Home Our Focus Areas Coverage and Access Health insurance connects New Yorkers with essential health care while protecting against potentially bankrupting health care costs. UHF’s work helps efforts to ensure universal, affordable, comprehensive insurance coverage and access to care—and to …
UHF History United Hospital Fund was founded by hospital trustees and other concerned New Yorkers in 1879 as an innovative approach to organizing charitable support for voluntary, nonprofit hospitals in New York City and to help solve shared problems. Known …
Annual Reports Each year our annual report features vision statements from our president and our board chairman, updates on major initiatives and accomplishments, a list of grants awarded during the fiscal year, and a capsule financial statement. Links to recent …
Careers Please visit our career center to learn more details about available positions and to apply for them online. (Note: link directs you away from the UHF website.) Positions Available UHF offers a competitive salary combined with generous benefits, including …
Board of Directors & Officers Board of Directors and Officers Officers John C. Simons Chair Oxiris Barbot, MD President and CEO Jo Ivey Boufford, MD Vice Chair Quincy McLain, CPA Treasurer Sally J. Rogers Chad Shearer Senior Vice Presidents Quincy …
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Legacy Society Profile: Robert A. and Patricia S. Levinson Bob and Pat Levinson Passion for Health Care Sparks Thoughtful Giving Reprinted from the Spring 2017 issue of Blueprint. Pat and Bob Levinson’s 61-year marriage was a happy and fulfilling one. …
NSIC Transitions Helping Family Caregivers with Transitions TESTPAGE "I'm caring for someone in a [home / hospital / rehab] moving to [home / hospital / rehab / hospice / LTC]" Possible subpage for family caregiver work on UHF site: 8 …
Focus Areas Our core activities are research and policy analysis, convening, knowledge dissemination, collaborative initiatives, capacity building, and grantmaking. Key priorities include the following. Supporting comprehensive health insurance coverage and access to services. Universal, affordable, accessible health insurance offering comprehensive …
Initiatives Initiatives Program and education work on key topics in health care UHF analyzes public policy to inform decision-makers, finds common ground among diverse stakeholders, and develops and supports innovative programs that improve the quality, accessibility, affordability, and experience of …
Clinical-Community Partnerships Clinical-Community Partnerships Bringing health care and communities together to improve lifelong well-being Optimal health cannot be achieved without going beyond the health care system itself. Stressors like inadequate housing, unemployment, poor nutrition, and poverty—known as “social determinants of …
Family Caregiving Family Caregiving United Hospital Fund works to advance public and professional understanding of the crucial role family caregivers play in the health care system There are approximately 43.5 million family caregivers in the United States—unpaid relatives and friends …
Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative: Videos United Hospital Fund sponsored a grant-funded initiative to support a learning collaborative that involved New York area hospitals and health systems working to improve outpatient antibiotic prescribing practices. In Phase II …
Class of 2019-20 CQFP Class of 2019-20 Participants in the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Oluwadamilare Adeosun, MPA, MSM, RN-BC, NewYork-Presbyterian Ambulatory Care Network John E. Arbo MD, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Tamar Berger RN, MSN, CIC, St. Joseph Hospital Robert …
Empowering New Yorkers with Quality Measures They Value Supported by a grant from the New York State Health Foundation Measurement sets and public reporting have become integral to health care reform efforts, yet too often they don’t provide the quality …
Health Care Leadership Award Health Care Leadership Award United Hospital Fund established the Health Care Leadership Award in 1998 to recognize extraordinary personal leadership and longstanding contributions to improving the health of New Yorkers and New York’s health care system. …
Special Tribute UHF Special Tributes United Hospital Fund periodically recognizes the achievements of organizations or individuals who have had a significant impact on health care in New York City—and who have earned the respect and admiration of UHF and the …
J. Barclay Collins II J. Barclay Collins II UHF Special Tribute, 2019 In 2019, we saluted J. Barclay Collins II, Chairman Emeritus of UHF’s board, for his 35-year commitment to UHF. Many of United Hospital Fund’s achievements over the past …
Steven R. Swartz Steven R. Swartz Health Care Leadership Award, 2019 In 2019, UHF was pleased to present the award to Steven R. Swartz for his leadership and Hearst’s work to help raise the standard of excellence in health care …
James H. Simons, PhD James H. Simons, PhD Health Care Leadership Award, 2017 In 2017, UHF was pleased to present the award to James H. Simons, chairman of the Simons Foundation, for his visionary philanthropy to advance basic scientific research, …
Excellence in Health Care Award for Quality Improvement Champions Excellence in Health Care Award Honoring quality improvement champions The Excellence in Health Care Award for Quality Improvement Champions was established by UHF in 2019 to honor extraordinary personal leadership to …
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD Back to Health Care Leadership Awards In 2016, UHF was pleased to present the Health Care Leadership Award to Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It takes enormous vision, optimism, and …
