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Bloomberg Fact Checks NYTimes on Climate Change

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03/20/2017

... wisdom. The article cited experts who claimed that policy rollbacks by the Trump administration “would make it ... under the 2015 Paris Agreement” on climate change. In fact, thanks to the Sierra Club’s Beyond...

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Commentary from Century Foundation: TrumpCare Premium Increases Mapped

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06/01/2017

... American Health Care Act (AHCA) would cause premiums in the individual market to rise by 20 percent next year. To ... into perspective, we estimated how much more people in every county could expect to pay...

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AARP, Commonwealth Fund Release State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Seniors

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06/15/2017

... for Seniors With baby boomers beginning to turn 80 in 2026, states must accelerate the pace of improving ... Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute. “The proposed cuts to...

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NoVo Foundation: Seeking LOIs for Radical Hope Fund to Support Strategies for Transformation

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07/31/2017

... with efforts that will springboard communities forward in this moment of both crisis and opportunity. This means that people must engage in strategies that are adaptive and that aim for ... centers feminist...

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Mayor de Blasio Signs Sweeping Legislation to Curb Smoking, Tobacco Usage

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08/29/2017

... a series of bills to help reduce the number of smokers in New York City by 160,000 by 2020. While smoking rates in New York City have declined from 21.5 percent in 2002 to ... requiring all...

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Trump Administration Makes ACA’s Health-Insurer Payments for September

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09/22/2017

... uncertainty surrounding the payments has unsettled many in the insurance industry, where health plans say they have ... must wait each month to see if the next payment is coming. In recent weeks, Mr. Trump has...

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Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework

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09/28/2017

... published release of a tax reform framework from leaders in Congress and the administration: “A fundamental question ... our system is complex, unfair, and anti-competitive. But in order to be truly pro-growth...

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Report Shows Uninsured Rate Drops Substantially in Most States

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12/14/2017

... Supported Report Shows Uninsured Rate Drops Substantially in Most States Forty-seven states saw their adult uninsured rate drop by five percentage points or more in the first three years following the...

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Ana Marie Argilagos Named HIP’s New President

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12/15/2017

... Marie Argilagos Named HIP’s New President Hispanics in Philanthropy announced today that its board of trustees ... style, deep knowledge of the philanthropic sector, and policy expertise make her an immensely...

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New Commonwealth Fund Survey Sheds Light on Seniors' Opinions of Their Health Care System

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02/08/2018

... Light on Seniors' Opinions of Their Health Care System In an international survey of seniors in 11 countries, Canadian seniors reported the lowest ... From The Commonwealth Fund's 2017 International...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Selects Top 35 Innovative Urban Ideas as Finalists in 2018 Mayors Challenge

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02/21/2018

... Selects Top 35 Innovative Urban Ideas as Finalists in 2018 Mayors Challenge Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the 35 Champion Cities in the 2018 U.S. Mayors Challenge, a nationwide competition .....

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Research Co-Sponsored by The JPB Foundation Examines Quality of Abortion Care

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03/16/2018

... reviews of research on safety and quality of abortion care in the U.S. While legal abortions in the U.S. are safe, the likelihood that women will receive ... National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...

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Research Funded By The Commonwealth Fund Shows Overdose Risk Quintuples With Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use

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06/22/2018

... Risk Quintuples With Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use In the first 90 days of concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine ... of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, published today in JAMA Network Open. The U.S. Centers for...

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Emmett Carson Steps Down as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps

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06/28/2018

... as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps Emmett Carson, who in recent years raised billions of charitable dollars from ... executive of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. In a contrite statement released...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Names Steve VanRoekel, Former White House Chief Information Officer, as Chief Operating Officer

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03/13/2019

... after serving as interim COO since September 2018. In this role, Mr. VanRoekel will oversee the organization’s ... and Finance teams. Since 2009, Mr. VanRoekel has served in a number of senior-level public...

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Mississippi Architects Take on Citywide Hunger Problem With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies

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05/06/2019

... , is one of the nation’s unhealthiest cities. In 2017, it was named the fattest city in America based on 17 indicators, including obesity rates, ... of physically active adults, and access to fresh produce...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New Report Funded by the Long Island Community Foundation Reveals the Economic Impact of Long Island's Opiod Crisis

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09/04/2019

... Groundbreaking Report (Long Island, NY) Today the Fiscal Policy Institute’s new report “The Staggering Cost of ... On Long Island, the opioid-related health crisis resulted in a staggering $8.2 billion...

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UJA-Federation of New York and Jewish Community Relations Council of New York Announce Mitchell D. Silber As New Executive Director of the Community Security Initiative

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01/07/2020

... Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY), in partnership with The Paul E. Singer Foundation, Carolyn ... $4 million plan to help secure local Jewish institutions in the New York region. “The...

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