Requests for Proposals

Merck Foundation: December 2024

Merck Foundation has launched a new initiative – the Collaborative for Equity in Cardiac Care to advance equitable access to high-quality, culturally responsive cardiac care for people living with heart conditions in underserved United States communities. The foundation is committing $17 million over five years to support the development and implementation of innovative, comprehensive programs for cardiac health care across the country as well as promote cross-sectoral collaborations to address barriers to care associated with social drivers of health.

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Reports

The Pew Charitable Trusts: December 2024

In the Speak Up MO report, residents’ top responses identified several priorities for improving health, including expanding health care coverage or implementing universal health care, lowering health care costs, and addressing the cost of living.

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Youth Access to Gender Affirming Care at the Supreme Court: What to Know

Ahead of December 4 arguments in a Supreme Court case (U.S. v. Skrmetti) challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee restrictions for gender affirming care for minors, KFF explores the background of the case and potential rulings.

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Reimagining Public Health Advocacy: Findings from a National Scan of Public Health and Community Power-building Groups

Drawing on a national scan of nongovernmental public health and community power-building groups, this report explains how Human Impact Partners approaches work to shift the field of public health, the research they conducted to better understand the gaps between public health and community power-building organizations, and the implications of what has been learned.

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What Is Budget Reconciliation?

With narrow Republican majorities in the Senate and House, congress is expected to use budget reconciliation to pass the new administration’s legislative agenda. in this article, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation explains what budget reconciliation is and how it might be used.

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Reports

Marin Community Foundation: October 2024

Episcopal Health Foundation’s (EHF) annual poll shows continuing health care affordability and access crisis in Texas. EHF’s poll found that 64 percent of Texans said they skipped or postponed some sort of health care because of the cost. That includes things like check-ups, treatments, tests, filling prescriptions, and dental care. That percentage is slightly down from the 68 percent who said they skipped care last year – the highest percentage in the six-year history of EHF’s poll.

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