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Countering Criminalization: The Vital Role of Organizing Against Homelessness

NonProfit Quarterly

An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association lists poverty as the nations fourth leading cause of death. The Journal of the American Medical Association lists poverty as the nations fourth leading cause of death. Its a different kind of organizing and activism, Theoharis explains.

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Finance: AMA Pushes For Charity Care Accountability

The NonProfit Times

Image from [link] Members of the American Medical Association (AMA) voted to support greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals and standardization of charity care policies so financial assistance reaches patients in need. Hospitals are eligible for nonprofit status, which exempts them from income, property, and sales taxes.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

She has spearheaded innovation in heart and stroke prevention with AHA active in more than 100 countries. Leading the nation’s largest homebuilder, Reckford gathers partners to bring grocery stores to food deserts, medical care to those neighborhoods and he won’t need to be brought up to speed. AHA has invested more than $5.9

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Is Your Health Insurer Breaking the Law?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: AntonioGuillem on istock.com Despite hundreds of state laws meant to protect health insurance consumers—patients, in other words—from denials of legitimate claims for coverage, health insurers are routinely flouting these laws and illegally denying coverage in even life-threatening situations.

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Encouraging Human Creativity in the AI-Powered Future

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Yet, crucially, these feats are only possible because AI has been created by humans for particular human purposes and trained on diverse, high-quality datasets, including medical journals, market reports, and musical compositions, all of them products of human creativity and expertise.

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The Art Effect: Neuroaesthetics and the Future of Health Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

In 2016, during the middle of her third year of law school, Lauren Blodgett received a diagnosis of a rare and severe autoimmune condition. Although the diagnosis brought some relief, the prognosis was less favorable, requiring a lifetime of oral medications and injections to manage her condition. The results were astounding.

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How Extroverts Are Surviving Social Distancing #NPCOMMLIFE

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

I like getting my energy from active involvement in events and having a lot of different activities. I sometimes jump too quickly into an activity and don’t allow enough time to think it over. ” Join/host online group activities: I’ve personally enjoyed connecting with friends through online parties.