Alliance for Health Reform
$209,352
2004 Health Policy Seminars and Congressional Staff Retreat
Alliance for Health Reform briefings have served as a valuable resource for congressional staff and journalists seeking the latest information on key health policy issues. In the coming year, the Alliance will conduct eight briefings and roundtables and will host a retreat, to be cofunded by the Catholic Health Association of the United States, for senior congressional staff. Possible briefing topics include: the fifth anniversary of the Institute of Medicine's landmark study on medical errors; presidential candidates' health reform plans; nursing home care; results from the Fund's physician, health insurance, and prescription drug coverage surveys; and issues related to implementation of a Medicare drug benefit.

President and Fellows of Harvard College
$450,000
The Commonwealth Fund/John F. Kennedy School of Government Bipartisan Congressional Retreat, 2005
Each year since 1999, key members of Congress and other policy experts have met for three days in January under the auspices of the Fund and Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government to discuss emerging issues in health care policy. These retreats provide an opportunity for lawmakers to spend time away from their day-to-day demands so they can openly discuss health policy issues in a private setting, obtain high-quality information and analysis on multiple facets of an issue, and enhance their ability to make the value and political judgments that lie ahead. In 2005, the sessions will most likely focus on topics related to Medicare, the uninsured, quality of care, and international health policy.

Project HOPE/The People-to-People Health Foundation
$200,000
A Strategic Web Publishing Partnership with 'Health Affairs'
The World Wide Web plays an increasingly important role in scholarly communication, especially when subject matter is particularly time-sensitive or when target audiences can be reached more effectively online than through traditional means. Recognizing this, the Fund provided a grant in 2002 to support expanded Web publishing by Health Affairs, the leading peer-reviewed health policy journal. Continued support will enable Health Affairs to pursue new online features and provide more sophisticated tracking of the impact of its Web publishing on audiences of interest to the journal and the Fund. Although the Fund will no longer support the annual international print issue of Health Affairs, it will provide further support for its Web publishing program to ensure electronic publication of articles with an international focus.

Association of Health Care Journalists
$10,000
5th National Annual Conference: Politics Patients and Products: Hotspots in 2004

Harris Interactive, Inc.
$8,500
Health Care Opinion Leaders Project

Medscape Portals, Inc
$25,000
Early Childhood Development Online CME Program

National Public Radio
$50,000
National Public Radio News Health Care Coverage

WGBH Educational Foundation
$45,000
Marketplace's Health Desk coverage