Commonwealth Fund Scorecard Shows Health Care Has Vastly Improved, But Progress Remains Uneven
Release Date:
07/14/2016
Despite progress, analysis of 306 local areas finds health challenges still exist.
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Supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation, Study Shows Alzheimer’s Patients Have Lower Perception of Pain
Release Date:
07/13/2016
People with Alzheimer’s disease don’t perceive pain as readily as healthy older adults, and this may lead to delays and underreporting of pain.
NYS Health Foundation Gives $100,000 to Healthy Neighborhoods Challenge
Release Date:
07/11/2016
As part of its Healthy Neighborhoods Challenge, In Our Backyards (ioby) — a nonprofit, civic crowd-resourcing platform — is looking for people with project ideas.
Lois Quam Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors
Release Date:
07/11/2016
“Lois Quam brings to The Commonwealth Fund’s Board a wealth of experience in health care coverage and delivery in both the private and public sectors."
United Hospital Fund Analyzes Medicaid Spending On and Service Utilization By Children In New York
Release Date:
07/08/2016
New data brief and chartbook show low cost, low use overall, but point to opportunities to improve the health of enrolled children.
Commonwealth Fund Publishes Study on Americans’ Experiences with ACA Marketplace Coverage
Release Date:
07/07/2016
For people with low and moderate incomes, the Affordable Care Act’s tax credits have made premium costs roughly comparable to those paid by people with job-based health insurance.
Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2016 Scholars
Release Date:
06/30/2016
Early-career biomedical researchers to examine the underpinnings of human behavior, cancer and chronic pain.
NYS Health Foundation on the Learning and Listening That Lead to a Multi-Funder Collaboration
Release Date:
06/30/2016
The Supreme Court’s deadlocked decision last week on United States v. Texas leaves millions of immigrants at potential risk for deportation.
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Launched First Program to Accelerate Reforms in Education For Health Professionals
Release Date:
06/30/2016
Rarely do we hear of funders bankrolling innovation of education and curricula for future nurses, doctors and other health workers.
In WSJ, Commonwealth’s Blumenthal on Making Health Records Mobile
Release Date:
06/29/2016
The simple notion of patients being able to take charge of their own medical records will require economic and cultural changes, as well as technological.
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