This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Editors’ Note: The following article was adapted from “Evaluation Research and Institutional Pressures: Challenges in Public-Nonprofit Contracting” by Frumkin and Reingold. The theoretical and political issues raised in this adaptation are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a very real opportunity for philanthropy to save lives by supporting programs that prevent overdoses and the spread of blood-borne viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis C and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since September 11, 2001, American military service personnel and their families have endured challenges and stressful conditions that are unprecedented in recent history, including unrelenting operational demands and recurring deployments…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At 11, Samantha is just over 5 feet tall and has wavy black hair and a steady gaze. She flashes a smile when I ask about her favorite subject (history),…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Peterson Center on Healthcare has big plans for transforming healthcare in America. It’s looking to improve quality while lowering costs by bringing out the best in doctors, health systems,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. America’s healthcare sector spent $509 million in 2016 lobbying the federal government on behalf of hospitals, drug makers, doctors and health insurers. It spent another $266 million in 2015-16 on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For those beleaguered islanders, Kevin Esvelt has an offer. For more information on health technology visit Giving Compass Esvelt, an evolutionary biologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wants permission…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has estimated that nearly 1 in 5 people experience some form of mental illness in any given year, other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s new hope on the horizon for those with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Biopharmaceutical company TetraGenetics is working on an innovative drug therapy that can stop or prevent the body’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is an old joke among health-policy wonks that what the American people really want from health-care reform is unlimited care, from the doctor of their choice, with no wait,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Facebook COO opens up about what she’s learned since the sudden death of her husband in 2015. Sheryl Sandberg’s new book is not an easy read. Well, in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As noted in earlier NPQ stories, the American Health Care Act, passed by the House in March 2017, proposes to cut federal Medicaid spending by more than $800 billion over…