Funding search · EIN 275388874 · Washington, DC

Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

54
grants reported
$8.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$123,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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  • Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy3 grants · $1.1M
  • Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute of Texas1 grant · $950,000
  • Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene3 grants · $735,000
  • Center for Health Care Strategies3 grants · $719,223
  • Center for Health Policy Development2 grants · $550,000
  • Families USA Foundation3 grants · $550,000
  • Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget2 grants · $520,000
  • The Regents of the University of California San Diego3 grants · $493,934
  • Health Care Cost Institute3 grants · $478,000
  • National Pace Association (Npa)3 grants · $429,840

Giving over time

$2.3M
2022
$1.9M
2023
$4.1M
2024

Grant history

All 54 reported grants, largest first.

  • $950,000

    Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Explore and disseminate learnings on the current landscape of older adult behavioral health (bh), primary care integration of bh, strengthening the mental health workforce, the intergenerational impacts of trauma and gr read all
  • $508,764

    Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Engage in researching ways to lower healthcare costs through research, analysis, and support for new models of value-based payments, systems reforms, patient engagement, and cost-effective research.

  • $400,000

    Center for Health Policy Development · Brattleboro, VT · 2022

    Build a technical assistance project to assist state health leaders with building multipayer delivery system reform efforts and execute a summit on key state aging issues for senior state leaders.

  • $321,574

    Center for Health Care Strategies · Hamilton, NJ · 2023

    Support the development of learning collaborative (develop curriculum and related issue brief, recruit states) to promote the development of master plans for aging in other states.

  • $320,000

    Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Washington, DC · 2024

    Create and disseminate two new option papers for health care policies.

  • $313,710

    Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Engage in researching ways to lower healthcare costs through research, analysis, and support for new models of value-based payments, systems reforms, patient engagement, and cost-effective research.

  • $300,942

    Center for Health Care Strategies · Hamilton, NJ · 2024

    Conduct a learning collaborative cohort (up to 6 states to support master plans for aging). Support for mpa national dashboard, including convening of state technical advisory group and ongoing dissemination.

  • $289,778

    Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Research on accelerating value-based care impact at the state and national level.

  • $285,000

    Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene · Menands, NY · 2024

    Provide support of the annual health and aging policy fellows by coordinating targeted working sessions related to exploring aging policy issues, in addition to a behavioral health track for health and aging policy fell read all
  • $250,000

    Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene · Menands, NY · 2022

    Provide support of the annual health and aging policy fellows by coordinating targeted working sessions related to exploring aging policy issues.

  • $228,748

    National Pace Association (Npa) · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    The national pace association (npa) advances the efforts of programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (pace). Pace programs coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term care services f read all
  • $225,000

    Georgetown University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Provide technical assistance to state policymakers on facility fee policies and conduct research on hospital financing. Create educational materials on medicare advantage policy changes and to study the impacts of facil read all
  • $220,002

    The Regents of the University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022

    Study to estimate drug pricing dynamics among competing brand products, drugs eligible for medicare negotiation, and estimate changes in brand drug prices throughout the lifecycle.

  • $200,000

    Families USA Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Expand coalition activities addressing cost of care.

  • $200,000

    Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene · Menands, NY · 2023

    Provide support of the annual health and aging policy fellows by coordinating targeted working sessions related to exploring aging policy issues.

  • $200,000

    Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Washington, DC · 2022

    Analysis of policy options to lower health care spending in the u.s. As part of the health savers initiative.

  • $200,000

    Families USA Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Develop messaging guide on support for reforming provider costs.

  • $175,000

    Health Care Cost Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Provide access to hcci data enclave which houses de-identified healthcare claims for individuals covered by employer-sponsored insurance. Collaboration on issue briefs describing and documenting rising health care price read all
  • $158,669

    The Regents of the University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023

    Study to estimate drug pricing dynamics among competing brand products, drugs eligible for medicare negotiation, and estimate changes in brand drug prices throughout the lifecycle.

  • $153,000

    Health Care Cost Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    Provide access to hcci data enclave which houses de-identified healthcare claims for individuals covered by employer-sponsored insurance. Collaboration on issue briefs describing and documenting rising health care price read all
  • $150,000

    Center for Health Policy Development · Washington, DC · 2024

    Build a technical assistance project to improve the quality of care and cost accountability in nursing homes.

  • $150,000

    United States of Care Campaign · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Create a report on state trends for lowering hospital prices, including actuarial analysis of policy strategies and to create a counter narrative against common hospital talking points.

  • $150,000

    Families USA Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Analyze data on consumer understanding of hospital outpatient department fees and site-neutral payment policies.

  • $150,000

    Health Care Cost Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    Provide access to hcci data enclave which houses de-identified healthcare claims for individuals covered by employer-sponsored insurance. Collaboration on issue briefs describing and documenting rising health care price read all
  • $135,000

    Purchaser Business Group On Health · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Conduct policy-related analysis and activities on prescription drug reimbursement, cost, coverage, spending, and access in collaboration with the employers prescription for affordable drugs (employersrx).

