Tackling the Challenge of American Health Coverage
Foundations deserve tremendous credit for helping millions of families in America obtain basic access to health care. It started with children. Soon after Senators Hatch (R-UT) and Kennedy (D-MA) passed the Children’s Health Insurance Program in 1997, foundations across America helped policymakers develop and implement innovative strategies to enroll eligible children.
Philadelphia Health Partnership
We know that health and well-being are influenced by factors such as race/ethnicity, place, and socio-economic status long before individuals enter a doctor’s office. For that reason, much of our work aims to address social factors that influence health through the integration and coordination of care and services. By supporting integration, we aim to provide individuals and families with the full range of resources and supports that they need to thrive.
Tennessee Reveals $7.9B Plan To Shift Medicaid Into Controversial Block Grant System
In this roundup of news articles, Kaiser Health News covers the latest in Medicaid waiver proposals: shifting Medicaid to a block grant system via administration regulation rather than legislative change. Advocates warn against the harmful affects to consumers upon such a change.
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is a grantmaking organization dedicated primarily to sustained investment in the quality of life of the people of Southeast Michigan and Western New York.
Philanthropy @ Work – Transitions – September 2019
The latest on transitions from the field.
RIZE Massachusetts: Sepember 2019
The goal of the white paper was to understand and identify opportunities to overcome stigmas that prevent certain healthcare providers from screening and treating patients with opioid use disorder and close the treatment gap.
New York State Health Foundation: Sepember 2019
A new report examines health care spending, utilization, and prices for New Yorkers covered by employer-sponsored health insurance from 2013 to 2017. It includes analyses by type of service: inpatient, outpatient, professional services, and prescription drugs.
Ethel and James Flinn Foundation: Sepember 2019
The Center for Health Research Transformation conducted a community mental health landscape analysis and examination of Michigan’s public mental health system.
Case Foundation: Sepember 2019
The Millennial Impact Report provide guidance and insights from a decade of research focused on understanding how millennials connect, give and involve themselves with social and political causes.