Recent News, Commentary & Feature Stories
United Hospital Fund Reports Inform Implementation of Medicaid Reforms for Costly, Vulnerable Patients
Two new Medicaid Institute reports focus on the implementation of Medicaid policy changes in New York, which will require participation in care management for beneficiaries receiving either long-term care or behavioral health services.
United Hospital Fund Provides $260,000 for Grants to Improve Health Services in New York City
The United Hospital Fund today announced six grants totaling $260,000 to improve health care services in New York City.
United Hospital Fund Pays Tribute to Hospital Volunteers, Acknowledging Their Many and Diverse Contributions
The United Hospital Fund hosted its 19th Annual Hospital Auxilian and Volunteer Achievement Awards ceremony, honoring 89 volunteers who provide exceptional service to New York City hospitals.
United Hospital Fund's Fredda Vladeck Receives M. Powell Lawton Quality of Life Award for Transforming Communities into Good Places to Grow Old
Fredda Vladeck received the 2012 M. Powell Lawton Quality of Life Award from the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging for her pioneering work in transforming communities into good places to grow old.
Fredda Vladeck: Community Matters: Rethinking an Aging Society
This keynote was delivered by Fredda Vladeck, director of the Aging in Place Initiative, on March 26, 2012, at a Philadelphia Corporation for Aging conference on urban aging.
Carol Levine: Family Caregiving Myths, Past and Present
This commentary written by Carol Levine was originally published on February 21, 2012, by Vitamin W.
United Hospital Fund Honors 28 Trustees from New York Area Hospitals
The United Hospital Fund presented Distinguished Trustee Awards to 28 trustees from metropolitan area hospitals.
Community Partnership Launched in Washington Heights and Inwood to Benefit Seniors with Diabetes
A new community partnership in Washington Heights and Inwood to help seniors (60 and over) with diabetes to live well, Together on Diabetes is launched on May 15, 2012.
Jim Tallon: Groundhog Day 2013
Innovative changes may be bringing us to the edge of a new experience in care, says Jim Tallon in his Spring/Summer Blueprint essay.
United Hospital Fund Provides $317,000 for Grants to Improve Health Services in New York City
The United Hospital Fund today announced six grants totaling $317,000 to improve health care services in New York City.
Jim Tallon: Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care
This commentary written by Fund President Jim Tallon was originally published on August 2, 2012, by Health Affairs GrantWatch Blog.
United Hospital Fund Analysis Finds That 2010 Was a Positive Year for New York's Health Plans
The fourth installment of the United Hospital Fund’s Big Picture series examines enrollment and financial results for 2010 in New York’s public and private insurance markets, as well as the impact of the Affordable care Act on these markets.
New Report Takes First-of-Its-Kind Look at Frequent Users of New York City's Emergency Departments
A Fund report provides a first-of-its-kind examination of patterns of emergency department utilization in New York City hospitals at the individual patient level.
