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Navigating Annuity-Based Payments for Advanced Therapies

Imagine a public health leader grappling with a common problem: how to fund a groundbreaking, one-time advanced therapy that’s promising to cure a lifelong condition but comes with an overwhelming price tag. The health budget is tight, patient demand is mounting, and there is constant pressure to make sound financial decisions. Enter annuity-based payments (ABPs), […]

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Commentary

“Gold-Standard Science” Sounds Good. But Public Health Needs Better Than a Slogan.

Would you like me to talk about my favorite shibboleth right now? Sure, why not!? The federal government is proposing major changes to how grants and cooperative agreements are awarded, reviewed, monitored, and potentially terminated. On the surface, the language sounds familiar and hard to oppose: transparency, accountability, oversight, merit, efficiency, and better stewardship of […]

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AI

Balancing Transparency and Privacy in Healthcare Data

In a bustling urban hospital, a young doctor reviews an electronic health record (EHR) before stepping into a patient’s room. Unbeknownst to him, the data in that record could soon enter the marketplace, where it would be traded and analyzed by parties far removed from patient care. The commodification of health data presents a unique […]

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Funding

NIH’s Unified Funding Strategy: Transparency Reform or Quiet Power Shift?

On February 23, 2026, leaders from across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a coordinated blog post in support of the agency’s new Unified Funding Strategy (UFS). The reform promises consistency, flexibility, and clearer decision-making across Institutes and Centers. It also eliminates one longstanding feature of NIH funding: paylines. For public health researchers, implementation […]

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The Best Health Equity Funders

Yes, it continues to be rough out there to find the funding needed to make a difference. Using the most recent data we could find (compiled on our sister site, Findgrant.ai we tracked 364 unique organizations receiving over 500 grants totaling $382.6 million, with an average grant size of approximately $765,000. These investments reflect a deepening commitment […]

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FindGrant.ai is Looking for Beta Testers

For many nonprofits, securing reliable funding is one of the most challenging aspects of their work; this is even more pronounced in the current US sociopolitical climate. Grants are available, but the process of identifying the right funders can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Databases are often clunky or outdated, funding […]

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News

Next Week in Public Health, August 8, 2025

A couple of not-so-great breaking developments this week. First, a lot of new constraints around grantmaking. To be fair, I can get behind some of them (I’ve always thought some organizations’ indirects are bonkers), but others not so hot. You can read about it here. We also have the RFK Jr. news about cancelling mRNA […]

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Policy

The Impact of HIV Funding Cuts: A Ticking Time Bomb

The fight against HIV/AIDS has encountered a serious challenge due to significant cuts in funding from major international donors, including the United States. These reductions have raised concerns worldwide, especially in countries that rely heavily on international aid to maintain their healthcare systems and ensure ongoing access to life-saving HIV treatment and prevention services. The […]

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News

Public Health News Roundup, March 21, 2025

Plenty of science still coming up next week. They can stop the funding, but it’s going to be hard to stop a bunch of angry scientists from putting their research out there. Let us not forget, public health is GLOBAL. Here’s some of the research coming up next week. Also scroll down for some of […]

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Funding

The Future of Public Health Funding: Why Flexibility Matters More Than Ever

Public health crises are unpredictable. And right now, public health governance is unpredictable. A flu outbreak can suddenly overwhelm a community, opioid overdoses can spike in unexpected places, and emerging health threats—like Avian flu—can demand an immediate response. Yet, despite the dynamic nature of public health, funding models remain rigid. Traditional government grants often come […]

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Policy

Federal Funding Freeze Threatens Public Health Programs: What It Means for Public, Private, and Non-Profit Sectors

Update: 1/30/24. The White House rescinded its directive to freeze federal grants and loans after legal challenges and widespread confusion. Still, the underlying effort to eliminate funding for “woke” ideologies remains in place. States and nonprofits, many of which temporarily lost access to critical funds, warned of the potential for deeper, more lasting cuts. The […]

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