Potential Impact of a Government Shutdown on Health Care Priorities

This resource provides an overview of the September 2025 government shutdown and insights into its impact on the Department of Health and Human Services.

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GIH Awards

Grantmakers In Health Seeks Nominations for 2026 Leadership and Advocacy Awards

Grantmakers In Health is pleased to announce a call for nominations for both its Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy and Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.

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Administration Actions Targeting Domestic Terrorism and Their Implications for Nonprofits

This resource provides an overview of the legal implications of the September 22, 2025 executive order designating certain groups as engaging in domestic terrorism.

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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.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Report: November 2016

Four years ago Massachusetts signed into law Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012, “An Act Improving the Quality of Health Care and Reducing Costs through Increased Transparency, Efficiency and Innovation.” Recently, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation released the third edition of the Chapter 224 Tracking Tool which provides a detailed description of the law’s key components and highlights the progress the state has made in its implementation as of September 2016.

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RCHN Community Health Foundation Report: November 2016

A new report prepared by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative examines how health centers and state Medicaid programs in a number of Medicaid expansion states are working to reform Medicaid in order to promote efficiency and quality, and more actively integrate health centers into states’ broader payment reform efforts.

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Con Alma Health Foundation Report: November 2016

Con Alma Health Foundation is releasing a new report assessing how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been implemented in New Mexico. This comprehensive study focuses on ACA measures intended to increase health equity, in which everyone has an equal chance at living a healthy life regardless of a person’s ethnicity, income, or zip code.

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Shyaam Subramanian

How Foundations Can be Engaged This Election Year

Election season presents tremendous opportunities for philanthropic organizations to educate voters and candidates on the issues core to their charitable missions. Through strategies such as civic engagement and public policy advocacy, nonprofit organizations can expand the reach and impact of their activities.

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Co-Funding in Texas: Lessons for National and Regional Partnerships

When grantmakers partner on issues of mutual concern, they can leverage their funds in ways that make significant progress at the emerging intersection between health and early childhood.

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