. Naylor, Ph.D., R.N.
Date Awarded: April 12, 2011
Award Amount: $123,094
Led by the Long-Term Quality Alliance—a broad-based coalition to improve transitional care and promote best practices in the field—this project will explore ways to improve the coordination of transitional care, foster development of better measures of quality and efficiency, and promote adoption of effective practices through a learning network.
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University of New Mexico
Project Title: Spreading New Mexico's Model for Helping Primary Care Practices Become Medical Homes
Principal Investigator: Arthur Kaufman, M.D.
Date Awarded: April 12, 2011
Award Amount: $220,945
New Mexico's nationally recognized Health Extension Rural Offices enable independent primary care practices in the state to share clinical resources and receive technical assistance in becoming patient-centered medical homes. This grant will enable a University of New Mexico team to provide technical assistance to three states-Kansas, Kentucky, and Oregon-that are interested in replicating New Mexico's program.
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The Commonwealth Fund
Project Title: International Symposium on Health Care Policy, Fall 2012
Principal Investigator: Robin Osborn
Date Awarded: July 12, 2011
Award Amount: $365,000
The Fund's 15th annual International Symposium on Health Care Policy will compare policies and strategies across industrialized countries for reducing the growth of health care expenditures, as aging populations drive increasing demand for health services.
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Harris Interactive, Inc.
Project Title: International Health Policy Survey, 2012
Principal Investigator: Roz Pierson, Ph.D.
Date Awarded: July 12, 2011
Award Amount: $470,609
The Commonwealth Fund's 2012 International Health Policy Survey will assess health care system performance from the perspective of primary care physicians.
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