Thirty-nine Funders Join GIH in Support of Health Professionals
Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is urging funders to sign on to our comment letter on this proposed rule by Friday, February 27. Your voice matters—the Department of Education must consider all comments submitted before finalizing the rule.
Collaborative Comment Letter to the Department of Education in Support of Health Professionals
Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is urging funders to sign on to our comment letter on this proposed rule by Friday, February 27. Your voice matters—the Department of Education must consider all comments submitted before finalizing the rule.
39 Funders Collaborate on Comment Letter in Support of Health Professionals
The U.S. Department of Education recently published a proposed rule that would narrow the definition of which graduate programs qualify as “professional degrees” for federal student loan purposes, affecting how much students in certain health fields may borrow. Finalizing this rule will result in reduced access to care (especially in rural and other underserved communities), by making graduate education less affordable, disrupting health workforce pipelines, and creating obstacles for students to enter essential health and human-services professions.
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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.
Philanthropy @ Work – Transitions – January 2018
The latest on transitions from the field.
Navigating Currents of Change
This year’s conference theme, Navigating Currents of Change, recognizes that we are in a period of intense social change that challenges funders from several directions—all at once. Some issues, like the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the opioid epidemic, and increasing inequality are major attention-getters.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Report: January 2018
The Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute, a program of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation released a new report, “Addressing Major Drivers of MassHealth Per-Enrollee Spending Growth: An Analytic Review and Policy Options.”
NYS Health Foundation Report: Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care and Why They Matter
A new report by the United Hospital Fund, supported by NYSHealth, examines the challenges faced by patients and their families when arranging post-acute care.
de Beaumont Foundation Report: January 2018
A new report from the de Beaumont Foundation and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Using Electronic Health Data for Community Health, is a roadmap for how to overcome perceived barriers to using electronic health data for public health activities.