Milbank Memorial Fund President Writes Op-Ed on Why Republican Health Reform Ideas Are Likely To Fail
Release Date:
12/07/2016
I tried many of those ideas as Rhode Island's health commissioner. Here's what I learned.
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United Hospital Fund President James Tallon Steps Down from NY Board of Regents
Release Date:
02/02/2017
Regent James Tallon will not seek another term on New York state’s education policymaking body, opening up an empty spot on the board and continuing the transformation of the 17-member group.
Con Edison, Mertz Gilmore, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Support Radical Comedian's Latest Work at New York Live Arts
Release Date:
03/21/2017
FCA Recipient and 2014 Doris Duke Impact Awardee Adrienne Truscott , the radical comedian, activist and performance artist best know for her blistering satire about rape culture, will premier her latest work THIS at New York Live...
Commonwealth Fund Finds Both 'Private Option' and Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access to Care
Release Date:
01/06/2016
Low-income adults in Kentucky and Arkansas, which both expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, were more likely to be insured and less likely to have problems paying medical bills, compared to others in states which did not...
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Committed $1 Million to Children's Health Fund
Release Date:
12/03/2018
Earlier this year, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian) committed $1 million to Children's Health Fund, launching the Guardians of the Smile partnership to provide quality dental care and education to children in underserved...
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds New Smartphone Application to Detect Vision Problems in Young Patients
Release Date:
11/05/2014
The new app takes images of hard-to-see areas of the back of the eye.
MAC AIDS Fund Survey Shows Kids Don't Know Enough About AIDS
Release Date:
12/05/2014
According to the report, 1/3 of American teenagers do not know HIV is a sexually transmitted disease.
NYCT-Funded Initiative Has Taken on 424 Cases to Get Lawyers for Undocumented Immigrant Kids
Release Date:
03/24/2015
New York Community Trust is partnering with the City Council and The Robin Hood Foundation.
Supported by Commonwealth Fund, Study Shows Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test
Release Date:
07/18/2016
A new UCSF study finds that some of the most popular apps for diabetes, depression and caregivers are too difficult to use, especially by underserved populations.
Ford, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, FB Heron Named to 2016 Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50
Release Date:
08/01/2016
Mastering the balance between sustainability and change is why these 50 executives have been selected for the 2016 NPT Power & Influence Top 50.
Howard Gilman, Laurie M. Tisch, Doris Duke and Mellon Fund Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ Latest Project
Release Date:
10/18/2016
Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ latest project, Silent Voices, harnesses the power of young people to be instruments of change, giving voice to those who have been silenced or marginalized by social, cultural or religious circumstances.
Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year
Release Date:
11/02/2016
The results, published in the journal "Obesity," provide insight into whether the causes of childhood obesity lie primarily inside or outside of schools.
Commonwealth Fund Releases Study on Making Health Data Useful to Patients Through Open APIs
Release Date:
12/07/2016
Use of open APIs for health information can help improve the quality and affordability of health care.
Commonwealth Fund Study Shows Covered California Consumers Saving and Paying Much Less Than Expected for Quality Coverage
Release Date:
01/11/2017
This analysis of health plan premium growth in California’s insurance marketplaces, focusing on the policies that consumers actually purchased, finds that the average price paid for plans selected in 2014 was 11.6 percent less than the average price...
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...
Commonwealth Fund's Kathy Regan Makes City and State's Above & Beyond 2017 List
Release Date:
03/29/2017
The day after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, millions of women marched in Washington, D.C., New York City and other cities across the country and around the globe. Provoked by Trump’s controversial rhetoric on the campaign trail, they came...
Simons-Funded Research Finds Brain Differences Between People with Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia, Autism
Release Date:
05/25/2017
A UCLA study characterizes, for the first time, brain differences between people with a specific genetic risk for schizophrenia and those at risk for autism, and the findings could help explain the biological underpinnings of these neuropsychiatric...
Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States
Release Date:
09/11/2017
To date, the Trump administration has offered states only uncertainty about what to expect in 2018, which has made it difficult to set premium rates, writes the Commonwealth Fund.
Cuomo Says Major Budget Changes May Be Needed If New York Loses $2B In Health Care Funding
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... Changes May Be Needed If New York Loses $2B In Health Care Funding Gov. Cuomo said a special session of the state ... Changes May Be Needed If New York Loses $2B In Health Care Funding ...
Capital One Invests $3 Million to Fund Machine Learning Research at University of Maryland
Release Date:
12/15/2017
A $3 million gift and partnership with Capitol One is allowing the university to pursue research in data analytics, machine learning and cybersecurity.