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Please review the latest projects, Op-Eds, speeches and press releases from the Heinz Family Philanthropies. 9th Annual Women's Health and the Environment Conference - Monday, October 24th Please click here to learn more about This Year's Conference. Op-Ed by Jeffrey Lewis (May 16, 2005) Three months after the adoption of Ohio’s Best Rx, a prescription drug program for senior citizens and the uninsured, Jeffrey R. Lewis tracks the progress of the program and its impact not only in Ohio, but also across the nation. Please click here to read Monitoring 'Ohio's Best Rx' Op-Ed by Jeffrey Lewis and Cindy Hounsell (May 7, 2005) Each year on Mother's Day, as we celebrate the special women in our lives, we should consider the financial well-being of our mothers and work to develop a retirement plan to ensure them a comfortable future. Please click here to read U.S. Plan For Solid Financial Future Is What Mothers Need Press Release -- Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement National Retirement Poll (May 4, 2005) The Heinz Family Philanthropies/Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) today released results from the National Women’s 2005 Retirement Survey, a comprehensive look at challenges facing American women seeking to provide themselves a secure retirement. Please click here to read the Press Release (PDF). The Rhode Island 340B Analysis: Creating an Opportunity Across the nation, the costs associated with the delivery of and access to healthcare services continue to increase dramatically. The focus of the The Rhode Island 340B Analysis is on the savings that could be generated through drug discount programs that provide states with the opportunity to obtain prescription medications at rates significantly lower than the Medicaid net price. Please click here to view The Rhode Island 340B Analysis: Creating an Opportunity (PDF) Op-Ed by Teresa Heinz and Jeffrey Lewis (January 12, 2005) Teresa Heinz and Jeffrey Lewis wrote this Op-Ed for the Dayton Daily News, explaining the benefits of Ohio's Best Rx, a prescription drug plan that will supply Ohioans with greatly discounted medications. Please click here to read Ohio's Got Right Idea About Prescription Drugs The John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program (December, 2004) The John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program identifies and trains new leaders in issues affecting seniors. This year the Heinz Family philanthropies would like to congratulate Nancy L. Falk, the 2004-2005 John Heinz Senate Fellow. Nancy is a doctoral student in the College of Nursing and Health Science at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, where her primary focus is healthy aging of older workers. Please click here to learn more about the Senate Fellowship Program. Facts About: Prescription Drugs and Long Term Care (June 2004) The latest installment of Facts About cards from the Heinz Family Philanthropies will be distributed this summer. Prescription drugs and Long-term care are the subject of two new Facts Aboutcard sets. Aimed at helping leaders become better and more informed, these Facts About cards are slated for distribution to decision makers both in and out of government. Please click here to learn more about the Facts About program and to view PDFs of the cards. . The Teresa Heinz Scholars for Environmental Research, 2004-2005 (June 2004) The Teresa Heinz Scholars for Environmental Research program provides enhancement support for doctoral dissertation and master's thesis (or project) research. A total of 16 one-time, one-year awards are offered annually: eight $10,000 awards for doctoral dissertation support and eight $5,000 awards for master's thesis support. We are proud to announce this year's winners and thank them for their commitment to increasing society's understanding of environmental concerns while proposing solutions. Please click here to view the 2004-2005 Teresa Heinz Scholars for Environmental Research The Rhode Island Coordinated Contracting Plan (March, 2004) In the The Rhode Island Coordinated Contracting Plan the Heinz Family Philanthropies worked in cooperation with Mercer Human Resource Consulting to analyze the multiple prescription drug programs funded and/or operated by the State of Rhode Island, and determine whether a more efficient and cost effective design could be implemented. Please click here to view the The Rhode Island Coordinated Contracting Plan Idaho Medicaid Pharmacy Report (February, 2004) In the Idaho Medicaid Pharmacy Report the Heinz Family Philanthropies collaborated with Mercer Government Human Services Consulting to address the problem of prescription drug costs in Idaho. Please click here to view the Idaho Medicaid Pharmacy Report A Simple Guide to Money and Retirement (January 2004) We hope this guide will provide you with the basic information you need to know to be able to start making decisions about your retirement. This booklet serves as a primer to the fundamentals of pensions, Social Security, and savings. It provides essential information that everyone should know when making decisions that may affect financial security in the future. Download A Simple Guide to Money and Retirement in PDF form Op-Eds
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