Making the Case for Change What can a clinician do? While health inequities are caused by many forces deeply rooted in society’s structures—and there is no single solution for achieving health equity—child health providers have an important role to play. …
Building Blocks The pages in this section lay out strategies for health equity approaches in pediatric practice. The brief writeups here include challenges that practices might face in implementing change, practical approaches and snapshots of how other practices are tackling …
Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc, FACP Back to Gould Visiting Scholar Program Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc, FACP, is a primary care internist at Bellevue Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor of Population Health and Medicine at the NYU School of …
Medicaid Conference Medicaid Conference UHF's annual conference examining timely issues of import to New York’s Medicaid program Each summer, UHF’s Medicaid Institute hosts a major conference that brings together health care policymakers, providers, insurers, community organizations, and policy experts to …
New York Medicaid Expenditures New York Medicaid Expenditures Where the Money Goes Medicaid members' care is either administered through a Medicaid managed care (MMC) plan or directly through the State in fee-for-service (FFS). MMC plans (mainstream managed care, managed long-term …
Previous QLF Events Quality Leaders Forum: Past Events Previous convenings and events of the QLF The Quality Leaders Forum is a group of emerging and established quality leaders committed to improving the delivery of high-quality care in the greater New …
Dashboards New York Medicaid Dashboards Current statistics on the vital insurance program serving more than 7 million New Yorkers The UHF Medicaid Institute New York Medicaid Dashboards are visualizations of analyses to provide basic enrollment and finance information about the …
FAQ and Methodology FAQ and Methodology Frequently asked questions about the Medicaid Institute dashboards Frequently Asked Questions Where are the data used in the dashboards from? All data published in the UHF dashboards are publicly available on New York State …
2021 Medicaid Conference UHF’s 2021 conference on Medicaid in New York focused on Medicaid’s role in addressing social needs and the worsening health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers highlighted the need to address homelessness, the increased use of telehealth, …
Campaign for a Healthier New York UHF's Campaign for a Healthier New York Improving Health and Health Care for Every New Yorker In these challenging times for health care and New York, UHF’s work to build an effective and equitable …
New York's Health Care Workforce Back to Health Care Leadership Awards UHF is proud to present the 2021 Health Care Leadership Award to New York's million-plus health care workforce, in recognition of their courage, compassion, and commitment during the pandemic. …
PECD Connections UHF-Led Partnership Helps Family with Complex Needs Making critical connections During an arduous journey from Central America to Long Island, a father had to carry his physically disabled 11-year-old daughter on his back. They ended up living in …
PEDS Network Impact United Hospital Fund It takes a community to keep a child healthy - UHF is making those connections Every child deserves to grow up to be the best they can be. But not every child gets a …
Bridging Quality and Equity Bridging Quality & Equity What can a health care system do to achieve equity in health care quality? SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE DONALD A. PELS CHARITABLE TRUST Beginning in early 2022, UHF convened a …
PEDS Network Impact_2 Subscribe Donate The COVID-19 Ripple Effect Impact on children in New York A seminal analysis estimating that COVID-19 has led to severe, long-lasting, and racially disparate repercussions on children in New York State. Conducted by UHF and …
Olajide Williams Olajide Williams, MD 2022 Distinguished Community Service Award UHF is proud to present the 2022 Distinguished Community Service Award to Olajide Williams, MD, in recognition of his work improving health literacy through the transformative power of music, art, …
Resources for Addressing Polypharmacy Resources for Addressing Polypharmacy A List of Resources for Reducing the Burdens of Overperscription As part of its polypharmacy project, UHF sponsored a learning collaborative with six nursing homes in New York City to address the …
Children New York Children Children’s Enrollment in Medicaid and Child Health Plus This graph displays month-to-month changes in enrollment for children in Medicaid and Child Health Pluc (CHP). Policy changes impacting children’s enrollment are evident. For example, in November 2011, …
Medicaid Eligibility Groups Medicaid Eligibility Groups Medicaid Enrollment by Eligibility Group The graph below shows total Medicaid enrollment broken down by eligibility category.1 Adults and children without disabilities make up the largest share of Medicaid enrollment, representing nearly four out …
Advancing Equity in Pediatrics Advancing Equity in Pediatrics United Hospital Fund, through its PEDS Learning Network (PEDS), has partnered with the New York State American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter 3 – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee to deliver the …
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Early Childhood Literacy Pediatric Steps to Literacy One Book at a Time Our Mission Pediatric Steps to Literacy seeks to harness the potential of clinical-community partnerships to tackle disparities in health, education, and child development. Our mission is to empower …
Project Overview and Commitment Project Overview and Commitment Pediatric Steps to Literacy, One Book at a Time WHAT TO EXPECT: Project Commitment Over the course of the 10-month project, participants will undertake the following activities: Team Engagement: Identify a clinician …