henry j. kaiser type ngo legal status public charity provisional status purpose health care health policy location menlo park california website kff.org the henry j. kaiser family foundation kff or just kaiser family foundation is an american non profit organization headquartered in menlo park california . it focuses on major health care issues facing the nation as well as u.s. role in global health policy . the foundation states that it is a non partisan source of facts and analysis polling and journalism for policymakers the media the health care community and the general public 1 and kff.org is known for having the most up to date and accurate information on health policy 2 and as a must read for healthcare devotees . 3 contents 1 current activities 1.1 policy analysis and research 1.2 health news and information 2 history 3 references 4 external links current activities edit policy analysis and research edit the foundation publishes research analysis polling and journalism about health care issues and states that much of its research especially concerns persons with low income or those who are otherwise especially vulnerable to health care cost such as the uninsured those with chronic illnesses or medicaid medicare recipients . in addition to domestic u.s. health policy issues kff also conducts work on the u.s. role in global health policy . 4 in 2010 the foundation began providing resources for consumers seeking information about the then new health insurance law the patient protection and affordable care act with a series of animated videos 5 explaining the health law and health insurance terms as well as a calculator 6 for people to estimate what health insurance coverage would cost them . kaiser is well known for public opinion research documenting the views and experiences of the public on health and related issues often in partnership with major news organizations such as the washington post 7 and the new york times . 8 health news and information edit through kaiser health news kff s editorially independent news service dedicated to coverage of health care policy and politics 9 the foundation provides coverage of health policy issues and developments at the federal and state levels in the health care marketplace and health care delivery system . 10 the foundation also sponsors training and site visits for health care reporters . 11 12 the foundation works with major media and corporate partners government agencies and health departments national leadership and community organizations and other foundations to undertake large scale public information campaigns on pressing health and social issues mostly on hiv aids 13 14 including current and former campaigns it s your sex life mtv ; gyt get yourself tested mtv cdc planned parenthood ; rap it up bet ; know hiv aids viacom and cbs corporation ; enterate protegate and soy univision ; and pause fox broadcasting network . the foundation worked with unaids in 2004 to launch the global media aids initiative at the united nations to mobilize media in response to the global aids pandemic . large scale regional media coalitions operated under auspices of the gmai included efforts in africa the caribbean asia pacific eastern europe and now developing central and south america . under greater than aids a national public information response to the u.s. epidemic launched in 2009 the foundation works with a broad cross section of public and private partners 15 to increase knowledge reduce stigma and promote actions to stem the spread of hiv . while national in scope greater than aids focuses on communities most affected . history edit the foundation was established in 1948 by henry j. kaiser . the kaiser family foundation was originally set up in oakland california the same city in which kaiser permanente s headquarters were located . later the kff moved to its current location in menlo park about 50 miles away from oakland . when mr. kaiser died in 1967 his second wife ale chester inherited half of his estate and the other half went to the kff . ale sold all of her holdings moved far away and remarried . mr. kaiser s children received very little direct inheritance ; but did receive authority to run the kaiser industries businesses and the kaiser family foundation . citation needed in 1977 ten years after kaiser s death the conglomerate of disparate kaiser industries organizations split apart . the kaiser family foundation was initially a major owner of these shares at the time of dissolution the foundation owned 32 percent according to fortune magazine . 16 by 1985 the foundation no longer had an ownership stake in the kaiser companies and is no longer associated with kaiser permanente or kaiser industries . 17 the foundation is now an independent national organization and two family members selected by the board serve on the board of directors of kff . the kaiser family foundation previously funded professorial chairs at uc berkeley stanford university harvard university and johns hopkins university named the henry j. kaiser professorships . citation needed starting in september 1990 kff ceo drew altman directed a complete overhaul of the foundation s mission and operating style . altman changed a sleepy grant making organization some 30 million a year interest on the 400 million endowment into a leading voice and repository for facts and information on health care issues . 18 references edit more about the kaiser family foundation . kff.org . retrieved 19 may 2015 . presenting the third annual wonky awards . the washington post . december 31 2013 . retrieved 19 may 2015 . patt morrison november 19 2013 . drew altman obamacare s ref . los angeles times . retrieved 19 may 2015 . our programs . kff.org . retrieved 19 may 2015 . insurance lingo boggles consumers . health news florida . november 13 2014 . retrieved 19 may 2015 . mike oliver november 13 2014 . use newly updated calculator to see if you qualify for obamacare subsidy to buy insurance in 2015 . al.com . retrieved 19 may 2015 . after the wars post kaiser survey of afghanistan and iraq war veterans results and survey methodology . the washington post . november 2014 . retrieved 19 may 2015 . full results of the new york times kaiser family foundation poll . the new york times . april 23 2014 . retrieved 19 may 2015 . about us . kaiserhealthnews.org . retrieved 19 may 2015 . tom gilbert . kaiser health news a model of symbiosis pdf april 2014 . tvweek.com news pro . pp. 23 24 . retrieved 19 may 2015 . jason millman june 23 2014 . a reminder that not everyone loves more transparency for health care prices . the washington post . retrieved 19 may 2015 . media internships & fellowships . kff.org . retrieved 19 may 2015 . gyt get yourself tested campaign . http npin.cdc.gov . centers for disease control and prevention . retrieved 19 may 2015 . external link in website help gyt get yourself tested united states . weforum.org . world economic forum . retrieved 19 may 2015 . walgreens and greater than aids team with health departments and local aids service organizations to provide free hiv testing in support of national hiv testing day . walgreens.com . june 13 2013 . retrieved 19 may 2015 . the kaisers and their empire . fortune magazine . february 1977 . donna k.h. walters august 4 1985 . an empire fades away but its legacy lingers on ; final chapter is being written for what once was west s greatest industrial power . los angeles times . lois romano november 2 2009 . health care he s got it covered . . the washington post . retrieved 19 may 2015 . external links edit official kaiser family foundation website kaiserhealthnews.org website greaterthanaids.org public education campaign web site with black aids media partnership retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kaiser family foundation & oldid 728151216 categories healthcare reform advocacy groups in the united statesmenlo park californiafoundations based in the united statesmedical and health organizations based in the united statesnon profit organizations based in the san francisco bay areahenry j. kaiserpeabody award winnersorganizations established in 19481948 establishments in californiahidden categories cs1 errors external linksall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from november 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 3 july 2016 at 15 06 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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