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Commonwealth Fund Finds Hospitals in Accountable Care Organizations Are Larger and in Urban Areas

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03/09/2016

A new study comparing accountable care organizations (ACOs) that include hospitals in their networks to those that do not finds hospitals that are in urban areas, are nonprofit, or have a relatively small share of Medicare patients are more likely...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center

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03/09/2016

The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers announced plans to establish a national center, funded by $8.7 million from AARP, The Atlantic Philanthropies and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

New research suggests that school districts can stave off the summer slide by offering free, voluntary programs that mix reading and math instruction with sailing, arts and crafts, and other summer staples.

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Commonwealth Fund Says N.J. Tops Many States On Healthcare Scorecard

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03/16/2017

The Affordable Care Act has led to better healthcare outcomes nationwide and states like New Jersey that chose to embrace the federal law have seen greater improvements than those that did not, according to a national ranking released Thursday.

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Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

Skepticism abounded when Phillip Morris International announced it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The tobacco giant plans to donate about $80 million a year for 12 years to this new organization...

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NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

With the Bass Museum of Art reopening this month and the Institute of Contemporary Art putting the finishing touches on its new permanent home, this season is a big one for the Miami museum world, and this December, an art fair has a plan to help an...

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United Hospital Fund Study Doubts Utility of Quality Performance Websites

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01/03/2018

Websites profiling the comparative performance of healthcare providers often fail to deliver information that consumers actually want and can readily assimilate, according to a new report from the New York City-based United Hospital Fund (UHF).

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Commonwealth Fund Study Reveals State Rankings on the Nation’s Best Health Care

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05/08/2018

Commonwealth Fund, released a state-by-state scorecard on May 3 looking at each state’s ability to deliver medical care to its residents. The study broke down over 40 areas of health care from access, to the value of care Americans were paying for.

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New York Women's Foundation Launches Fund to Support MeToo Movement

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05/10/2018

Tarana Burke and her MeToo movement are getting a financial boost for their work fighting sexual violence.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds 20 Years of Sky Observations

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05/11/2018

... Funds 20 Years of Sky Observations One-quarter of the funding for SDSS comes from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. ...

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Carnegie- Funded Report Analyzes Public Support for Charter Schools in New Orleans

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06/01/2018

The 2018 Perceptions of Public Education in New Orleans , funded by Carnegie, assesses public opinions about the city’s unique education environment. The annual poll features responses from 700 residents, including 450 parents of public and private...

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Commonwealth Fund Launches A New Tool for Comparing ‘Medicare for All’ Plans

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03/15/2019

The Commonwealth Fund, a non-partisan health care foundation, introduced an interactive tool this week that allows users to compare congressional health care reform bills, including various Medicare for All proposals.

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Tribeca Film Institute Announces 2019 Sloan Filmmaker Fund Grantees

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04/04/2019

The Tribeca Film Institute and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the three TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund 2019 grantees, awarding them a total of $150,000.

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Iris Chen Named Executive Director of The Fund for Public Schools

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08/05/2014

Iris Chen has been named executive director of The Fund for Public Schools.

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Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown

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07/15/2015

Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown The Ford Foundation is holding up ... she misused the money.... Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown ...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Transgender Health Discrimination Study

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07/29/2015

Discrimination experienced by transgender and gender-nonconforming people in public settings like bathrooms and health care facilities results in adverse health outcomes.

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Rita Allen Foundation Passionate About Funding Breakthrough Solutions to Significant Problems

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08/26/2015

Rita Allen Foundation Passionate About Funding Breakthrough Solutions to Significant Problems The ... every day.... Rita Allen Foundation Passionate About Funding Breakthrough Solutions to Significant Problems ...

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NYSHealth-Funded Report Finds Hospital Involvement in Population Health Programs is Not Widespread

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04/06/2016

A new NYSHealth-funded report found that hospitals' involvement in population health programs to address healthy foods, parks, housing and employment is not widespread.

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Funded by Surdna, Student Investigates Social Criticism in Stand-up Comedy

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07/26/2016

An English and environmental studies major, Andrew Cawley has been doing independent research looking at identity and social criticism in stand-up comedy.

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Sloan Foundation Funds New App and TV Series Focusing on Science

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07/27/2016

Faith Salie (NPR and CBS Sunday Morning) and neuroscientist Dr. Heather Berlin are co-hosts for the first 26 episodes.

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