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State Network
Publication
December 2015
State agencies focused on health policy and regional health improvement collaboratives ought to be able to align their agendas. They both share a… More
Blog Post
November 2015 Christopher F. Koller,
Few policies intended to help people live longer are more effective than those targeting teen pregnancy rates. Yet even when those policies work, they… More
News Article
November 2015
RSG Steering Committee members (from left) John Nilson, Robyn Kruk, and… More
September 2015
The Reforming States Group (RSG) is run by a Steering Committee, consisting of RSG members. This leadership group, responsible for planning annual… More
September 2015 Christopher F. Koller,
Bipartisanship in health policy is hard to find. Pick your topic—Medicaid expansion, Medicare reform, or health insurance exchanges—and voices are… More
July 2015 Christopher F. Koller,
“Secret Health-Law Huddle.” The headline made me shudder. It appeared in a national newspaper, describing a meeting hosted by the Milbank Memorial… More
June 2015
The Fund joins many others in expressing regret and outrage at the murder of Rev. Clementa Pinckney and eight of his fellow parishioners… More
Event
May 2015
The Reforming States Group recently hosted a webinar on “Integrating Primary Care into Behavioral Health Settings: What Works for Individuals… More
March 2015 Maia Crawford, Tricia McGinnis, John Auerbach, Kristin Golden,
There is growing recognition among state policymakers that improving health outcomes is as much about addressing the social determinants of poor… More
January 2015
Is there a correlation between how much a state spends on social services and its population health outcomes? Are there ways for states to… More
