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March 11th, 2013
This blog post, with the original title of “Checking In with Grantmakers In Health’s New President and CEO,” first appeared on Health and Environmental Funders Network blog, which is called Giving InSight, on February 11: http://blog.hefn.org/2013/02/11/checking-in-with-grantmakers-in-healths-new-president-and-ceo/ ____________________________ HEFN [Health and Environmental Funders] Director Kathy Sessions spoke with Faith Mitchell, Grantmakers In Health’s [GIH's] newly appointed President and...
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Posted in Environmental Health, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Care Delivery, Health Disparities, Health Insurance Coverage, Health of Immigrants, Health Philanthropy, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Health Reform, Medicaid, Obesity, Safety Net, Social Determinants of Health | No Comments »
February 19th, 2013
The author, the CEO of Weight Watchers International, describes a new initiative that the company launched with the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Cities can apply now (please see below). Cities today face huge health challenges. For residents, cities are the guardians of public health. For municipal employees, cities serve as health care providers. In both cases, mayors...
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Posted in Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Obesity, Philanthropy, Public Health | No Comments »
December 20th, 2012
The author previously led national quality and patient safety initiatives at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, including its twelve-year program to bring palliative care into the nation’s hospitals. She is the principal author of The Treatment Trap, The Battle Over Health Care: What Obama’s Reform Means for America’s Future, and the forthcoming book, Medicare Meltdown...
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Posted in End-of-Life Care, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Care Spending, Health Philanthropy, Health Policy, Medicare, Palliative Care | No Comments »
November 30th, 2012
GrantWatch Blog invited this staffer from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York to report on two community forums it held earlier this month in Buffalo and Syracuse. With the presidential election over and major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) going into effect just about a year from now, what does...
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Posted in GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Care Delivery, Health Philanthropy, Health Policy, Health Reform, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Determinants of Health | No Comments »
November 21st, 2012
It’s a short holiday week. So, for some light reading, read this “people post.” You likely will recognize some of the names mentioned. Happy Thanksgiving! For more personnel news, watch for my January GrantWatch column (free access) in Health Affairs. In October 2012, Don Berwick, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, received...
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Posted in Environmental Health, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Philanthropy, Health Policy, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Mental Health, Quality, Rural Health Care, States, Telehealth | No Comments »
October 4th, 2012
GrantWatch Blog invited the author, who recently joined the staff of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, to report on its recent Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum, which was held in Lexington. On September 17, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky held its tenth annual health policy forum in Lexington, Kentucky. (The forum was named...
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Posted in Access, Community Health Centers, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Care Delivery, Health IT, Health Reform, Medicaid, Mental Health, Primary Care, Quality, State Health Policy | No Comments »
September 20th, 2012
The author, director of state health policy at the California HealthCare Foundation, discusses how that funder has been working with California officials to support implementation of various pieces of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 at the state level. Federal health reform establishes the framework for sweeping changes to the nation’s health care delivery system...
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Posted in Access, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Care Delivery, Health Insurance Coverage, Health Philanthropy, Health Policy, Health Reform, Medicaid, Mental Health, Quality, State Health Policy | No Comments »
September 4th, 2012
On August 28 I attended the launch of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Patient Care Program. This national funder, based in Palo Alto, wants to do transformative work in this area and is prepared to commit $500 million over ten years to do it, if all goes well. Yes, you read that right: that...
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Posted in GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Care Delivery, Health Professions, Hospitals, Nurses, Patient Engagement, Physicians, Quality | No Comments »
August 7th, 2012
The Colorado Health Foundation hosted a debate on July 25 as part of its annual Colorado Health Symposium. The conference sold out, as it has many other years. GrantWatch Blog asked Chuck Reyman, vice president of communications at the foundation, who organized the debate, to write a post sharing his observations. Statistically speaking, there’s not...
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Posted in Diabetes, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Obesity | 1 Comment »
June 28th, 2012
Foundation leaders are also commenting about today’s Supreme Court decision. See what the funders you follow are saying. Most items appear to have been written June 28. Thank you to Anne Schwartz, deputy editor for special content, for her assistance in gathering this content. Blue Shield of California Foundation: “President’s Message,” by Peter V. Long, president and CEO. The California Endowment:...
