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Addressing the Healthcare Needs of Justice-Involved People

NonProfit Quarterly

Without access to adequate healthcare, including mental healthcare, these individuals are unlikely to receive the care needed to survive or to heal before reentering society. A law passed in 1965—the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy —prohibits incarcerated people from receiving Medicaid benefits.

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The Future of Fundraising: 3 Tips to Leverage Nonprofit AI

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Sector-specific fundraising needs informed by unique data, such as managing alumni giving at universities or grateful patient programs for healthcare organizations. Legal compliance to remain aware of and abide by applicable AI laws and regulations. Collaboration to learn from other organizations committed to responsible AI use.

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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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The Triple Threat Facing Nursing Homes—And How to Overcome It

NonProfit Quarterly

The US healthcare system in 2023 consumed $4.87 The Financial Engineering of Health Care The US healthcare system in 2023 consumed $4.87 The effect of this has been, over time, to transform healthcare from a service-oriented sector into a vehicle for financial gain, with private equity playing a growing role. trillion (17.6

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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

3 By law, these must remain anonymous when used. 4 In practice, thats proven difficulta systematic review of American healthcare data done in 2011 revealed high rates of re-identification, raising ethical concerns. 5 This brings forth other pressing questions, such as: How are AI datasets acquired in the first place?

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Building Boundaries in Love for Equity and Justice: An AI Manifesto

NonProfit Quarterly

8 This concern is valid, as AI has already begun reshaping such sectors as manufacturing, healthcare, and legal services.9 Moreover, the reliance on AI-driven tools has contributed to the militarization of police forces, which further alienates communities and distances law enforcement from community-based approaches.15

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How Private Equity Is Swallowing Up Health Care—And What to Do About It

NonProfit Quarterly

Understanding the role private equity is playing in health care is critical; only then can we begin to design solutions to the healthcare system that center public and community ownership. trillion is spent on healthcare (18.3 These purchases can have devastating impacts on the quality of healthcare.

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