Upcoming Webinars

When “Exempt” Isn’t Enough: Medicaid Work Requirements and Maternal Mental Health

Invitation: When “Exempt” Isn’t Enough: Medicaid Work Requirements and Maternal Mental Health

Medicaid work requirements are set to take effect soon, creating a burdensome administrative process that most enrollees will need to navigate to keep their coverage. Certain populations are exempt from these requirements—including people who are pregnant or postpartum, and those parenting a child age 13 or under. But exemption doesn’t mean automatic protection: in most cases, individuals must actively prove or attest to their exempt status, often through paperwork and verification processes that are easy to miss or misunderstand.

On paper, this should mean pregnant, postpartum, and parenting individuals face no risk to their health insurance. In practice, the complexity of federal rules—combined with the burden of proving an exemption rather than simply receiving one—will inevitably create confusion, fear, and unnecessary coverage loss for people who qualify.

For people who are pregnant, postpartum, or parenting, this could mean slipping through the cracks of a system that assumes they’re protected but doesn’t make that protection easy to keep—worsening maternal mental health in the process. For people of childbearing age more broadly, it could mean losing access to pregnancy and pre-pregnancy counseling that helps them achieve and maintain healthy pregnancies. Join Funders for Maternal Mental Health and Grantmakers In Health on October 14th from 2 pm – 3:15 pm ET / 11 am – 12:15 pm PT for a webinar on this timely topic.

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CEO Working Group Webinar: New CEOs

It is a difficult time for many, but especially for those who are new to their role. Grantmakers In Health is pleased to convene the CEO Working Group in October, to offer foundation leaders who have been in their position for less than five years the opportunity to discuss the challenges they are facing as new CEOs with one another and seasoned leaders in the field. These calls are open to GIH Funding Partner CEOs, Presidents, Executive Directors, or the highest-ranking health staff at multi-issue foundations. During these candid, confidential conversations, philanthropic leaders share information, swap strategies, raise concerns, and ask for one another’s advice. Reach out to Ann Rodgers to learn more.

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SNAP Funder Working Group: Advocacy Opportunities Post-Election

One year after the passage of H.R. 1, analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that at least 1.5 million fewer children — and more than 4.5 million fewer people overall — are receiving SNAP food assistance. SNAP participation has dropped in every state except Alaska, and by as much as 10 percent in some states. The harms to communities will continue to grow as states fully implement eligibility restrictions. This Working Group Call will provide a space for funders to share where they are focusing efforts, where they see the biggest funding gaps, and where there are opportunities to align with other funders. We will also use this time to gather input on future discussion topics and determine the Working Group meeting cadence going forward.

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CEO Working Group Webinar

Grantmakers In Health is pleased to convene the CEO Working Group to discuss challenges in our work and opportunities for collaboration as we move forward to achieve our health missions. These calls are open to GIH Funding Partner CEOs, Presidents, Executive Directors, or the highest-ranking health staff at multi-issue foundations. During these candid, confidential conversations, philanthropic leaders share information, swap strategies, raise concerns, and ask for one another’s advice. Reach out to Ann Rodgers to learn more.

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Outreach and Enrollment Learning Community – July

On our July call, we discussed outreach to small businesses and employers. Guest speakers included Brooke Bell of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Elisabeth Benjamin of Community Service Society of New York, and Kevin Lewis of Maine Community Health Options. Please read the related…

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A Long and Dangerous Road: How Funders Can Respond to the Surge of Unaccompanied Children Migrating to the United States

This webinar discussed the growing humanitarian crisis and the role funders can play in responding to the needs of unaccompanied immigrant children who are being cared for in communities across the country.

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Monitoring the Impact of the ACA (Part Two)

This call built further on the recent GIH webinar, Monitoring the Impact of the ACA. Participants took a deeper dive into the work being done and the approaches being taken and explored possibilities for coordinating efforts.

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Understanding Pediatric Dental Benefits in the ACA

This webinar provided an overview of the pediatric dental benefit, explored implementation challenges and opportunities for philanthropy.

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Supporting Local Food Policy to Create Sustainable Access to Healthy Food

This webinar offered funders new to and experienced in investing in local food policy a chance to explore opportunities and challenges and learn how funders might begin working in this area.

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Optimal Healing Environments: Creating a Culture of Wellness

This webinar featured organizations that have adopted a holistic healing framework and discussed ways philanthropy can help optimize wellness and prevention.

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Outreach and Enrollment Learning Community – June

This month’s call was an exchange of ideas on grantmaker roles in outreach and enrollment going forward.

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Integrated Care: Building a Skilled Workforce

This webinar discussed the latest research on workforce competencies and shared examples of successful integrated care practices.

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Outreach and Enrollment Learning Community – May

With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, GIH convened this learning community for funders who have been supporting ACA outreach and enrollment efforts.

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The Affordable Care Act and Pregnant Women

This webinar explored current eligibility levels and benefits that can help improve women’s health, potential coverage gaps for women who may become pregnant or who are pregnant, and potential roles funders can play.

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