Greenwall Study Says Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes
Release Date:
05/17/2016
... for critically ill patients have significantly different estimates for the patient’s survival than their ...
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UJA-Federation of New York Convenes Panel on Growing Poverty on Long Island
Release Date:
01/30/2017
A Poverty forum hosted by the Mid-Island Y JCC and UJA-Federation of New York convened a panel of experts to examine the causes and possible supports to address growing poverty on Long Island, where there are an...
Commonwealth Fund Research Cited in NYTimes Piece on 'Fake Freedom' of GOP Health Plan
Release Date:
03/20/2017
Last week the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the new Republican health plan would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 24 million people within a decade, mostly because changes in regulations, subsidies and Medicaid...
Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Enrolling in Success Academy boosted test scores for some of its earliest students, according to a new study conducted by research firm MDRC.
Opinion: How A Pied-À-Terre Tax Could Help Solve New York City's Housing Crisis
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Rent burdens, overcrowding, homelessness and essentially every other indicator of housing stress are at the highest level in modern history and continue to climb. To change these trends, we primarily need to build more homes not just in New York...
Businesses Donate Over $157 Million to Harvey Relief Efforts
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Corporate giants are making big contributions to disaster relief organizations to help victims of Tropical Storm Harvey. The storm is expected to leave behind billions of dollars in damages.
The Fate of NYC’s Undocumented Bakers Could Change the Food Industry
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Recently fired undocumented employees of Tom Cat Bakery are joining with worker advocates to urge the food industry to better protect immigrant workers under the Trump administration.
Senate Republicans Look to Revive Effort To Repeal Obamacare By End of September
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Senate Republican leaders seem increasingly focused on reviving their effort to undo the Affordable Care Act before the end of the month, asking Congress’s nonpartisan budget analysts to fast-track consideration of a plan that would devolve federal...
Silent Killer: Sweltering Planet Braces For Deadly Heat Shocks
Release Date:
09/19/2017
As hurricanes and floods grab headlines, heatwaves associated with climate change are claiming lives around the world.
New Data Shows Retirees Are on the Move, But Young Folks Are a Different Story
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... to its lowest point in the past decade, according to new estimates from the Census Bureau’s American Community ...
Republicans Are Reconsidering Full Repeal of State and Local Tax Deduction
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Republican leaders are backing away from a proposal to fully repeal an expensive tax break used by more than 40 million tax filers to deduct state and local taxes amid pushback from fellow lawmakers whose residents rely on the popular provision.
For Jobseekers: Once You Get the Job
Publication date:
04/2014
... professional development and education. There are numerous resources that we've noted throughout this section of the ... or your needs, there are local, regional, and national resources for you to tap. Nervous about your first site ... Grantmaking is an art. There are best practices, experts, resources , and more information than you can absorb in a .....
Individual Market Insurance Premiums Grew 10 Percent Yearly Prior to Affordable Care Act
Release Date:
06/05/2014
... years before the Affordable Care Act was enacted (2008- 2010 ), according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. The ...
Richard Rockefeller Killed in Plane Crash
Release Date:
06/13/2014
... Advisory Board of Doctors Without Borders from 1989 until 2010 , and served on the board of Rockefeller University until ...
Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?
Release Date:
11/12/2014
... ploughing this terrain for several years now. Between 2010 and 2012, those five nonprofits applied for and received ...
Commonwealth Fund Blasts Digital Data Breaches
Release Date:
04/15/2015
... data breaches affected 29 million medical records between 2010 and 2013.... Commonwealth Fund Blasts Digital Data ...
Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster
Release Date:
06/01/2016
... Fund conducted an international health policy study in 2010 which surveyed eleven developed countries... ...
Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year
Release Date:
11/02/2016
... of 18,170 children from the start of kindergarten in 2010 through the end of second grade in 2013. The results, ...
Fast Company Names James Anderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies 'The Most Creative Person of 2017'
Release Date:
05/16/2017
... Before launching the government innovation team in 2010 , Anderson was the communications director for Michael ...
How Many Calories in That? New York City Delays Enforcing Labeling Rules
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... effect. The federal rules were required by Congress in 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, ...