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Simons Foundation Invites LOIs for Significant Mathematical, Theoretical Studies

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08/24/2015

Grants of up to $2.5 million will be awarded in support of collaborative projects that address a mathematical or theoretical topic of fundamental scientific importance.

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Elmezzi Foundation Supports Population Health Management Pilot Program at Mount Sinai Queens

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08/21/2015

Teams from Mount Sinai Queens will develop individualized, culturally-sensitive Care Plans in concert with each patient.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids

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08/21/2015

One in every five American children and adolescents are affected by psychiatric and learning disorders.

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Nonprofit Insurers Lose on Medicare Under New Obamacare Rules

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08/20/2015

The most pronounced underwriting losses stem from the Medicare Advantage line of business, which allows private health plans to administer the government insurance program for Americans over the age of 65.

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Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation

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08/17/2015

Stancell was most previously a program officer for the foundation.

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Mixed Views of PCPs Towards New Payment Models

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08/14/2015

The Commonwealth Fund's new brief finds PCPs mixed on ACOs and PCMHs--but largely positive on healthcare IT.

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Aetna Foundation Encourages Using Data to Help Tackle Healthcare Disparities

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08/11/2015

If population-level healthcare disparities were eliminated, up to 80,000 early deaths in the United States would be prevented each year.

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To Boost Job Prospects, Younger Americans Seek Dentures

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08/10/2015

For many, tooth lost is a symptom of poverty. Statistics from the Commonwealth Fund report that nearly one in five working age adults in some Southern and Appalachian states have lost at least one tooth.

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative

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08/07/2015

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) is launching a new research initiative to address urgent needs in understanding and treating low vision. The $1.2 million, two-pronged initiative involves funding partnerships with Lions Clubs International...