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Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Adults Skip Doctor Visits Due to Cost

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01/01/2015

... the USA, where employer plans cover 60% of working-age Americans , or about 150 million people. Coverage long ...

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OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work

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02/12/2015

... de Blasio spurred foundation leaders Wednesday to invest in projects and technology tools that protect and expand the ... of the Internet. "We know that you can fill in some of these gaps more effectively...

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Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids

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03/30/2015

Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids Once in a while, research on an issue is so galvanizing that it ... of Robert Putnam’s Our Kids: The American Dream in...

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ASPCA Responds to Tyson's Move to Ban Antibiotic Use in Chickens

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04/29/2015

ASPCA Responds to Tyson's Move to Ban Antibiotic Use in Chickens Tyson Foods intends to stop using human antibiotics in its domestic chicken flocks by September 2017, the company ... poor genetics. “If animal...

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Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants?

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07/31/2015

Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants? Older Americans receive prescriptions for mental health medications ... drugs taken at once, when prescribing psychotropic drugs in this population, because so many...

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Century Foundation Explores the 'Double Burden' of Poverty

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08/12/2015

... Burden' of Poverty The poverty that poor African Americans experience is often different from the poverty of ... the schools, the grocery stores. A poor black family, in short, is much more likely than a...

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Mixed Views of PCPs Towards New Payment Models

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08/14/2015

... including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans , young children, and elderly adults. “ released a ... “Primary Care Providers’ Views of Recent Trends in Health Care Delivery and Payment.” The...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids

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08/21/2015

... Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids One in every five American children and adolescents -- or 17.1 ...

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Citi Launches Citi Bike for Good to Support Three of New York City’s Leading Not-for-Profit Organizations

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09/18/2015

... for each charity and will follow with up to $40,000 in additional donations to the respective organizations based ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches Redesigned Carnegie.Org

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09/22/2015

... of National Voter Registration Day, Carnegie.org invites Americans to join in an interactive experience and conversation on this ...

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Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the Creativity and Free Expression Program

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10/07/2015

Elizabeth Alexander is an award-winning poet, essayist and playwright.

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Jonas Center Supports Visionary Project Bringing New Light to End-of-Life Issues

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11/03/2015

... Project Bringing New Light to End-of-Life Issues Dying in America, a multimedia exploration of death and dying by ... issues through the eyes of nurses who work specifically in palliative care. Supported by a...

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Opinion: Health Reform Lives!

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11/23/2015

... Obamacare’s opponents insisted that it would implode in a “death spiral” of low enrollment and rising costs. ... went remarkably well. The number of uninsured Americans dropped sharply, roughly in...

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In Memoriam: J.M. Kaplan Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan

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01/25/2016

In Memoriam: J.M. Kaplan Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan ... foundation noted for its commitment to pioneering projects in urban affairs and the environment. He was a graduate of ... Towers, an innovative...

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Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance

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03/30/2016

... crisis that has made the safety net weaker than any time in its history. In the report, Stettner outlines a pathway to solvency, ... and halt the erosion of a lifeline on which millions of Americans...

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Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier

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04/06/2016

... are teaming up with Aetna to pursue a lofty goal: a rise in healthy communities. The American Public Health ... Foundation is putting money on the line—$1.5 million in total prizes, to be exact, split between...

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With Help from Mellon Foundation, the National Gallery Celebrates 75 Years

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04/08/2016

... small, and other patrons. The gallery is such a fixture in Washington that it’s hard to remember that it didn’t ...

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Publishes Report Calling for Improved Oversight of Colleges

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04/13/2016

... Oversight of Colleges The report -- titled “Looking in All the Wrong Places” -- is based on an analysis of more ... Center for American Progress. Among the problems outlined in the report is that audits of...

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Arabella Advisors Director to Speak at 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit

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04/18/2016

... to Speak at 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit Food Tank, in partnership with American University, is hosting the 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C. on April 20–21, 2016. This two-day ...

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