Grantmakers In Health Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Medicaid Work Requirement Rule

Grantmakers In Health (GIH) has joined an amicus curiae brief filed September 10 in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Oz, supporting a challenge to a federal rule that the brief argues would strip Medicaid coverage from millions of people with serious health conditions. GIH joined the American Public Health Association, the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health…

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Health-Related Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda

This Grantmakers In Health policy resource summarizes health-related executive orders and presidential memoranda issued since 2015, highlighting implications for health funders. It tracks directives on behavioral health, Medicaid, prescription drugs, federal grantmaking, DEI, gender-affirming care, child welfare, vaccines, and related litigation affecting implementation.

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August 2026 Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines: Overview, Implications, and Stakeholder Reactions

This Grantmakers In Health policy resource provides an overview of the August 2026 executive order on childhood vaccines, including the restructuring of the federal immunization schedule, the directive to split the MMR vaccine, implications for insurance coverage, family costs, and state exemption laws, and reactions from stakeholders.

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Beyond the Rankings: What Four Decades of KIDS COUNT Have Taught Me About Why Data Matter

For more than three decades, through the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT® project, decisionmakers and communities have had access to reliable national, state, and local data to improve outcomes for all children, young people, and families in this country. KIDS COUNT comprises the foundation’s national KIDS COUNT publications—the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book and periodic reports such as Race for Results; the KIDS COUNT Data Center, a resource for year-round national, state, and local data; and the KIDS COUNT Network of state-based partner organizations that help policymakers, advocates, journalists, and community leaders understand and use data to make informed decisions.

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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 Partners 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: Terrance Keenan Style

The Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy launched in 2010 in honor of a giant in philanthropy, the late Terrance Keenan.

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2014 GIH Annual Meeting: Call for Sessions

GIH is now accepting proposals for the 2014 GIH Annual Meeting. The submission deadline is July 26, 2013.

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Linking Medical Services and Community-Based Care: A Step toward Aging with Dignity, Choice, and Independence

Filling the care gap between a hospital (or skilled nursing) discharge and re-entry at home often means connecting individuals with services that live outside traditional health care settings.

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Ensuring Equality for LGBT Communities

An important role that philanthropy can play is as a voice and an advocate for the most vulnerable and marginalized populations, including the LGBT population. In states like Missouri, providing this voice is not always easy or popular. Grantmakers must talk about what is required to remove barriers, increase awareness, and improve outcomes.

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Call for Nominations: 2014 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy

Nominate an outstanding health grantmaker to receive the 2014 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy. The nomination deadline is Friday, September 6.

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Latinos and Health Care: An Opportunity for Philanthropy

Latinos are the nation’s largest ethnic minority, comprising 15 percent of the U.S. population. This Views from the Field article discusses how philanthropy can develop effective grantmaking strategies and leverage community partnerships to meet the needs and leverage the assets of the Latino population.

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