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.
The New York State Health Foundation RFP: August 2016
The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities Request for Proposals (RFP) is open.
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Report: August 2016
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky released an updated statewide directory of groups working on health in the Commonwealth. The 2016 Kentucky Health Coalitions Directory includes 230 groups representing all 120 counties as well as statewide coalitions doing work to improve the health of Kentuckians.
The Colorado Health Foundation Report: Where Health Happens Data Spotlight
The Colorado Health Foundation released the Where Health Happens Data Spotlight, which builds on the Colorado Health Symposium theme, “Health is Everyone’s Business.”
The Commonwealth Fund Report: August 2016
The Commonwealth Fund Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, February–April 2016, found that as the number of people in the United States without health insurance has declined since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, the composition of the uninsured population has changed.
United Hospital Fund Report: August 2016
A new report issued jointly by United Hospital Fund (UHF) and the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy presents potential value-based payment models for children’s health services under New York Medicaid.
One Funder’s Role in Medicaid Expansion and Affordable Care Act Implementation
The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation, a 19-year-old conversion foundation, has elevated its health policy agenda to advocate for health reform and create a key role for health philanthropy in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Ohio.