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Individual Market Insurance Premiums Grew 10 Percent Yearly Prior to Affordable Care Act

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06/05/2014

... for people buying coverage on their own grew an average of 10 percent or more a year during the three years before ... Care Act was enacted (2008-2010), according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. The...

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It’s Time to Face the Long-Term-Care Dilemma

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06/09/2014

... Street Journal, Dr. David Blumenthal, president and CEO of the Commonwealth Fund, says that the United States needs "creative new solutions to protect the avalanche of boomers against a...

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Sloan Foundation Aims To Increase Native Americans In Advanced Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Studies

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06/23/2014

... in a three-year, collaboration to increase the number of indigenous Americans obtaining advanced degrees in ... science, technology, engineering, and math – also known as STEM disciplines. The four...

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Report Outlines Internet and Broadband "Vision" for LGBT Community

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06/26/2014

... play a critical role for the LGBT community in all aspects of life and according to a new report, they can do more. The LGBT Technology ...

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The Palette Fund

Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation

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07/03/2014

... $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a new consortium designed to help them save money and improve ... by collaborating across campuses. The 10 members of the Pennsylvania Consortium for the...

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Commonwealth Fund Poll Shows Majority Happy with ObamaCare Plans

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09/18/2014

... Shows Majority Happy with ObamaCare Plans A majority of people who signed up for ObamaCare over the last year are ... discontent over how they signed up, according to a new poll. About 70 percent of...

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PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry

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09/24/2014

PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry The empowering nature of slamming, and the ways that empowerment can translate into ... The money will flow through Youth Speaks and its Brave New Voices Network Initiative (BNV...

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Wallace Foundation Announces $40 Million Initiative to Help Build Audiences in the Arts

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10/02/2014

... presenters or those in other nonvisual arts forms, such as opera, theater, music and dance. Over four years, the ... will design projects to build audiences through a variety of ways, including new...

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Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps

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11/03/2014

... Steps The Arcus Foundation’s latest effort in support of gay and lesbian issues began with an ominous question: "Is ... the movement’s philanthropic vanguard. After a number of legal victories on same-sex...

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Johnson Family Foundation

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From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream

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11/11/2014

... Spencer, a nurse's aide, enrolled the 5-year-old in a new educational program called Head Start, which gave him "a .....

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People with Health Insurance Still Can't Afford All the Care They Need

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11/14/2014

... Insurance Still Can't Afford All the Care They Need As open enrollment season starts, a new survey is providing an important reminder that you need to look just beyond the cost of a...

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Verizon Foundation to Support STEM Programs in 80 Schools

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12/05/2014

... go to underserved public schools, those with large numbers of students who receive free or reduced lunch. The grants, ... for professional development for teachers or to leverage new technologies — like 3D...

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The Commonwealth Fund Recaps Health Care in 2014

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12/23/2014

... than 2014. For health care reformers, the old adage of “be careful what you wish for” comes to mind. Hang on to your hat, happy holidays, and have a great new year.... The Commonwealth Fund Recaps Health Care...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn Accelerator

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02/06/2015

... Today, Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the launch of the Brooklyn Accelerator, a unique component of its new community impact strategy designed to be a hub of .....

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Commonwealth Fund Explores the Inefficacy of High-Risk Health Insurance Pools

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02/13/2015

Commonwealth Fund Explores the Inefficacy of High-Risk Health Insurance Pools As the new Congress convenes and the Supreme Court prepares to hear ...

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Goldman Sachs Contributes $2 Million to LaGuardia Community College

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03/16/2015

... Community College Gail O. Mellow, the president of LaGuardia Community College, a two-year institution in ... call. It was Lloyd C. Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, who surprised her with the...

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Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising

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03/20/2015

Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising A new study by Philly Political Media Watch finds that during ... ads dwarfed stories about political issues by a ratio of 45...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Backs Program to Address Patient Safety

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03/23/2015

... Backs Program to Address Patient Safety The University of New England (UNE) has recently received a major grant from ... care. Also, the grant also aims to address shortages of health care...

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North Star Fund Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform

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03/24/2015

... Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform Mayor de Blasio has a new police problem on his hands — only this time from his ... to push for changes in the NYPD — and will hit up many of the mayor’s top donors for its...

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