Commonwealth Fund: In the Healthcare Aftermath
Release Date:
08/02/2017
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has always needed fixing. Now that the Congress has tried and failed to repeal and replace it, the time for repair seems at hand.
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Atlantic Philanthropies Funds New “Leadership In Action” Program to Improve Healthcare for the Most Vulnerable
Release Date:
08/01/2017
The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation has launched a new, year-long program called Leadership in Action to connect staff at state-based consumer health advocacy organizations with well-known and distinguished senior leaders.
Barbara and Donald Jonas Receive Honorary Doctorates from Frontier Nursing University
Release Date:
08/01/2017
In honor of their extensive support and contributions to the advancement of nursing, Frontier Nursing University awarded honorary doctorate degrees to philanthropists Barbara and Donald Jonas.
The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion
Release Date:
07/28/2017
The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation funds $150,000 pilot to pair Baltimore police officers with social workers on calls that involve people in the throes of a mental health crisis in an effort to calm situations that can easily move from...
The Century Foundation on How Healthcare Repeal Would be a Disaster for Women’s Health
Release Date:
07/28/2017
The Century Foundation has estimated that 13 million women would lose maternal care protection with out the ACA.
Doris Duke Foundation Awards 17 Physician Scientists DDCF’s 2017 Clinical Scientist Development Awards
Release Date:
07/27/2017
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced the 17 junior physician scientists receiving the 2017 Clinical Scientist Development Awards of $495,000 each over three years.
Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders
Release Date:
07/25/2017
A study of protein interactions could be the first step to finding treatments that focus on problematic pathways, USC researcher says.
Bloomberg-funded WHO Report: Dramatic Increase in Life-Saving Tobacco Control Policies In Last Decade
Release Date:
07/20/2017
The latest WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic finds that more countries have implemented tobacco control policies, ranging from graphic pack warnings and advertising bans to no smoking areas. About 4.7 billion people – 63% of the world’s...
Rockefeller: How to Halve Death and Disability from Pollution
Release Date:
07/20/2017
Senior representatives from 19 international agencies gathered this spring in Italy, hosted by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center. They came together to brainstorm how to halve death and...
Commonwealth Fund Report: The United States Health System Falls Short
Release Date:
07/17/2017
The United States spends far more on health care than other high-income countries, with spending levels that rose continuously over the past three decades, according to analysis by the Commonwealth Fund. Yet, the U.S. population has poorer health...
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