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]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2009/05/evaluation-of-consumer-voices-for-coverage-strengthening-state-a/state-policy-makers--views-on-the-role-of-consumer-advocates-in-.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2009/05/evaluation-of-consumer-voices-for-coverage-strengthening-state-a/state-policy-makers--views-on-the-role-of-consumer-advocates-in-.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[State Policy-Makers' Views on the Role of Consumer Advocates in Health Policy Discussions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mathematica interviewed key policy-makers in the 12 Consumer Voices for Coverage states in mid-2010 to assess changes in the involvement, influence and effectiveness of consumer advocacy groups in shaping state health coverage policy over the period of the CVC grant program (2008 to 2010).]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 1 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/01/can-feedback-fuel-change-at-foundations-.html?cid=xrs_rss-pt]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2011/01/can-feedback-fuel-change-at-foundations-.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Can Feedback Fuel Change at Foundations?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This brief report, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Frequent Checkups Make for Healthier Funding Relationships, presents findings from RWJF's Grantee Perception Reports and how RWJF has used those findings to drive change within its organization. 
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