Category: Leadership

Why we take to the road

Why does EHF travel Texas holding community meetings? We do this because there is no substitute for being on the ground, in the communities we serve, alongside the people who live and work there.

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Philanthropic dollars are no substitute for good policy

Funding from the Episcopal Health Foundation and other philanthropies can provide a launching pad for a nascent idea, build the capacity of a long-standing organization, and absorb risk for high-risk but high-reward initiatives. But our dollars cannot — nor should they have to — compensate for a faulty system.

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Science should guide health decisions

We all know the drill: The U.S. spends significantly more on health care than all other countries in the world, and yet we have poorer health outcomes than almost all industrialized nations. Some contend that we shouldn’t spend 18 percent of gross domestic product on health care. I agree, but not because good health isn’t worth that much, but because we aren’t getting value for our dollars.

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