Milbank Memorial Fund: How Do State Health Policy Meetings Make A Difference?
Release Date:
02/10/2016
Milbank Memorial Fund takes a look at how its funding is impacting people and actually improving population health.
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Case Study: Designing More Affordable and Effective Health Care (Commonwealth Fund)
Release Date:
02/09/2016
The Commonwealth Fund released this case study on health care, as part of ongoing research to track how health systems are transforming care delivery, particularly to meet the needs of high-need, high-cost patients and other vulnerable populations.
Century Foundation Report: More Schools Nationwide are Experimenting with Diversity Programs
Release Date:
02/09/2016
As New York City faces increasing pressure to promote school diversity, a new report from the Century Foundation shows that more districts nationwide are using socioeconomic status to shape admissions processes.
UJA-Federation of New York Seeks $40M From Bankrupt FEGS
Release Date:
02/09/2016
The biggest unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy case of the massive social service charity FEGS Health & Human Services are seeking tens of millions of dollars for a joint retirement plan serving thousands who work for New York Jewish...
Peterson Foundation Says Obama Budget Doesn’t Address Unsustainable Debt
Release Date:
02/09/2016
Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented on President Obama's budget for fiscal year 2017, saying it did not sufficiently address the key drivers of long-term debt.
Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)
Release Date:
02/08/2016
What Works Cities, founded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, named former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and former New York City Chief Analytics Officer Mike Flowers 2016 What Works Cities (WWC) Senior Fellows. They will be providing expert...
Patients with Macular Degeneration Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment (Research to Prevent Blindness)
Release Date:
02/08/2016
Researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School and the University of Crete published research on the efficacy of statins (cholesterol-lowering medications) for the treatment of patients with the dry form of age-related macular...
Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 Scholars
Release Date:
02/05/2016
As the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare marks ten years, it celebrates its founders’ vision and its progress in preparing 1,000 nurse faculty and clinical leaders. And Jonas Center leadership reiterates that efforts to advance all...
Ms. Foundation CEO Puts Spotlight on Needs of Women and Girls
Release Date:
02/05/2016
Teresa Younger, Ms. Foundation, president and CEO, has been renewing the conversation about feminism and has launched a 52,000-mile “listening tour” with stops throughout the country.
Pinkerton, Kaplan and NY Community Trust Staff to Be Honored by City & State
Release Date:
02/05/2016
The media company, City & State Reports, and New York Law School announced this year's Corporate, Foundation and Family Philanthropy honorees.
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