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Closing Care Gaps: Physician Shortages, Medical Deserts, and Health Disparities

NonProfit Quarterly

However, in the United States, the number of physicians and surgeons—including specific medical and surgical specialties that are vital for vulnerable populations—is in decline. Some of the medical and surgical specialties that treat conditions more common in older Americans…are among those most significantly impacted by potential shortages.

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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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Newsletter: How a Business Should Pick a Cause Partner ; Why Asking for Donations at the Cash Register Can Backfire ; A Baby Boomer Curator of Natural History is Killing It on TikTok

Selfish Giving

a pharmacy has to partner with a nonprofit that funds medical research). Because campaign laws make it difficult to give them the clothes, they are renting the outfits to them instead. But I don't think that businesses always have to choose something that "fits" their business (e.g. Choose something different and get noticed!

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How Extroverts Are Surviving Social Distancing #NPCOMMLIFE

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

He was inspired by folks across the country using sidewalk chalk pictures to thank medical professionals, law enforcement, delivery persons and other “essential” employees. They decided to get out of the house and do sidewalk art. For those who don’t have a sidewalk, window art is another way to communicate with the outside world.

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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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Why Reparations Can Counter the Legacy of a 50-Year “War on Drugs”

NonProfit Quarterly

This record acts as a form of permanent punishment, limiting our ability to participate in civil society through a complex web of laws in Illinois that punish people with criminal records, often indefinitely. Rehabilitation includes medical and psychological care, as well as legal and social services.

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Key Legal Issues in Influencer Marketing (+Related Laws & Some Legal Tips)

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Key Legal Issues in Influencer Marketing (+Related Laws & Some Legal Tips) Social media is powerful. Understand the laws governing this digital marketing strategy. Hence, it’s crucial to be aware of the laws governing this marketing strategy. billion active users worldwide, these channels can be very influential.

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