Infosheet: Key Provisions in the House-passed Reconciliation Bill—H.R. 1, the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’
An infosheet provides analysis of key health, philanthropy, and nonprofit provisions in H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, 2025. Changes include an estimated $715 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending including work requirements, new eligibility requirements to the Affordable Care Act that will reduce access to the ACA’s Advanced Premium Tax Credits, $300 billion in reductions to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, an excise tax on foundations, and new authority for the Secretary of the Treasury to remove the tax-exempt status of nonprofits the administration deems as “terrorist support organizations.”
From Recovery to Resilience: Investing in Collaborative Infrastructure for Health and Equity
After the 2018 Camp Fire – the most destructive and deadly wildfire in California’s history – the California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI) understood that the community needed more than programming to recover. In response, the region’s Accountable Community for Health (ACH) was created – a community-rooted, cross-sector collaborative that invests in local leadership to shift systems, influence policy, and address both long-standing inequities and urgent crises.
Broken Triangle: A Framework for Reparative Philanthropic Relationships
Traditional philanthropic practices have often created imbalanced power dynamics and barriers for Black-led, Black-serving organizations. When the REACH Healthcare Foundation performed a portfolio review in 2018 that revealed this same exclusion within the foundation’s grantmaking investments, REACH committed to reshaping their funding approach, which aims to repair previously neglected —and in some cases, damaged —relationships.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 website provides data, guidance, and resources on the evolving situation.
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials: COVID-19
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials’ (ASTHO) Coronavirus webpage provides information on state emergency declarations, COVID-19 case count data from the CDC, and links to ASTHO statements, blog posts, and other articles.
National Conference of State Legislatures: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for States
The National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Coronavirus website tracks state legislative responses to COVID-19 as well as links to additional NCSL webpages with information on state fiscal, public education, and elections responses.
Kaiser Health News: Latest News On The Coronavirus Outbreak
Kaiser Health News’ COVID-19 webpage offers the latest news on the Coronavirus outbreak.
Council on Foundations: COVID-19 Resource Hub
The Council on Foundation’s COVID-19 Resource Hub offers legal and policy resources for foundations, information on funding opportunities throughout the country, and other resources for funders.
COVID-19 Resources for Funders
GIH has compiled resources and information for health funders on how to respond to the COVID-19 global pandemic.