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Array of New State Laws Take Effect Jan. 1

The issues range from health care reform to autism to alcohol to juvenile justice.

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CSL Behring Offers $10K Empowerment Grants

CSL Behring, a plasma protein biotherapeutics company, offers Local Empowerment for Advocacy Development Grants to help local patient organizations achieve their advocacy objectives on behalf of individuals who use plasma/recombinant therapies to treat bleeding disorders, immune disorders, Alpha...

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Obama Team Touts Bipartisanship to Spur Passage of $850B Stimulus

President-elect Obama hasn't provide any specifics on the latest stimulus package estimates via his change.gov Web-site, but his economic team says to expect the legislation to be even bigger than November estimates. The team is currently assembling a package that it estimates will cost $850 bi...

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Sen. Grassley Zeros In On Non-Profit Hosptials

Senate Finance Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-IO) might propose legislation in the first quarter of 2009 that would attempt to hold non-profit hospitals accountable for the billions of dollars in tax exemptions they receive annually, according to members of Grassley's staff. Gra...

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Individuals Can Apply for Jenny's Heroes Awards

Talk show host and philanthropist Jenny Jones has announced that she will donate an additional $1 million to continue her Jenny's Heroes community grant program. The Jenny's Heroes program awards grants of up to $25,000 to individuals who submit the best ideas for tangible, lasting community pro...

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(HEALTHCARE) CDC Funds Conference Support

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention); Program: Public Health Conference Support Program (CFDA Number: 93.283); Eligibility: Governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofits and for-profits; Funding: $2.6 million for 100 awards of up to $75...

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TPC Educates Officials on Philanthropic Benefits

Nonprofit and public sector officials create the Philanthropic Collaborative (TPC) to educate federal and state policy makers about the benefits of philanthropic dollars to ensure that such funding is not restricted by new federal economic policies. The education and advocacy collaborative was...

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Senate, House Leadership & Obama team Discuss Medicare Physician Pay Fix

Senate and House leaders and committee staffers have been discussing with members of President-elect Barack Obama's healthcare team the possibility of cutting $100 billion from the cost of permanently fixing Medicare physician payments by eliminating from the payment formula drugs administered b...

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New Numbers on Drug-Related ER Use Available

Organizations seeking funding for substance abuse prevention and intervention programs can cite new numbers just released from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin. (SAMHSA). The numbers detail drug-related hospital emergency department visits and, in doing so, call attention ...

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(SUBSTANCE ABUSE) NIDA Offers 'Core' Addiction Center Grants

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Nat'l Institutes of Health, NIH); Program: NIDA Core "Center of Excellence" Grant Program (P30) (PAR-08-073) (CFDA Number: 93.279); Eligibility: Any capable public or private entity; Funding: Awards will vary; Deadline: Feb. 26. Purpose: This funding oppor...

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