Deadlines in Health-Related Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda
This GIH policy resource details many of the health-related executive orders issued by the administration and includes a calendar of upcoming implementation deadlines.
GIH President and CEO Cara V. James Joined The Rural Impact Podcast for a Conversation about the Intersections of Policy and Philanthropy
On December 4, 2025, Cara V. James, President and CEO of Grantmakers In Health (GIH), was featured in an episode of The Rural Impact podcast. She joined Michelle Rathman, host of The Rural Impact and strategic communications advisor in health care policy, for a conversation on the intersections of policy and philanthropy, challenges with rural health funding, and more. “Policies that are impacting rural communities are…
2026 Congressional Calendar
Developed in collaboration with Leavitt Partners, this calendar tracks when each house of congress will be in session in 2026.
GIH Health Policy Update Newsletter
An Exclusive Resource for Funding Partners
The Health Policy Update is a newsletter produced in collaboration with Leavitt Partnersi and Trust for America’s Health. Drawing on GIH’s policy priorities outlined in our policy agenda and our strategic objective of increasing our policy and advocacy presence, the Health Policy Update provides GIH Funding Partners with a range of federal health policy news.
Maine Health Access Foundation Report: April 2018
The Maine Health Access Foundation released a newly completed analysis by Manatt Health of the state budget impact of Medicaid expansion in Maine.
Grantmakers In Health Announces 2018 Award Winners
Grantmakers In Health is pleased to announce Michael Brown, Vice President, Community Programs of the Seattle Foundation, as the 2018 recipient of the Terrance Keenan Leadership Award, and Elisabeth Arenales, Director of the Colorado Center on Law and Policy’s Health Program, as the 2018 recipient of the Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.
Elisabeth Arenales to Be Honored with Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy
Elisabeth Arenales, Director of the Colorado Center on Law and Policy’s Health Program, will receive Grantmakers In Health’s 2018 Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.
Michael Brown to Be Honored with Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy
Michael Brown, Vice President, Community Programs of the Seattle Foundation, will receive Grantmakers In Health’s (GIH) 2018 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.
The Challenge of Community Leadership
As we prepare for the 2018 annual conference, Navigating Currents of Change, I have been thinking about foundations and community leadership.