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Century Foundation Report Finds Out Why High-Risk Insurance Pools Still Won't Work

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03/01/2017

... to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) guaranteed access to health insurance for people with pre-existing conditions. ... Theoretically, insuring such individuals in their own pool prevents their high costs...

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Commonwealth Fund Report Predicts a Detrimental Impact of an ACA Repeal on Jobs

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08/04/2017

... on Jobs A report by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University and the Commonwealth ...

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Commonwealth Fund: Coverage Gains Among Lower-Income Blacks and Latinos Highlight ACA’s Successes & Areas for Improvement

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08/21/2017

... 2016, according to the latest Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey. These adults — who had family ... of four) — were also more likely to get needed care in 2016. . . Commonwealth Fund: Coverage...

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New York Chastises EPA Chief Over River’s Superfund Cleanup

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09/07/2017

... of the Hudson River is not protecting the public’s health and the river as initially promised, New York’s ... dredging project performed by General Electric Co. in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency...

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Schneiderman Vows To Sue Over Clean Power Plan Repeal

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10/10/2017

... to scrap the Clean Power Plan will be challenged in court by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, his office ... ahead of New Yorkers’ and all Americans’ safety, health , and the environment,” Schneiderman said...

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United Hospital Fund Issues New Report on Implementing Patient-Centered Medical Homes In New York

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10/19/2017

... New Report on Implementing Patient-Centered Medical Homes In New York NEW YORK, NEW YORK October 19, 2017— New York State is tied with California for first in the nation in implementing a...

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Bloomberg’s ‘War on Coal’ Goes Global with $50m Fund

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11/09/2017

... former mayor of New York city, has funded a $164m campaign in the US since 2010, during which time more than half the ... money will support grassroots campaigns, research on the health impacts of coal and...

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Onward: 105 Images for 105 Years of The Rockefeller Foundation

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05/15/2018

... lasting impact for millions of people. Today, their work in health , food, power, jobs, and resilient cities is creating ...

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First Phase of Love My Air Denver Program Measures Air Quality to Tackle Asthma Rates and Track Pollution with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies

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10/17/2019

... by passing under a newly installed television screen in the hallway. As the children walked by, the screen ... suggestion: “enjoy your outdoor activities.” Installed in August, the screen, which is connected...

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Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards Avera eCare Grant to Establish National Telehealth Certificate Program

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10/21/2019

... and administrators will be able to earn a certificate in telehealth as a delivery model for healthcare as well as a specialty certificate for telebehavioral health . Earning this certificate will demonstrate...

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Ken Shatzkes, Ph.D. Promoted to Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts Program Director

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07/19/2022

... 2022. Since joining FORE as a senior program officer in May 2019, Ken has helped develop and shape our grantmaking ... and he has been selected to be one of Grantmakers in Health ’s Terrance...

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ACA May Be Modified, But Based On Enrollments, It's Here To Stay

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07/02/2014

... David Blumental, M.D., and Sara R. Collins, Ph.D, write in the New England Journal of Medicine . They add that the law "could still be importantly modified in the future." The authors also say that u...

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"Eye-Popping" Costs for Drugs Could Threaten Other Pressing Societal Needs

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07/28/2014

... to prevent "eye-popping" prices of new drugs from driving health care costs so high that other societal needs suffer, ... likely to skyrocket. This would create huge new challenges in balancing high...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare and Three Other Funders Unite to Support Access to Clinical Notes for 50 Million Patients

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02/24/2016

... and other clinicians can prompt patients to be more active in their own health and healthcare, and greater patient engagement can ... nor a new technology, experts say this basic change in...

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“Repeal and Replace” Gives States More Control over Healthcare Market

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01/27/2017

... providers, consumers, and states. The order says: In the meantime, pending such repeal, it is imperative for ... flexibility and control to create a more free and open health care market. While the order does...

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Joan Guzik Joins United Hospital Fund as Director, Quality Improvement of the Quality Institute

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01/19/2017

... effective January 3. She has extensive experience in quality and patient safety initiatives, most recently as ... at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville, New Jersey and prior to...

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Report Shows Uninsured Rate Drops Substantially in Most States

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12/14/2017

... Supported Report Shows Uninsured Rate Drops Substantially in Most States Forty-seven states saw their adult uninsured rate drop by five percentage points or more in the first three years following the...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $1.3 Million to Support Recovery and Resilience for Puerto Rico's Underserved Healthcare Centers

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08/02/2018

... ensure continuous access to healthcare for communities in Puerto Rico devastated by Hurricane Maria. Since the ... Two new Helmsley grants will help healthcare centers in these underserved communities continue...

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Supported by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New Report Finds Even Light Drinking Increases Risk of Death

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10/03/2018

... Increases Risk of Death Drinking a daily glass of wine for health reasons may not be so healthy after all, suggests a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Analyzing data from...

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