  • $132,628

    National Pace Association (Npa) · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    The national pace association (npa) advances the efforts of programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (pace). Pace programs coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term care services f read all
  • $126,500

    Alliance for Health Policy · Washington, DC · 2024

    Support signature series on aging in america by conducting a primary and secondary research project that aims to generate new insights into aging in health policy, engage key audiences for feedback, identify bipartisan read all
  • $120,000

    Tradeoffs · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Produce informational background materials and podcasts addressing the policy issues of high health care costs.

  • $115,263

    The Regents of the University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    Research and evaluate preferred cost-sharing pharmacy networks in medicare and their implications on out-of-pocket spending and generic reimbursement practices in part d.

  • $100,000

    Accountable for Health Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Support both short-term goals of incremental macra reform and long-term goals of reshaping the narrative and advance policy objectives related to better performance of the health care delivery system.

  • $96,707

    Center for Health Care Strategies · Hamilton, NJ · 2022

    Support the development of learning collaborative (develop curriculum and related issue brief, recruit states) to promote the development of master plans for aging in other states.

  • $85,000

    Medicare Rights Center · New York, NY · 2024

    Create a report about the evolution of the medicare savings program and provide technical assistance to enrollees and policymakers on cost savings for medicare-eligible older adults.

  • $70,000

    Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    Develop recommendations to policymakers on implementing policies related to tele-behavioral health.

  • $70,000

    Purchaser Business Group On Health · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Educate policymakers on perspective of large employers on drug spending reforms.

  • $68,464

    National Pace Association (Npa) · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    Advances the efforts of programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (pace). Pace programs coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term care services for seniors.

  • $68,370

    The Regents of the University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Research on assessing dental care access for low-income adults in california and analysis of denti-cal claims experience and the oral health workforce.

  • $65,000

    T1international USA · Portland, OR · 2023

    Research the current landscape at the state and federal level regarding policies to increase insulin affordability and access, including the impact of biosimilar insulin. Develop model policies and disseminate those pol read all
  • $56,326

    The Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    Research engagement on strategies to reduce intellectual property barriers to generic entry and related policy soluations.

  • $50,000

    Alliance for Health Policy · Washington, DC · 2023

    Develop and execute educational series exclusively to advance dialogue on health care costs and aging.

  • $50,000

    Medicare Rights Center · New York, NY · 2023

    Obtain technical assistance and education on ways for states to expand eligibility and enrollment in the medicare savings programs to lower premiums and out-of-pocket costs for lower-income medicare beneficiaries.

  • $50,000

    Tradeoffs · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Collaboration on media project investigating drug costs, hospital costs, and low value care.

  • $50,000

    Patients for Affordable Drugs · Washington, DC · 2022

    Report on impact of drug price limitations on patients with cancer.

  • $50,000

    Tradeoffs · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Collaboration on media project investigating drug costs, hospital costs, and low value care.

  • $40,000

    Patients for Affordable Drugs · Washington, DC · 2023

    Develop and implement a pilot recruitment strategy for identifying and engaging patients from communities who are disproportionately harmed by high drug prices for use to educate and amplify voices.

  • $33,825

    American Society On Aging · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Asa will generate six articles and four podcast episodes.

  • $29,548

    American Society On Aging · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Provide year-round educational programs that address master plans for aging (mpa), amplify mpa-related thought leadership and convene an mpa national symposium at asa's national membership conference, on aging.

  • $28,500

    Grantmakers in Aging · White Plains, NY · 2024

    Convene and facilitate a funders community for those who are exploring, initiating, or implementing state, regional, or local master plans on aging (mpa).

  • $27,000

    National Academy of Social Insurance · Washington, DC · 2023

    Update publicly-used web-based information on medicare beneficiary cost sharing, medicare savings programs, medically-necessary dental coverage, and part d benefits.

  • $26,375

    Grantmakers in Aging · White Plains, NY · 2023

    Convene and facilitate a new funders community for those who are exploring, initiating, or implementing state, regional, or local master plans on aging (mpa).

  • $20,000

    National Alliance for Caregiving · Washington, DC · 2024

    Playbook to inform tactics and foundational elements that can take place to advance the development and adoption of multi-sector plans on aging.

  • $20,000

    Purchaser Business Group On Health · Concord, CA · 2024

    Conduct policy-related analysis and activities on prescription drug reimbursement, cost, coverage, spending, and access in collaboration with the employers prescription for affordable drugs (employersrx).

  • $15,000

    Medicaid Medicare Chip Svcs Dental Assoc · Sandwich, MA · 2024

    Conduct a study exploring the impact of dental provider reimbursement rates on provider participation in medicaid fee-for-service and managed care dental programs.

  • $12,500

    Long-Term Quality Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023

    Long-term quality alliance building momentum for a national multisector plan for aging. Activities include stakeholder interviews, silo review, and landscape analysis.

  • $10,625

    Grantmakers in Aging · White Plains, NY · 2022

    Convene and facilitate a new funders community for those who are exploring, initiating, or implementing state, regional, or local master plans on aging (mpa).

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