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Denying Antiretrovirals To Migrants Hurts Us All
Original Source Interview with Joanna Vearey, Forced Migration Project, Univ. of Witswatersrand JOHANNESBURG, Jul 15 (IPS) – South Africa has become a destination for people from across the continent and beyond. But in spite of migrants having a legal right to free antiretroviral treatment (ART)…
Author: Inter Press Service (Johannesburg)
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Reasons for Supplementary Budget for the Republic of Ireland
A supplementary budget for the Republic of Ireland contains tough but necessary measures to set the country on the road to recovery after a difficult recession, said Brian Cowen, Taoiseach for the Republic of Ireland, in this speech. Original Source Ceann Comhairle Yesterday, the Minister…
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Medicare Plans Draw Criticism on Drug Pricing
by JANE ZHANG and VANESSA FUHRMANS Figuring out which Medicare drug-insurance plan is right for you is confusing enough. Now, complaints are mounting about an obscure drug-pricing system that can force many older Americans to pay stiff penalties when they opt for brand-name drugs instead…
Author: The Wall Street Journal
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Baby boomers find meaning in 'encore careers' at nonprofit groups
Original Source By BOB MOOS Move over, Bill Gates. You’ve got company. The former full-time executive of Microsoft and present co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is just one of an estimated 1.1 million baby boomers who have traded jobs in the corporate…
Author: The Dallas Morning News
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Strongly Led, Under-managed: How can visionary nonprofits make the critical transition to stronger management?
Original Source Without sound management practices, even the most successful nonprofit will be unable to sustain, let alone increase, its impact over time. And yet, when Bridgespan consulting teams surveyed senior staff members at 30 nonprofits, the respondents consistently rated their organizations much higher on…
Author: BridgeStar
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Job Posting: Executive Director, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)
Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) is an Atlantic grantee through the Population Health programme. Position Description Search for the Executive Director Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) Oakland, CA Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (“MEDICC”), a highly regarded non-profit organization working to enhance cooperation among the US,…
Author: Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
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Cover: The 25 Best Givers
With money tight, top philanthropists insist on more bang for the buck. Meet the 25 most effective givers. The KIPP Foundation is an Atlantic grantee. By Suzanne McGee. THE NAME OF THE GAME IN PHILANTHROPY this year is to make your dollars go far —…
Author: Barron's
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How Much Longer Will Boomers Need to Work?
by Emily Brandon The typical American retires at age 63. Those fortunate few who have traditional pensions, retiree health insurance, and a fully loaded 401(k) will probably be fine. But if you haven’t saved enough to fund 30 years of retirement–and most baby boomers aren’t…
Author: USNEWS.com
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Trying to Save by Increasing Doctors' Fees
Original Source By MILT FREUDENHEIM Cutting health costs by paying doctors more? That is the premise of experiments under way by federal and state government agencies and many insurers around the country. The idea is that by paying family physicians, internists and pediatricians to devote…
Author: The New York Times