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Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA

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07/10/2014

... of ACA's first open enrollment period, an estimated 9. 5 million fewer U.S. adults were uninsured. The national ... age-adults dropped from 20 percent in July–September 2013 to 15 percent in April–June...

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Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups Supporting LGBT Rights

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09/17/2014

Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups Supporting LGBT Rights ... Open Society Foundations coming in fourth. From 2008 to 2013 , the Ford Foundation contributed $3.3 million to...

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Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition

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09/18/2014

Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition The National ... resilience projects to better prepare communities for future storms and other extreme events. Funding ...

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Number of Latinos with Insurance Surges with Affordable Care Act, According to Commonwealth Fund Report

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09/25/2014

... health coverage fell from 36% to 23% between summer 2013 and spring 2014. That parallels a broader increase in ... under the healthcare law. The overall uninsured rate for U.S. adults under 65 plummeted from...

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Russell Sage Study Shows Average Americans Get Poorer as Per Capita Wealth Reaches New High

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10/01/2014

... A study by economists at the University of Michigan for the Russell Sage Foundation showed that, in 2013 , the median American household saw its total assets fall ...

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United Hospital Fund Report Details Lessons Learned in Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions

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10/14/2014

... by 14 percent (from 14 percent in 2012 to 12 percent in 2013 ). Another facility decreased its risk-adjusted readmission rate for acute myocardial infarction patients, its chosen focus for the...

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Arcus Foundation Launches New Website

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10/21/2014

... Among the content highlights of the new site is the 2013 Annual Report, which documents the courage of Arcus ...

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How She Leads: Paula Luff, Hess Corporation

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11/06/2014

... company to a pure exploration and production company. In 2013 , Hess began to shed its downstream businesses, including ... constant, with a goal to be the top quartile in its sector for the quality of its...

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Alfred P. Sloan and Simons Tapped to Offset Federal Budget Cuts in Science Funding

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03/17/2015

... behind Kastner and the initiative, which launched in 2013 , boast a history of commitment to basic research as well ... Institute, Simons Foundation and the Research Corporation for Science Advancement......

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Rockefeller Foundation Commits $64 Million to 100 Resilient Cities

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07/29/2015

... leadership and commitment to the 100RC initiative. Since 2013 , sixty-seven cities have been selected through two challenge rounds. Applications for the final round will be accepted through November 24, .....

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The Nation Asks if Child Protective Services Has Gone Too Far

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10/05/2015

... Child Protective Services Has Gone Too Far On July 29, 2013 , a Latina mother in Illinois named Natasha Felix sent her three sons, ages 11, 9, and 5 , out to play with a visiting cousin, a young girl, in a ...

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EPIP Welcomes Tamir Novotny as Incoming Executive Director

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10/27/2015

... Director, beginning Monday, November 16th. In preparing for his new role, Tamir stated: "I could not be more thrilled ... EPIP family, I've seen firsthand how powerful EPIP can be for its members and...

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New York Community Trust Says Workers Need Better Platforms for Choosing Benefits

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10/28/2015

New York Community Trust Says Workers Need Better Platforms for Choosing Benefits Remember how complicated it was to ... them — and their employers — a lot of money. In 2013 , 21 percent of U.S. households (about...

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NY Observer Highlights Many PNY Members as Area’s Most Generous Companies

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10/28/2015

... profit and donated more than $7 billion to charity in 2013 . . . NY Observer Highlights Many PNY Members as ...

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In New York, More Than a Thousand in Record-Breaking Kids Challah Bake (UJA-Federation of NY)

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01/15/2016

... NY) Some 1,128 children gathered on Tuesday afternoon for a “Kids Mega Challah Bake” event, which took place at ... 426 students, who learned how to knead and bake dough, in 2013 . The Guinness World Records is...

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Pershing Square Awards $5.4 Million to Oxford MBA Scholarship Program

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02/16/2016

Pershing Square Awards $ 5 .4 Million to Oxford MBA Scholarship Program The Pershing ... of Oxford's Saïd Business School. Established in 2013 with a gift of £4. 5 million ($6.6 million) from...

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Wallace Foundation Study Looks at Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth

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09/30/2016

... students who attended a five- to six-week summer program for at least twenty days in 2013 scored modestly higher on state math tests than students ... who did not participate, and that students who attended...

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Hazen Foundation's Bezahler in EdWeek: Are We Criminalizing Our Students?

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12/09/2016

... spending spree that the United States has engaged in for the past three decades, investing trillions of dollars to ... millions while states struggle to provide adequate funding for education? Despite the deep...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival

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03/28/2017

... showing in Princeton. “It seemed like a natural fit for us,” explained Martin Farawell, director of the ... sponsored the largest poetry festival in North America. In 2013 the foundation, whose major programs...

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