April 29, 2012

Making the Health-Care Law Work: A Sampling of Big Foundation Grants

$32.7-million

Purpose: To help states carry out the law by giving grants in three areas—to health-care resource centers that can offer guidance to states; to consumer groups to help influence the debate in their states; and to research institutes to monitor and track the impact of the law (for two years ending in May 2013)

Donor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

$6.7-million

Purpose: To create the Affordable Care Act Implementation Fund to help nonprofit