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Commonwealth Fund Study Shows Covered California Consumers Saving and Paying Much Less Than Expected for Quality Coverage

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01/11/2017

... Less Than Expected for Quality Coverage This analysis of health plan premium growth in California’s insurance marketplaces, focusing on the ... finds that the average price paid for plans selected in...

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Shatterproof Awarded $600,000 Grant by Helmsley Charitable Trust

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01/31/2017

... The grant was awarded to Shatterproof to support its work in protecting loved ones from addiction to illicit ... The Helmsley Charitable Trust began making active grants in 2008 to support a wide range of...

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Supported by Greenwall Foundation, Study Finds Two-Thirds Of Americans See Docs Who Got Paid By Drug Companies

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03/07/2017

... Docs Who Got Paid By Drug Companies A majority of patients in the United States visited a doctor who received payments ... by Genevieve Pham-Kanter, PhD, an assistant professor in Drexel’s Dornsife School of...

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Third Wave Fund, New York Women's Foundation and Ms. Foundation Pen Open Letter to Foundations and Donors Calling for Increased Funding to People of Color

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03/09/2017

... state levels. “Solidarity is the most powerful tool in the fight against hate,” said Denise Shannon, executive ... director of the Funders Network on Population Reproductive Health & Rights. “We must stand...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Proteus Fund Announces a New Funder Collaborative to Oppose the Use of Religious Exemptions to Undermine Fundamental Rights

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03/16/2017

... use of religious exemptions to curtail reproductive health , rights and justice, discriminate against members of ... and support a diverse field of organizations engaged in innovative and comprehensive public...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Social Justice

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Surdna, JPB Foundations Provide Grants to Help Low-Income Communities Access Solar+Storage Solutions

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03/29/2017

... Meridian Institute, works to deploy solar+storage projects in affordable housing and critical community facilities, with ... most vulnerable communities have access to the economic, health , and resiliency...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Open Society Awards $8 Million to Physicians for Human Rights

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04/19/2017

... challenge grant from the Open Society Foundations in support of its efforts to advance human rights through ... To be disbursed over four years, the largest contribution in PHR's thirty-year history will...

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Aetna Foundation Leverages Philanthropic Investment to Build Healthier Communities

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04/20/2017

... to local stakeholders that can find new ways to improve health equity in their neighborhoods. That funding comes in many forms — from nationwide competitions to incentivize ...

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Food Systems

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Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded Report Finds

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05/04/2017

Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded Report Finds ... Nearly 25,000 girls aged between 12 and 14 are living in "early unions." Hundreds of thousands of young girls...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grants to Organizations Supporting and Defending LGBTQ Community

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06/23/2017

... changes; and a renewed assault on LGBT people’s dignity, health and right to pursue lives free from discrimination ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage

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09/06/2017

Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage The Trump administration’s ... program could strip thousands of New Yorkers of their health insurance, a consequence unique to New...

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Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States

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09/11/2017

... was to give states more flexibility and control over their health insurance markets than they had had during the Obama ... has offered states only uncertainty about what to expect in 2018, which has made it...

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New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change

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09/12/2017

New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change When it comes to mitigating ... of the atmosphere is the prime target for improving the health of our planet. One of the best ways to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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U.S. Median Income Hit $59,039 in 2016, The Highest Ever Reported by Census Bureau

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09/12/2017

U.S. Median Income Hit $59,039 in 2016, The Highest Ever Reported by Census Bureau ... all-time record last year, besting the previous high set in 1999, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Median income is a...

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Amid Hurricane Chaos, Domestic Abuse Victims Risk Being Overlooked

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09/12/2017

... Violence. Disasters leave physical and social environments in disarray and are likely to increase any person’s or ... vulnerability to violence, according to the World Health Organization. . . Amid Hurricane...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Experts Recommend Baseline Concussion Tests for Student Athletes

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09/19/2017

... for brain injury before they even step on the field. Health reporter Erin Billups has the story. 16-year-old Scott ... West got a concussion playing football his freshman year in High School. "I went to...

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Buffalo School Administrators Get New Contract Amid Fiscal Warning

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09/21/2017

... first time, it also requires contributions toward their health insurance. The deal also came with some caution for ... and Administrators, the union representing 253 employees in supervisory roles, including...

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Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups

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09/21/2017

... groups worldwide, Ms. Gates said Wednesday during an event in New York. While details are still forthcoming, the ... training, and groups of other donors already active in the field. It will also be used to...

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Commonwealth Fund: Why the Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill Is Unworkable

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09/25/2017

... Medicaid expansions and turn the money over to the states in block grants. By 2026, the bill would dramatically ... But the central concept of the legislation is to dump health care reform on the states. . ...

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