Funding Policy News

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Financial Burden of Prescription Drugs Is Dropping, U.S. Study Finds

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Medical Debt Keeps Rising, New Report Shows

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Strategic Research Plan Needed to Help Avoid Potential Risks of Nanomaterials

Posted January 23, 2012:

• Neuropathy Patients More Likely to Receive High-Cost, Low-Yield Screening Instead of More Effective Tests

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Banks Losing Billions in Fees Due to Overdraft Policy Implemented in 2010: Loss Could Affect Banks' Ability to Lend

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Scarcity of Women Leads Men to Spend More, Save Less

Posted January 7, 2012:

• A Smoking Cessation Benefit Can Save Money for Medicaid

Posted January 5, 2012:

• New Report Reviews Plan for US Global Change Research Program

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Report on Human Subjects Protection

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Limited Access to Higher Education May Harm Society

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Economic Recession Takes Toll on Family Relationships

Posted December 2, 2011:

• Impatient People Have Lower Credit Scores, Study Finds

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Self-Referral Leads to More Negative Exams for Patients

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Abstinence-Only Education Does Not Lead to Abstinent Behavior, Researchers Find

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Financial Incentives to Reduce Risky Health Behaviors?

Posted November 13, 2011:

• Climate Policies Can Help Resolve Energy Security and Air Pollution Challenges

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Access to Legal Aid Depends a Lot on Where You Live, Report Says

Posted October 21, 2011:

• The Cost of Consumer Fibbing: Can It Hurt to Tell a Little White Lie?

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Can't Buy Me Love: Study Shows Materialistic Couples Have More Money and More Problems

Posted October 11, 2011:

• New Research Finds That Homeowners and City Planners Should 'Hit the Trail'
• Fall Market Jitters a SAD Thing: Less Daylight in Fall May Lead to Depressed Markets

Posted October 7, 2011:

• Strategy for Improving Health Care for Uninsured, Low-Income, and Minorities in the US

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Social and Economic Cost of Hunger and Food Insecurity in US in 2010 Was $167.5 Billion

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Significant Variation in Organ Donations Across All Four UK Countries
• Nursing Home Hospitalizations Often Driven by Payer Status

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Dementia Patients Face Burdensome Transitions in Last 90 Days
• New Report Reveals the Impact of Global Crises on International Development

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Romance Scams Online Hit Hundreds of Thousands of Victims, UK Study Finds

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Stronger Tobacco Control Policy in the Netherlands Would Save Thousands of Lives

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Early Savings Accounts Help Low-Income Kids Reach College, Study Finds
• Technology Funding Makes Climate Protection Cheaper

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Installed Cost of Solar Photovoltaic Systems in U.S. Declined Significantly in 2010 and 2011

Posted September 14, 2011:

• It's All About Autonomy: Consumers React Negatively When Prompted to Think About Money
• When Do Products (and Money) Literally Make Your Mouth Water?
• Combined Approach to Tackling Poverty and Disease Achieves Better Results for the World's Poorest, Report Says

Posted September 8, 2011:

• New Research Supports Change to UK Blood Donation Rules for Men Who Have Sex With Men
• Insured and Still at Risk: Number of Underinsured in U.S. Increased 80 Percent Between 2003 2010
• The Last Great Fundraising Opportunity: Study Shows How Identity Can Help Charities Increase Legacy Giving
• Europe Needs to Tackle Legal, Ethical and Cultural Barriers to Child Organ Donation

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Proceed With Caution When Setting Up Financial Incentives for General Practice Doctors

Posted September 3, 2011:

• Newspapers Versus Internet News: Is a Review of Subsidies for the Media in the UK Warranted?

Posted August 31, 2011:

• 'Pink Ribbon Dollars' Help Fill Financial Gaps for Breast Cancer Programs

Posted August 25, 2011:

• Hedge Funds Sold Stocks Quickly While Mutual Fund Investors Suffered Larger Losses During Crisis

Posted August 23, 2011:

• Government Subsidies to the US Film Industry Promote Youth Smoking, Argue Researchers

Posted August 22, 2011:

• Alternative Health-Care Funding in Canada Will Not Lower Costs, Experts Say

Posted August 16, 2011:

• Reducing Drug Funding to U.S. Medicare Patients Will Lead Many to Stop Taking Their Medications, Researchers Say

Posted August 1, 2011:

• Conformity Does Not Necessarily Mean Good Team Work, Study Finds

Posted July 28, 2011:

• Research Reveals Why Hedge Funds Are an Unlikely Large Source of Systemic Risk

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