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Commonwealth Fund: Latest Scorecard on Health System Performance Shows More Improvement Than Decline Across States

Release Date:

12/09/2015

... Scorecard on State Health System Performance finds. The 2015 edition of the state scorecard—the first one in the ...

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

Release Date:

12/10/2015

A "resilience bond", a variation on a catastrophe bond, could help cities deal more effectively with climate change-related disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Not Just About Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund

Release Date:

02/01/2016

... Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund At the end of 2015 , Princeton University economists Anne Case and Angus ...

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New Mortgage Program Big Boost for Detroit Buyers (Clinton, Ford Foundations)

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02/19/2016

... Snyder Duggan said 3,000 homes were sold in Detroit in 2015 , and only about 500 involved mortgages. . . New Mortgage ...

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New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness)

Release Date:

03/07/2016

... Research Alliance, the Melanoma Research Foundation, the 2015 AACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship, and the ...

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WSJ Op-ed by Commonwealth Fund President Notes Potential Fallout to Repealing the ACA

Release Date:

03/08/2016

... fewer Americans were uninsured in the first nine months of 2015 than in 2010. The proportion of Americans with private ...

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NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements

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03/17/2016

... well-heeled donors writing very big checks. So, in late 2015 , when Jon Stryker’s Arcus Foundation and Jennifer and ...

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NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women

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03/29/2016

... programs or activities, much remains to be done. In 2015 , most provisions of the New York State Women's Equality .....

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Rockefeller Divestment in Fossil Fuels Leads Landmark Climate Accord Approved at U.N.

Release Date:

04/25/2016

... at the COP-21 Summit in Paris in November-December 2015 was approved. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has ...

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Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050

Release Date:

05/19/2016

... to uncorrected refractive error compared to 8.2 million in 2015 ... Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

Release Date:

05/19/2016

An economist by training, Irons led work on U.S. employment, including employment in a green economy, and a project on state and metropolitan innovation in partnership with the Brookings Institution.