The Rx Foundation has funded efforts to improve the health care system in the United States since 2002. To date, the foundation has awarded over $20M in grants to hospitals, nonprofits, community organizations, and researchers working to solve persistent problems impeding the delivery of safe, high quality, health care to all citizens.
First year of funding to support efforts to increase statewide capacity and infrastructure for proactive organizing and advocacy for policies that will improve the health and well-being of people in Alabama.
The Rx Foundation made the following rapid response grants to address the COVID-19 crisis in vulnerable communities:
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program: $17,000
Boston Medical Center: $10,000
COPE (Navajo Nation): $20,000
Greater Boston Legal Services: $10,000
Health Care Without Walls: $8,000
Health Leads: $5,000
Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health (Navajo Nation): $20,000
New York Immigration Coalition: $15,000
Rosie’s Place: $5,000
First year of funding to support efforts to develop strong rural community-based grassroots organizations in Idaho, North Carolina, and New Jersey, to build power and capacity in local communities advocating for policies that improve health and well-being.
A grant to launch “A Scalable In-Home Care System as an Alternative to Inpatient Hospital Care”, a multi-stakeholder effort to provide rapidly accessible and appropriate care at home to patients with COVID disease, with components that include specially trained paramedics, telehealth, and remote monitoring. [email protected] is partnering with the Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization to roll out a model of care for presumptive or confirmed COVID-19 infection that is an in-home alternative to emergency department and inpatient care.
One year of funding to support the design and planning phase for an initiative to create and implement a model of primary care that addresses physical, behavioral, and social needs and is financed through primary care capitation.
First year of funding to support efforts to develop an Appalachian cohort among health advocates in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Southern Ohio, to build power and capacity in local communities advocating for policies that improve health and well-being.
Second installment of the second year of funding to support developing the methodology to examine the contribution of nursing to care delivery outcomes, and exploring how some nurses achieve consistently lower C-section rates.
Second installment of an 18-month grant to document and disseminate best practices for improving the care of people with complex health and social needs, with a focus on improving care for people with significant disabilities. Actively market and disseminate existing educational modules, develop new content, and build partnerships with key organizations for wider dissemination.
A grant to lay the groundwork for a sustainable funding model that provides medical coordination and end-to-end services, targeting high cost, high need patients experiencing homelessness. Includes engagement with key stakeholders in the health system, the City of Boston, state government, and social service agencies to make progress on care for medically vulnerable homeless individuals.
A grant to support the next phase of organizational development for the new National Association of Community Health Workers, including developing the agenda for programmatic and policy efforts.
