Lessons from the Field: From Understanding to Impact
Publication date:
12/2010
... face: civil rights, renewable energy sources, and wildlife protection . This case study provides an in-depth look at how ...
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Improving Health Care Is Billionaire Peterson’s Next Mission
Release Date:
11/24/2014
Peterson Center on Healthcare will be an offshoot of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Research to Prevent Blindness Backs Innovative Glaucoma Research
Release Date:
04/10/2015
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the United States and globally.
Nonprofit Insurers Lose on Medicare Under New Obamacare Rules
Release Date:
08/20/2015
The most pronounced underwriting losses stem from the Medicare Advantage line of business, which allows private health plans to administer the government insurance program for Americans over the age of 65.
The John A. Hartford Foundation Approves Three Grants Totaling More Than $3.28 Million
Release Date:
09/29/2015
... and performance standards that support integrated, patient -centered, goal-based care that helps people to ...
NYTimes Examines Hartford Foundation Work on Geriatrics
Release Date:
01/29/2016
... her stool so close that she was knee to knee with her patient . . . “One of the greatest stories of the 20th ...
Bloomberg, Others Give Hopkins $125M for Cancer Research that Helped Jimmy Carter
Release Date:
03/30/2016
Research into immunotherapy, which cancer experts are calling the most promising approach in decades, got a boost Tuesday when Michael Bloomberg and other philanthropists announced $125 million in donations to Johns Hopkins University for a new...
Hartford Foundation-Supported Survey Finds Most Doctors Ill-Equipped to Give End-of-Life Care
Release Date:
04/15/2016
Terry Fulmer, president of the John A. Hartford Foundation, one of three foundations that commissioned the survey, said advanced care planning “is not just an extra . . . it’s just as important in its own way as chemotherapy or surgery.”
With Help from Helmsley, Caltech Researchers May Have Discovered a Cause of Crohn’s Disease
Release Date:
05/09/2016
There has been growing evidence that certain probiotics – therapies that introduce beneficial bacteria into the gut – may help alleviate some of the symptoms of intestinal disorders such as Crohn’s disease.
Research to Prevent Blindness- Backed Study Uncovers Major Cause of Vision Loss
Release Date:
09/29/2016
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a pathway involved in harming rods and cones and have found a way to halt that damage.
With Support From Simons Foundation, Rett Syndrome Study Finds Mechanisms Underlying Its Visual Deficits
Release Date:
11/02/2016
Understanding the physiological alterations in intact brain circuits in neurodevelopmental disorders is a fundamental challenge for neuroscience.
A NYS Health-Funded Report in 'Consumer Reports' Offers National and Local Ratings of Health Cost Estimator Tools
Release Date:
12/02/2016
... and reliability; price estimates; drug cost information; patient outcomes; and value. Additionally, an ...
Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem
Release Date:
02/16/2017
... in his career as a cardiologist, Garth Graham treated a patient with acute cardiovascular disease whose case helped ...
F.D.A. Cracks Down on ‘Unscrupulous’ Stem Cell Clinics
Release Date:
08/31/2017
The Food and Drug Administration announced a crackdown on dangerous stem cell clinics on Monday, while at the same time pledging to ease the path to approval for companies and doctors with legitimate treatments in the growing field.
Health Care Reform Flatlined. But Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... cut off, adding a reinsurance fund to help with unexpected patient costs, and providing a backup option for counties ...
Editorial: A Promising Idea To Fight Opioids
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... world-class research with clinical care such that every patient who comes to Peconic Care for rehabilitation will ...
Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... new statewide guidance and regulations that will limit patient brokering and reduce barriers to insurance coverage ...
Google Bows out of the “Bidding for Addicts” Business
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... thousands of dollars that a 30-day stay from an insured patient can bring to a clinic... Google Bows out of the ...
FDA's Approval Of A Cheaper Drug For Hepatitis C Will Likely Expand Treatment
Release Date:
10/04/2017
The recent approval of a less expensive drug that generally cures hepatitis C in just eight weeks may make it easier for more insurers and correctional facilities to expand treatment.
Bay Area Arts, Education Nonprofits to Receive Hearst Grants
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... Man May See, a nonprofit that supports vision research and patient care, will use its grant for an ongoing capital ...