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Commonwealth Fund Releases Its 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance

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05/29/2018

... Minnesota, Vermont, and Utah are the top-ranked states according to the Commonwealth Fund’s 2018 Scorecard ... on State Health System Performance, which assesses all 50 states and the District of Columbia on...

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New York State Health Foundation: Online Patient Reviews Are Good Predictors of Hospital Quality

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04/30/2018

A study, funded by the New York State Health Foundation, looked at data on potentially preventable readmission rates at hospitals in New York state and found that high Yelp ratings were correlated with better-quality hospitals.

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Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation To Help Support Expansion of the Empire State Trail Initiative

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09/18/2018

The grant will be used to enhance the trail with gateways, signage, kiosks, bike racks and other amenities that will make it a world-class destination. The grant will also be used to help complete the Shoreline Trail and add trail amenities from...

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Westchester Community Foundation Supports Westchester Green Business Program in New York State

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12/19/2016

Westchester Green Business was awarded funding through The Cleaner, Greener Communities initiative (CGC), a statewide program, to incorporate sustainability goals and principles into local decision-making, and leading to a reduction of greenhouse...

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Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States

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09/11/2017

... ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States Among the Trump administration’s first promises was to give states more flexibility and control over their health ... years. To date, however,...

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Commonwealth Funded Study Shows Impacts State-based Individual Mandates Would Have in 2019

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07/25/2018

... of The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017. Currently only three states have implemented state-specific individual mandates. ... DC were not included in the Commonwealth Fund’s list of states with individual mandates...

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New York State Health Foundation Survey Reports 92% of Newly Insured Obamacare Users are Happy with Coverage

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11/11/2014

The majority of New Yorkers have been satisfied with coverage provided by the Affordable Care Act.

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State Actions to Promote and Restrain Commercial Accountable Care Organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund Support

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10/19/2015

A new report written by researchers at the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, draws on evidence from the literature and four case studies to outline...

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George Soros, Steven Rockefeller, Abigail Disney and Some Of New York's Wealthiest Tell State Government To Raise Their Taxes

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03/21/2017

Some of the wealthiest New Yorkers are asking the state to raise their taxes.

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Executive Director of the Staten Island Foundation to be Honored by City & State NY Media Company

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09/05/2017

City & State will be honoring Betsy Dubovsky, executive director, Staten Island Foundation, as one of the most influential individals living or working in Staten Island.

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With Support from NY State Health Foundation, Plattsburgh Retrofits Old Tennis Courts

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08/18/2016

A grant received by the Foundation of CVPH from the New York State Health Foundation allowed the city to retrofit old tennis courts to establish 13 permanent Pickle Ball Courts in Clinton County.

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New York State Health Foundation Supports Campaign to Urge Nutritious Food Donations

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01/17/2017

The Clinton County Health Department is working to ensure healthier meal options are available at places that often get overlooked by such efforts — area food shelves.

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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

... Seniors With baby boomers beginning to turn 80 in 2026, states must accelerate the pace of improving long-term ... Caregivers (“Scorecard”), shows that although most states have made some progress, the pace of...

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

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12/14/2017

... Shows Uninsured Rate Drops Substantially in Most States Forty-seven states saw their adult uninsured rate drop by five percentage ... and 2016, from 28 percent to 13 percent. A dozen other states...

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New York State Health Foundation Funded Study Finds Most NY Health Providers Are Not Ready to Care for Veterans

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03/01/2018

Only about 2 percent of the physicians and other health care providers in New York State are equipped to provide timely and quality care to veterans in the community, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

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New York State Census Equity Fund Research Identifies New York's Hardest-to-Count Communities for 2020 Census

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06/04/2019

Report Commissioned by the New York State Census Equity Fund, housed in the New York Community Trust, provides key data, recommendations for achieving complete count.

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The New York Community Trust

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New Report Funded By The New York State Health Foundation Offers Solutions to Help NY’s Unpaid Family Caregivers

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09/17/2018

Proposals Range from State Tax Credit for Caregiving Expenses to Expansion of ‘Telehealth’

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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

19 States May Be Violating Laws Requiring Them To Assist ... Care Choices A Commonwealth Fund analysis finds that 19 states may be in violation of laws requiring them to assist ... that assisters must meet."...

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NY State Health Foundation CEO: 1M New Yorkers Could Lose Health Coverage Under AHCA

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05/08/2017

The American Health Care Act (AHCA) could undermine healthcare coverage gains for New Yorkers and result in more than 1 million of them losing that coverage.

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