Both those states plan to begin selling state-sanctioned long-term care insurance next year, said Stephen A. Somers, an associate vice president at the Johnson Foundation.

Many of its traditional donors continue to send in contributions, and new ones, like the gift from the Johnson Foundation, are arriving for the first time.

The program from the Johnson Foundation, the country's largest philanthropy devoted to health services, is being operated in cooperation with the governors' association.

The Johnson family lived here until 1959 when the house became part of the Johnson Foundation.

"The Johnson Foundation is creating another space in L.A. where we can advance ideas and positions."

He was the founding president of the Johnson Foundation in Racine.

The Johnson Foundation is exploring a project to revamp medical school curriculums and revise textbooks.

Dr. Byock is also directing the Johnson Foundation's new program on improving the care of the two million Americans who die each year.

The Johnson Foundation gives grants to improve health care.

"We don't have a lock on good ideas," said Dr. Paul Jellinek, a senior program officer at the Johnson Foundation.