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19 States May Be Violating Laws Requiring Them To Assist Consumers With Health Care Choices

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06/25/2014

... consumers understand their insurance options under the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA). Authors of a post on the ... action to remove restrictions that are impeding people' s ability to navigate their...

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Americans' Wait Time To See Doctors Is Longer Than in Many Other Countries

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07/05/2014

... for treatment in 11 countries. In contrast, the U. S . fares much better when it comes to wait times for ... hospitals and doctors, such as knee-replacements, M.R.I. s or Botox injections. Experts say that wait...

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Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge

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07/22/2014

... bringing together people who work across sectors such as affordable housing, education, health care, and workforce ...

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Commonwealth Fund Ranks US Health Care Last Among World's Wealthiest Nations

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10/16/2014

Commonwealth Fund Ranks US Health Care Last Among World' s Wealthiest Nations The drivers that determine whether a ... States has not been easy. Even with the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, Texas has...

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Rauch Foundation Study Shows Lack of Housing Options in Long Island

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01/09/2015

... shows that a majority of Long Islanders agree, and that' s good news for a region whose future economic strength will ... and transit-oriented), and the cost (not only luxury but affordable ).... Rauch...

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Korean American Community Foundation Support Addresses Plight of Older Korean Immigrants in the Bronx

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04/02/2015

Kyung B. Yoon, the foundation's executive director, says older Koreans are part of an underserved, "invisible" community.

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Median Pay For CEOs In Health Care Companies Higher Than Any Other Industry

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05/27/2015

Commonwealth Fund research cited in analysis of America' s rising healthcare costs... In 2014, Stephen Hemsley, CEO of ... wasn’t. At least, not when you compare it to Hemsley’ s total pay five years earlier...

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Ford's Walker Featured in NonProfit Times 'Power & Influence Top 50'

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08/04/2015

Ford' s Walker Featured in NonProfit Times 'Power & Influence Top ... who understand the concept and are honored as the sector’ s most powerful and influential of the past 12 months. In ... Supreme...

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MetLife Foundation Will Appear on 'Be the Change,' A Lifetime TV Network Program

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09/18/2015

... a.m. (ET/PT) on Lifetime®. “Providing quality, affordable financial tools and know-how for those in need” is the objective behind MetLife Foundation’ s on-going efforts in communities across the world. Working...

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Commonwealth Fund: Latest Scorecard on Health System Performance Shows More Improvement Than Decline Across States

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12/09/2015

... care expanded across the nation, The Commonwealth Fund’ s latest Scorecard on State Health System Performance finds. ... first one in the series to reflect a full year of the Affordable Care Act’ s...

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Casey Family Programs Evaluates Housing’s Role in Child Welfare Services

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05/24/2016

Casey Family Programs Evaluates Housing’ s Role in Child Welfare Services The national effort ... in the Child Welfare System” and launched by the U. S . Administration on Children, Youth and Families, a total of...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness

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03/03/2017

... a problem that might seem tailor-made for philanthropy, it' s fighting blindness. Losing sight is a horrifying fate for anyone to contemplate, and it' s not surprising that blindness has motivated...

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation-A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions

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04/04/2017

... Institutions The Bank of America Charitable Foundation’ s most recent gift is another $3.8 million in grant money to fund Local Initiatives Support Corporation' s (LISC)- a community development financial...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Explores Burden of High Out-of-Pocket Costs on Medicare Beneficiaries

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05/12/2017

To inform discussion of possible changes to Medicare, this issue brief looks at beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket costs by income and health status.

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Commonwealth Fund: Why and How to Avoid High-Risk Pools for Americans with Preexisting Conditions

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06/05/2017

... Conditions The American Health Care Act (AHCA)—the U. S . House of Representatives’ bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—would allow states to apply for ... constitute roughly 51 percent of...

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Sloan, Skoll Foundations & Carnegie Support PBS NewsHour Exploratiopn of Future of Higher Education

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08/23/2017

... five innovative programs designed to make college more affordable and provide non-traditional students the higher ... to NewsHour online, with original stories from NewsHour’ s reporting team and partners at...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Trump’s Threats on Health Law Hide an Upside: Gains Made by Some Insurers

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08/29/2017

Trump’ s Threats on Health Law Hide an Upside: Gains Made by Some ... been a market for the faint of heart. Supporters of the Affordable Care Act achieved a major victory this past week ... insurer willing to sell...

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Senators Revise Health Bill in Last-Ditch Effort to Win Votes

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09/25/2017

... the authors of the latest plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act shifted money in the bill to Alaska and ...

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