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(HEALTH CARE) Buffett Will Consider Inquiries on Reproductive Efforts

The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundatio will consider short letters of inquiry on worthwhile projects involving reproductive rights and services efforts. The key is to get your organization on their radar.

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More Websites Help Citizens Participate in Stimulus Process

States continue to develop new websites and update existing ones to enable citizens to be more interactive in stimulus law (PL 111-5) developments.

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Lincoln Financial Backs Mental Health, Rehab, Disability Programs in Select Cities

The Lincoln Financial Group's Lincoln Financial Foundation supports a wide range of efforts in its company areas; Chicago, IL; Concord, NH; Fort Wayne, IN; Greensboro, NC; Hartford, CT; Omaha, NE; and Philadelphia, PA.

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Foundation for Child Development

Deadline: Rolling.          The Foundation for Child Development opens the competition for its 2008-09 Young Scholars Program—which supports basic and policy-relevant research focused on the early education, health and well-being of immigrant children. Propos...

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VA to Make Healthcare More Accessible for Rural Vets

The Veterans Affairs Dept. (VA) is rolling out four new mobile health clinics outfitted to bring primary care and mental health services closer to veterans in 24 predominately rural counties in CO, ME, NE, WA, WV and WY, where patients must travel long distances to visit their nearest VA medical cen...

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VA to Make Mental Healthcare More Accessible for Rural Vets

New mobile health clinics will bring primary care and mental health services closer to veterans in 24 predominately rural counties in CO, ME, NE, WA, WV and WY, where patients must travel long distances to visit their nearest VA medical center or outpatient clinic.

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Democratic Senators Grandfather Specialty Hospitals in Their States

Several physician-owned specialty hospitals in the states offour SenateAppropriations Committee Democrats would benefit from an amendment to asupplemental war appropriations bill (HR2642) that would allow the facilities to continue participating in Medicareand Medicaid.The legislation originally wou...

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Democrats Poised To Pass Long-Term Extension of SCHIP

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA.) gives congressionalnegotiators until the end of this week to reach an agreement on legislationthat would reauthorize and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program(SCHIP), a source tells CHF.If an agreement cannot be reached, Democrats will work topass a ...

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PRIVATE GRANT: (Nebraska) Ethel S. Abbott Charitable Foundation Offers Healthcare Grants

(Deadline: Ongoing) The Ethel S. Abbott Charitable Foundation supports healthcare nonprofits in Nebraska, with emphasis on Lincoln and Omaha.

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Study Underscores Need for Improved Rural Treatment

Nebraska: A study from the U. of Nebraska Medical Center quantifies the toll methamphetamine takes on rural versus urban users, emphasizing the importance of expanding treatment capacity in rural areas.Comparing addicts over a 20,000-square mile region, the state-funded study found that, overall, ru...

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