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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. And homelessness is rising. Homelessness is being criminalized, observes Theoharis.

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Encouraging Human Creativity in the AI-Powered Future

Stanford Social Innovation Review

And human beings judge the value of AIs work product. 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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Brave New World: What Does the Digital Age Portend for Health Justice?

NonProfit Quarterly

Geographic isolation, lack of infrastructure (limited doctors and medical centers, especially in rural areas), and financial constraints (extreme costs of life-saving medications and critical medical services not covered or denied by insurance) often leave vulnerable populations without necessary care.

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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

2 In this way and many others, AI could facilitate exponentially faster, and more significant, medical advances. 3 By law, these must remain anonymous when used. It is by no accident that the US medical system has ended up where it is. Neuroscientists are increasingly harnessing artificial intelligence to advance their work.

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Study: Nonprofits Hospitals Worth 10X of Tax Foregone

The NonProfit Times

billion during 2020, but the benefit tax-exempt hospitals provided to their communities, as reported on the federal Form 990 Schedule H, is estimated to be $129 billion, almost 10 times greater than the value of tax revenue forgone. The estimated tax revenue forgone due to the tax-exempt status of nonprofit hospitals was $13.2

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Policies for Housing With Heart

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In 2021, the estimated economic value of these family caregivers’ unpaid work was approximately $600 billion. The Plain Tiles House , in Surat, India accommodates a couple, their sons, and parents in a series of rooms around a central courtyard, and even has space for the grandfather’s medical practice. It s estimated that 2.6

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

NonProfit Quarterly

Extracting value through management fees and dividends. In nursing homes, related entities often serve as vehicles for extracting profits through inflated charges for rent (as noted above), as well as medical supplies, management services, and administrative fees. This type of deal is known as a sale-leaseback arrangement.