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(REGIONAL) In-N-Out Burger (AZ, CA & NV)

Deadline: Aug. 1. Since 1995, the In-N-Out Burger Foundation, giving arm of the iconic West Coast restaurant chain, has been helping abused children. The foundation's purpose is to assist children who have been victims of child abuse, and to prevent others from suffering a similar fate. The ...

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Medicare to Test Pay Incentives to Improve Care in Nursing Homes

Officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) are about to launch a new, four-state demonstration to determine if cash incentives will improve the quality of care and efficiency of operations in nursing homes. Nursing homes in AZ, MS, NY and WI will be asked to participate.

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Arizona Could Lose $1.6B in ARRA Funding

Arizona's could lose all or a portion of its $1.6 billion share of stimulus funding because a federal agency says the state is not in compliance with a prohibition against health-care rollbacks.

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE: $17M Available for 130 Drug Free Communities Awards

This program is a collaborative initiative sponsored by the White House Office of Nat'l Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in partnership with SAMHSA in order to establish and strengthen community collaboration to reduce substance abuse among youth.

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New Award Winners Will Stand Out In Future Grants Competitions

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin., SAMHSA); Program: Science & Service Awards; Eligibility: Both public sector (state, local, territorial, tribal) and private sector organizations (including community-based organizations and/or coal...

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(LEGISLATURES) New Laws Focus on Various Issues

State legislatures across the country enacted 31,000 laws in 2008, some of which become effective Jan. 1, says a new analysis by the National Council of Stated Legislatures (NCSL). The issues range from health care reform to juvenile justice. Forty-six states met in regular session and three ca...

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New Rule Seeks to Prevent Misuse of HHS Funding

(Comment Deadline: Feb. 20) The Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS) proposes the information collection for the new rule, entitled Ensuring That HHS Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive or Discriminatory Policies or Practices in Violation of Federal Law. The information collection would en...

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USDA Offers $30M for Distance Learning, Telemedicine

Agency: Agriculture Dept. (Rural Utilities Service); Program: Distance Learning & Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program (CFDA Number: 10.855); Eligibility: Incorporated organization or partnership; Indian tribe/tribal organization; state/local unit government; consortium; other legal entity, includ...

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Study: Covering Uninsured With Medicare Least Costly Option

Allowing 45 million uninsured Americans to buy into Medicare rather than a private health insurance policy would be the most cost effective way to provide universal healthcare. According to the new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, the annual premium for single coverage in 2011 would be ...

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City Officials Say Healthcare, Infrastructure Are Top Concerns

As Congress and the new Obama administration work on a stimulus package, a new Nat'l League of Cities (NLC) survey shows city officials concur with other state and local advocacy groups that infrastructure and supportive services like healthcare should be the focuses.The State of America's Cities...

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