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Posted in Access, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Care Delivery, Health Care Spending, Health Insurance Coverage, Health Philanthropy, Medicaid, Safety Net | 1 Comment »
June 21st, 2012
It’s time for GrantWatch Blog’s periodic listing of job openings at foundations and other grant makers around the country that have come to our attention. This time I am adding a couple of requests for proposals (RFPs) for those who have a job but are looking for grant funding. Please make sure to verify that...
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Posted in Aging, Children, Environmental Health, Global Health, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Care Delivery, Health Care for the Elderly, Health Disparities, Health Policy, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Maternal Health, Quality, State Health Policy | No Comments »
June 13th, 2012
It’s time for GrantWatch Blog’s periodic scan of foundation blogs to see what the funders are talking about and following. Other topics highlighted below are cancer prevention, games used for health education, health professions education, nonprofit hospitals, and smoking. Games for Health “Gaming the Field,” Ben Sawyer (cofounder of DigitalMill and the Games for Health...
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Posted in Cancer, Global Health, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Professions, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Health Reform, Hospitals, Philanthropy, Physicians, Smoking Prevention, Technology | No Comments »
April 10th, 2012
The president and CEO of a Midwest health foundation relates what she and colleagues have learned thus far from its initiative. Five years ago, the REACH Healthcare Foundation hosted a day-long forum in Kansas City, Missouri, for local safety-net health care providers on a concept that was then relatively new to us and to many...
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Posted in Community Health Centers, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Care Delivery, Primary Care, Quality, Safety Net | No Comments »
January 26th, 2012
The president of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts hits some of the highlights of a recent foundation-supported report on that state’s ongoing health reform effort. Call it what you like—“RomneyCare,” “ObamneyCare,” or plain old Massachusetts Health Reform—it’s working pretty much as intended, at a cost that’s within what was projected, and with...
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Posted in Access, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Insurance Coverage, Health Reform, State Health Policy | No Comments »
August 3rd, 2011
The Colorado Health Foundation sponsored a debate this past week as part of its annual symposium. The conference sold out, as it has many other years. GrantWatch Blog asked Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute, a participant in the debate and a former journalist, to write a post containing her observations. Resolved: The Affordable Care...
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Posted in GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Insurance Coverage, Health Reform, Medicaid, Public Opinion | 1 Comment »
June 6th, 2011
Read about a Blue Shield of California Foundation project to educate Californians about the federal health reform law. According to the April 2011 Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll, public opinion on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to be split. Four in ten feel favorably about the law, and...
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Posted in GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Insurance Coverage, Health Philanthropy, Health Reform, Public Opinion | No Comments »
April 21st, 2011
For those who want to change jobs or find a job, here is a selected sampling of positions that appear to be still open. Please note that I am only mentioning here a few pertinent details. I have put links to URLs for fuller descriptions of the positions, with all of the caveats, limitations, etc.!...
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Posted in Global Health, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Insurance Coverage, Health Philanthropy, Oral Health, Public Health, Social Media, States | No Comments »
April 12th, 2011
Many of you have heard news reports about Wisconsin Republican Congressman Paul Ryan’s controversial proposal for Medicare contained in a broader fiscal year 2012 federal budget proposal. He proposes a “premium-support model” (some call this payment a voucher) for beneficiaries, beginning in 2022; Medicare would make a payment to a health plan chosen by the beneficiary, thus subsidizing...
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Posted in GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Care for the Elderly, Health Reform, Medicare | No Comments »
November 12th, 2010
The California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), based in Oakland, announced its Health Innovation Fund on November 8. The total amount of money alone that has been allocated for this investment fund will attract notice. And what is also interesting is that this fund allows both nonprofits and for-profit companies to apply for money. The CHCF Health Innovation Fund...
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Posted in Access, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Innovation, Technology | No Comments »
October 19th, 2010
Here are links to some recent blog posts from and about health philanthropy that caught my eye. They cover a variety of topics—from political contributions to water and sanitation to social media to the flu. All blogs mentioned are listed on our Blogroll on the right side of the page. “Healthcare Reform and Mental Health,”...
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Posted in Flu, Global Health, GrantWatch, Health Care Costs, Health Reform, Mental Health, Social Media | No Comments »