Many of our grantees have heard about two new and exciting opportunities now available to Hartford Change AGEnts. In case you missed prior announcements, here are the details about the Hartford Change AGEnts Policy Institute and the Hartford Interdisciplinary Communications Conference, both taking place this summer. Anyone who has ever…
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Once again I want to call the Hartford community (all of the grantees, fellows, scholars, alums, and friends) to respond to an opportunity to put geriatrics expertise to work. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the 900-pound gorilla with a checkbook whose actions shape so much of health…
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It’s going to take all of us working together to make the changes we need to ensure that older Americans get the quality health care they deserve. So I’m pleased to share the news that five winning teams have been selected to receive Collaborative Pilot Grants through a joint program…
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When I was first hired at the John A. Hartford Foundation, I gave one of the then-Senior Program Officers a giant cup filled with new red pens. It seemed to me at the time that the program staff spent a lot of time editing (aka “making stronger”) all sorts of…
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From left, Dziadzia, Rachael Watman, and Rachael's grandmother in 1971. My grandfather, Albert Chura, was born on Valentine’s Day in 1907, on a boat en route to the United States from Poland. His family wanted to make a better life in America. And after a lifetime of doing so…
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