Cost of Health Care a Burden for Most U.S. Households
Release Date:
04/15/2014
A new study published by the Milbank Memorial Fund 's Milbank Quarterly finds the cost of health care to be .....
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Individual Market Insurance Premiums Grew 10 Percent Yearly Prior to Affordable Care Act
Release Date:
06/05/2014
... was enacted (2008-2010), according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. The analysis, by Jonathan Gruber of the ...
It’s Time to Face the Long-Term-Care Dilemma
Release Date:
06/09/2014
... David Blumenthal, president and CEO of the Commonwealth Fund , says that the United States needs "creative new .....
NYC Green Carts Expanding Access to Fresh Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods
Release Date:
06/11/2014
... in partnership with the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund ... NYC Green Carts Expanding Access to Fresh Produce ...
Tart, Goodwin Win Carnegie Writing Awards
Release Date:
06/30/2014
Under a program funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, Donna Tartt won an award for fiction and Doris Kearns Goodwin won for nonfiction.
Longtime Carnegie Associate Awarded Top Mathematics Medal
Release Date:
08/14/2014
Phillip A. Griffiths, Professor of Mathematics and former Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and a longtime associate of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, has received the Chern Medal, one of the world’s most prestigious...
People with Health Insurance Still Can't Afford All the Care They Need
Release Date:
11/14/2014
... these out-of-pocket costs, according to the Commonwealth Fund Health Care Affordability Tracking Survey.... People ...
Pfizer and UICC Award 20 Grants Totaling $760,000 to Address the Needs of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
Release Date:
10/14/2015
Grants awarded for a first-of-its-kind initiative to address the unique challenges facing women with metastatic breast cancer worldwide. In total, 20 organizations from 18 countries have been selected to receive grants.
HSBC Cuts Links With Big Muslim Aid Charity
Release Date:
01/04/2016
Global bank HSBC has halted services to international humanitarian agency Islamic Relief, allegedly over concerns that the nonprofit's funds could end up in the hands of terrorist groups, Economic Times writes, citing reporting by London's Sunday...
Doris Duke Study Finds Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective
Release Date:
05/03/2016
... Is Ineffective The U.S. government has invested $ 1 .4 billion in HIV prevention programs that promote sexual ... Since 2004, the U.S. President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, has supported...
Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster
Release Date:
06/01/2016
... to timely access to a family doctor." The Commonwealth Fund conducted an international health policy study in 2010 .....
Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Now Accepting Applications for the 2017 Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research
Release Date:
10/03/2016
The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance (PSSCRA) today announced the opening of applications for its Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research.
New York City’s Top Science And Math Teachers Honored With Prestigious Sloan Awards
Release Date:
12/07/2016
... Math Teachers Honored With Prestigious Sloan Awards The Fund for the City of New York announced the seven recipients ...
Bank of America Grant and Volunteers Support Partnership with Eva’s Village
Release Date:
01/25/2017
Eva’s Village, a Paterson, NJ, anti-poverty, nonprofit organization, partners with local businesses and community groups to raise funds for its 20 integrated anti-poverty programs.
New York Community Trust Supports Artists at Museum of Arts & Design
Release Date:
03/03/2017
Funded by the New York Community Trust and introduced to the Museum by its Education Department in 2016, the fellowship provides talented, culturally underrepresented rising artists with financial support and a dedicated studio at MAD for full-time...
NYCT's Kerry McCarthy: Trump Cuts that Hit Arts Will Also Hurt Health in NYC Neighborhoods
Release Date:
04/04/2017
Kerry McCarthy, Program Director of Thriving Communities Arts & Historic Preservation at the New York Community Trust writes, "When cultural funding is cut, communities suffer in unexpected ways."
Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Enrolling in Success Academy boosted test scores for some of its earliest students, according to a new study conducted by research firm MDRC.
Trump's Nominee To Be USDA's Chief Scientist Is Not A Scientist
Release Date:
09/05/2017
The chief scientist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is typically a low-profile job in any presidential administration. But President Trump's nomination of his former Iowa campaign manager for the post is raising concern in the scientific...
Will the Trump Era Transform the School Lunch?
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... hold more fruits and vegetables. Snacks and food sold for fund -raising had to be healthier. . . Will the Trump Era ...
Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program
Release Date:
09/11/2017
President Trump appears to be in the mood to make deals with Democrats — and Democrats see an opportunity to protect young immigrants.