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Atlantic Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, MetLife, Bank of America Partner to Provide $30M Social Impact Loan Fund

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11/17/2015

... MetLife, Bank of America Partner to Provide $30M Social Impact Loan Fund Vital Healthcare Capital (V-Cap), a social impact lender, today announced a new $30 million fund ... MetLife, Bank of America Partner to...

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Under Trump Rule Change, 75,000 Legal Immigrants in NYC Could Have to Choose Between Social Services and Permanent Residency

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10/11/2018

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UJA-Federation of New York's CEO Writes Letter About AHCA to NY's Congressional Delegation

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03/24/2017

... serve them. The current proposal to block grant or cap Medicaid will end the long-standing guarantee that federal ... from vital services. These reductions will impact both social service agencies and the...

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Legal Aid Society Slams State’s Familial DNA Testing Proposal as Abuse Of Power

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09/13/2017

The Legal Aid Society launched a broadside Monday at the state’s familial DNA testing proposal, saying the move is an abuse of power.

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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

... Performance Shows More Improvement Than Decline Across States States ’ health care systems improved more than they ... rate for working-age adults declined in nearly all states and dropped by...

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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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The Wallace Foundation Publishes New Report - How Can State Policy Support Local School Districts Develop Principal Pipelines?

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10/06/2021

... Districts Develop Principal Pipelines? In the United States , the work of developing and supporting a cadre of ... 14,000 school districts. But does that mean the 50 states need to be bystanders to the efforts...

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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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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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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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Bloomberg's Investment in Renewable Energy Instrumental in Phase Out of the United States' 200th Coal Plant

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07/16/2015

... Renewable Energy Instrumental in Phase Out of the United States ' 200th Coal Plant Alliant Energy, a major Iowa ... marking the 200th coal plant to shut down in the United States . This marks a milestone in...

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