ACA Repeal and Replace: What Comes Next?

How can funders respond to the rapid changes being made to the Affordable Care Act? This call provided timely information about efforts to repeal and replace the health law and a conversation about the potential roles for philanthropy in continuing to support coverage and access.

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Health Philanthropy in 2017

In 2017, every American community will be affected by changes to the health policy landscape. Major modifications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are already under consideration, while other new or revised policies with the potential to affect access to health care or coverage may be revealed in time.

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All Hands on Mission

Allegany Franciscan Ministries is a mission-driven grantmaker whose staff, board, and community volunteers strive to understand and connect with the realities faced by the marginalized communities served by the organization.

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Policy Matters: How the Affordable Care Act Has Changed Our Grantmaking

Health reform is not for the faint of heart. When we began drafting this article, it took shape as a reflective piece on the ways in which the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) had affected our grantmaking.

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Looking Ahead to 2017: What’s in Store for Medicaid

This webinar took a deeper dive into the implications of eliminating the Medicaid expansion and capping federal Medicaid funding through block grants or per capita caps, highlighting potential implications for programs targeted to vulnerable populations, including those with substance abuse disorders and serious mental illness, former inmates, and a growing elderly population.

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The Election’s Impact on Medicaid

In this webinar–given the results of the general election–the focus of this strategic conversation shifted to a preliminary discussion on the future of Medicaid.

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Adapting Your Health Reform-Related Grantmaking Post-Election

Funders participated in a strategic call and heard early thinking on health reform-related grantmaking in the wake of the recent election.

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Affordability and the ACA

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is intended to provide access to comprehensive and affordable coverage.  Achieving affordability is a complex undertaking. In this podcast, GIH Program Director Ann Rodgers interviews Susan Sherry, Deputy Director at Community Catalyst, about the multidimensional issues involved. Listeners will learn more about health care cost trends, the general public’s perceptions…

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Improving Health Outcomes for Seniors in Rural Communities

In this webinar, participants learned about an innovative telemedicine program supporting optimal healing and wellness for older adults in seven states that focuses on providing proactive medical care to avoid unnecessary transfers, hospitalizations, and read missions.

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