Hospital Industry Is Leading Fight Against Medicare for All
According to corporate filings reviewed by MapLight and The Intercept, investor-owned hospitals are leading the fight against Medicare for All, a government-run plan that would provide health care...more

Changing Health by Changing the Community
In an op-ed for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, LISC CEO Maurice A. Jones and Howard Kern, president and CEO of Sentara Healthcare, describe how their new $100 million investment will take aim at the...more

LISC Invests $1M in SustainVC Impact Investing Fund
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has committed to invest $1 million in SustainVC Impact Fund II, a $25 million fund supporting early-stage companies focused on social and...more

The Role of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness
Devin Thorpe, author, educator and speaker, writes about the role of entrepreneurship in ending poverty and homelessness in-line with his 80-minute hosted podcast. Thorpe points out that The idea...more

Social Care Startup Lifted Raises £1.5M for End-to-End Elderly Care Platform
London-based social care startup Lifted, founded by Rachael Crook and Sam Cohen, has raised £1.5 million in seed funding for an end-to-end elderly care platform. The Care Management Platform...more

Growing Impact Investing Club Seeks to Transform Food System
Arabella Advisors and its food-system investment team recently announced the launch of "Good Food Ventures III." The launch of Good Food Ventures III is part of Good Food Ventures' (GFV's)...more

Program Teaches Youth Gardening and Life Skills
The Junior Master Gardener Program in Gaylord provides an opportunity for children in the area to experience hands-on learning, while gaining knowledge and skills that directly relate to environment,...more

HHS Awards $374 Million to Programs Supporting Maternal and Child Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced $351 million in funding to 56 states, territories, and nonprofit organizations through its Maternal, Infant, and Early...more

Seattle Has Figured Out How to End the War on Drugs
In a New York Times post, written by Nicholas Kristof, columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, it tackles the city of Seattle's bold approach to narcotics. According to Kristof, Seattle is...more

Fulfilling the Promise of Electronic Health Records
J.B. Wogan, Senior Manager, Strategic Communications at Mathematica, shares edited excerpts of an episode of On the Evidence as they interview Genna Cohen and Llew Brown, who research and work with...more