Grant to Dell Medical School funds integration of value-based health care into all aspects of curriculum

WHAT WE FOUND: EHF’s latest research shows that since enrollment began in the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace (ACA), the percentage of Texans who reported problems paying health care bills dropped almost 15 percent. However, one in five Texans still report difficulty in affording medical costs.

The rate of adults without health insurance across the U.S. dropped nearly twice as much as in Texas from 2013 to 2015, according to a new research report released by the Episcopal Health Foundation and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

The Episcopal Health Foundation announced it has approved $1.9 million in December to benefit eight new grant partners working to improve community health.

HOUSTON – Grantmakers In Health (GIH), a nationwide leader in health philanthropy, has announced the election of Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) president and CEO Elena Marks to its board of directors.

The Episcopal Health Foundation welcomes Dr. Shao-Chee Sim as EHF’s new vice president for applied research. Sim comes to EHF after more than 20 years of extensive research, community engagement, planning, and strategy experience within philanthropy, federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs) and nonprofit organizations.

A larger percentage of Texas workers are getting health insurance through their employers now than before the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a new report released by the Episcopal Health Foundation and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

EHF announces the approval of $3.1 million in September to benefit 24 new grant partners working to transform community health. This is the third group of grants the Foundation’s Board of Directors have awarded helping to create healthy communities for all. This brings the Foundation’s total grants for 2015 to $8.7 million.