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Commonwealth Fund Report Reveals that Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse

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10/09/2015

... money doesn't buy everything when it comes to health care in the United States. When compared to 12 other ... most cash on health care services, but they fared worst in terms of life expectancy, according...

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United Hospital Fund Recognizes Four New Yorkers For Their Leadership to Improve Health and Health Care

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10/04/2017

United Hospital Fund Recognizes Four New Yorkers For Their Leadership to Improve Health and Health Care NEW ... Fund paid tribute tonight at its annual gala to leaders in philanthropy, banking, and health care—...

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Ford Foundation and Citi Fund Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture $22.3 Million Renovation

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10/17/2017

Ford Foundation and Citi Fund Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture $22.3 Million Renovation The New York Public Library’s renowned Schomburg Center for Research in...

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Listen: Commonwealth Fund President, Dr. David Blumenthal, on COVID-19 and the US Healthcare System

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05/20/2020

... and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Dr. David Blumenthal , President of ... Fund , shares the following: • Our lack of trust in government as an organizing force...

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Surdna Foundation, Open Society Foundations and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund

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01/05/2018

... and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund In 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG), a social ... power structures and put decisions about local development in the hands of residents." Surdna...

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Eight Programs Receive Grants for Equitable Bike Share and Related Research Funded by the JPB Foundation

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03/12/2018

Eight Programs Receive Grants for Equitable Bike Share and Related Research Funded by the ... Bike Share Partnership has awarded more than $410,000 in grants to help increase access to bike share in...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Andrea G. Cohen Joins United Hospital Fund as New Senior Vice President for Program

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04/02/2014

... the United Hospital Fund as its new Senior Vice President for Program. An attorney with extensive legal and policy experience in the health care world, Cohen comes to the Fund from the ... lead health policy...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Providing Access to Better Food in Low-Income Neighborhoods

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12/02/2014

... M. Tisch Illumination Fund Providing Access to Better Food in Low-Income Neighborhoods The program was created by Wholesome Wave, a nonprofit organization that advocates for access to better food in...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Commonwealth Fund Reports Annual Primary Care Visits Will Only Rise by 3.8% from ACA

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02/25/2015

... through the Affordable Care Act will increase the demand for health care services—but only slightly. According to a ...

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines New York's Accountable Care Organizations in Year 2

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04/18/2016

... Report Examines New York's Accountable Care Organizations in Year 2 A new United Hospital Fund report examines the ... performance of New York’s accountable care organizations in Year 2 of the federal...

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United Hospital Fund Report Outlines Capitation and the Evolving Roles of Providers and Payers in New York

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05/05/2016

... Capitation and the Evolving Roles of Providers and Payers in New York A United Hospital Fund report released today ... capitation. Presenting opportunities and challenges for providers, health plans, consumers...

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Commonwealth Fund Scorecard Shows Health Care Has Vastly Improved, But Progress Remains Uneven

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07/14/2016

... Vastly Improved, But Progress Remains Uneven Health care in many U.S. communities got better between 2011 and 2014, ... although persistent wide variation indicates there is room for improvement across the...

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Commonwealth Fund Report Finds Many Hispanics, Poor Still Without Health Insurance

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08/18/2016

... Still Without Health Insurance Despite an overall rise in health insurance coverage among all Americans, Hispanics, ... report found that more than half of uninsured adults live in states that have not...

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United Hospital Fund Checklist Helps Patients Fight For Rights At The Hospital — And Avoid Readmission

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10/05/2016

United Hospital Fund Checklist Helps Patients Fight For Rights At The Hospital — And Avoid Readmission When ... it imperative that patients figure out how to advocate for themselves. A useful checklist can be...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Americans Cost Barrier Decreasing, But More Improvement Needed

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11/17/2016

... Needed From The Commonwealth Fund: A new survey of adults in the U.S. and 10 other high-income countries finds that ... are reporting that cost is a barrier to getting care. In 2016, 33 percent of U.S. adults...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Invests in Venture to Install 1.3 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity across Africa by 2018

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01/20/2017

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Invests in Venture to Install 1.3 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity ... Africa by 2018 The Rockefeller Brothers Fund invested in the Lekela Power platform -- a joint venture between .....

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Commonwealth Fund: Coverage Gains Among Lower-Income Blacks and Latinos Highlight ACA’s Successes & Areas for Improvement

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08/21/2017

... Blacks and Latinos Highlight ACA’s Successes & Areas for Improvement The uninsured rate for lower-income working-age blacks and Latinos dropped by at ... of four) — were also more likely to get needed care...

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The New York State Health Foundation Launches 2019 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals

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09/06/2018

... Foundation Launches 2019 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals The New York State Health Foundation ... form to determine whether a proposed project fits the funding criteria. There are two ...

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Jane Beyer Named Program Officer at Center for Evidence-based Policy and Milbank Memorial Fund

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09/09/2015

Jane Beyer Named Program Officer at Center for Evidence-based Policy and Milbank Memorial Fund Jane Beyer will join the Center for Evidence-based Policy (CEbP) and the Milbank Memorial ... Behavioral Health and...

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