Transforming Health Care Through Evidence and Collaboration
Transforming Health Care Through Evidence and Collaboration
The NIHCM Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of America's health care system.

  • Infographics

    The Evolution of the Opioid Crisis

    Since 2000, the opioid crisis has both grown in magnitude and changed in character. This new series of interactive data visualizations depicts these evolving trends.

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  • Advisory Board

    NIHCM Welcomes Gottlieb, Glied & Baicker to Advisory Board

    NIHCM Foundation is pleased to welcome Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Sherry Glied, PhD, and Katherine Baicker, PhD, to its distinguished Advisory Board. Their ideas and insights will advance NIHCM's mission to improve health care for millions of Americans.

    Press Release Advisory Board

  • Awards

    25 Years of Outstanding Research & Journalism

    NIHCM Foundation hosted the 25th Annual NIHCM Awards at the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C. to recognize outstanding health care research and journalism.

    Press Release Winners Finalists

  • News

    NIHCM Convenes Meeting with Secretary Azar

    NIHCM welcomed Secretary Azar to a meeting in March to discuss efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services to transform health care by lowering costs and improving value for patients.

  • Webinars

    Defying Despair Series

    As recognition of our country's mental and behavioral health challenges grows, Americans are looking for answers that will increase their happiness and well-being and prevent deaths of despair related to mental health, opioids and suicide. Our four-part webinar series delves into the research and explores innovative strategies and evidence-based solutions to lift our society from crisis.

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  • Grants

    NIHCM Foundation Announces Over $250K in Journalism Grants

    NIHCM Foundation has awarded ten grants for health care journalism including investigative reporting, public engagement campaigns for documentaries and educational opportunities for reporters.

    Press Release All Journalism Grantees Apply for Funding

  • Grants

    NIHCM Supports Seven New Health Care Studies

    NIHCM has awarded over $400,000 in grants to support seven investigator-initiated research studies on topics including value-based drug pricing and Medicaid expansion.

    Press Release All Research Grantees Apply for Funding
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Events

August 29, 2019

Early Childhood Education: Partnering Up to Amplify Impact

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This webinar explored how high-quality early childhood education (ECE) has an enormous positive impact on lifelong health, serving as a protective factor against adult disease and disability.

August 28, 2019

Fall 2019 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook

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During this webinar, experts shared their thoughts on what health care policy activity might be expected before the end of 2019.

In the News

September 2019
Population Health Spotlight
Expanding the Rural Health Care Workforce
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NIHCM Resources

Access to Low-Cost LARCs Reduces Teen Births

This Research Insights summarizes findings that access to low-cost long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) through the Colorado Family Planning Initiative reduced teen births.

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Hospital Consolidation: Trends, Impacts & Outlook

This chart story examines the latest data on hospital consolidation, including trends, impacts, future outlook and proposed policy solutions.

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Overuse of Health Care by Commercially Insured Adults Varies Persistently by Region

This Research Insights summarizes a new study on overuse of health care by privately insured adults, finding geographic patterns that persist over time.

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How Much Diagnostic Imaging Is Inappropriate and What Does It Cost?

This Research Insights summarizes a study on diagnostic imaging claims for privately insured patients with back, knee and shoulder pain.

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Events

August 29, 2019

Early Childhood Education: Partnering Up to Amplify Impact

Early-Childhood-Webinar-Graphic

This webinar explored how high-quality early childhood education (ECE) has an enormous positive impact on lifelong health, serving as a protective factor against adult disease and disability.

August 28, 2019

Fall 2019 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook

Allliance-Webinar-Aug2019

During this webinar, experts shared their thoughts on what health care policy activity might be expected before the end of 2019.

In the News

September 2019
Population Health Spotlight
Expanding the Rural Health Care Workforce
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Grants

Journalism GrantsJournalism Grant Program

We are no longer accepting letters of inquiry for the 2019-2020 round of grantmaking. NIHCM will notify grant winners in November 2019.

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Investigator-Initiated Research Grant Program

We are no longer accepting letters of inquiry for the 2019-2020 round of grantmaking. A small number of applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal in September.

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Awards

Winners Named in the 25th Annual Research and Journalism Awards

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Congratulations to all of the winners of the 25th Annual NIHCM Foundation Research and Journalism Awards! The winners and finalists were honored at a banquet in Washington, DC, in May.

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