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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: Queen Pheromones in Megalopta Bees Tell Daughters When Sacrificing Their Fertility to Help Their Mom Pays Off
PANAMA CITY, Panama, July 29 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news:
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Royal pheromones
The discovery of queen pheromones in a tropical bee with flexible social behavior offers clues to the evolution of sociality
Queen pheromones in Megalopta bees tell daughters when sacrificing their fertility to help their mom pays off
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Imagine if moms could give their daughters a magic potion that would determine whether they stay at home to help them or leave and form their own families. Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) study
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PANAMA CITY, Panama, July 29 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news:
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Royal pheromones
The discovery of queen pheromones in a tropical bee with flexible social behavior offers clues to the evolution of sociality
Queen pheromones in Megalopta bees tell daughters when sacrificing their fertility to help their mom pays off
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Imagine if moms could give their daughters a magic potion that would determine whether they stay at home to help them or leave and form their own families. Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) studyqueen pheromones, chemicals secreted by the queen in social insects such as bees, ants and wasps. In a new paper, STRI and Princeton University postdoctoral fellow Callum Kingwell, and STRI staff scientist Bill Wcislo identified for the first time, queen pheromones in a species of sweat bee that can either be social or solitary. Previously, studies of queen pheromones have been limited to species that always form social colonies.
These findings were published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a particularly appropriate home for a study about queens.
Researchers studied the sweat bee Megalopta genalis, which is of special interest, because the queen's daughters may either stay as worker bees who do not reproduce and help the queen in a social nest, or they can leave and found their own nests, either as solitary queens or founders of new social nests. Given this interesting flexible behavior, M. genalis offers a unique opportunity to study the evolutionary origin of sociality.
Fieldwork was conducted on Barro Colorado Island (BCI), where researchers studied around 450 artificial bee nests placed in their natural habitat over multiple years. The team marked individual bees, video-recorded their behavior, and identified and quantified the chemicals coating the bees' bodies using advanced analytical techniques, including gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. They also recorded if the daughters stayed and worked for the queen, usurped the queen, or left the nest to reproduce elsewhere.
Scientists found that just like that magic potion, queen pheromones induce subordinate behavior and inhibit the daughters' investment in reproduction, as levels of queen pheromones were higher in social nests relative to solitary nests. By reliably advertising queens' future egg-laying potential, this pheromone allows daughters to decide whether to stay and help their mom queen is a worthwhile investment, or if they should leave and form their own colony.
"Chemical signals like these may stabilize nascent insect societies, buying time for social complexity to emerge over evolutionary time," said Wcislo. "This represents, to our knowledge, the first queen pheromone identified for a flexibly social insect," he added.
"A particularly novel aspect of this study was performing chemical analyses directly on Barro Colorado Island and repeatedly sampling live bees, allowing us to track chemical signaling in the same free-living individual bees throughout their lives. These observations provide a rare window into how insect societies may first evolve," said Kingwell.
Highly social insects dominate ecosystems worldwide as workers forgo reproduction to support their queens, but the evolutionary origins of sociality remain poorly understood. Megalopta bees, a group found only in the Americas, are thought to represent one of the most recent origins of societies among bees, wasps, and ants. This discovery sheds new light on the chemical mechanisms that may have helped social life evolve.
"The evolution of cooperation is a fundamental question that extends far beyond insects. Our work shows how chemical communication can help individuals decide when cooperation is worthwhile, offering insights relevant to evolutionary biology, animal behavior, and social systems generally," explained Kingwell.
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About the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Headquartered in Panama City, Panama, STRI is a unit of the Smithsonian Institution. Our mission is to understand tropical biodiversity and its importance to human welfare, to train students to conduct research in the tropics and to promote conservation by increasing public awareness of the beauty and importance of tropical ecosystems. Watch our video, and visit our website, Facebook and Instagram for updates.
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Original text here: https://stri.si.edu/story/royal-pheromones
Smithsonian Institution: Fossil Footprints Reveal That an Ancient Human Relative Was Larger Than Previously Thought and Traveled in Groups 1.4 Million Years Ago
WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Fossil Footprints Reveal That an Ancient Human Relative Was Larger Than Previously Thought and Traveled in Groups 1.4 Million Years Ago
Newly Described Trackway in Northern Kenya Preserves a Snapshot of How Individuals of an Ancient Hominin Species Interacted With One Another
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Ancient footprints preserved along the shores of Kenya's Lake Turkana are reshaping scientists' understanding of one of humanity's extinct relatives. A paper published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of
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WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Fossil Footprints Reveal That an Ancient Human Relative Was Larger Than Previously Thought and Traveled in Groups 1.4 Million Years Ago
Newly Described Trackway in Northern Kenya Preserves a Snapshot of How Individuals of an Ancient Hominin Species Interacted With One Another
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Ancient footprints preserved along the shores of Kenya's Lake Turkana are reshaping scientists' understanding of one of humanity's extinct relatives. A paper published today in Proceedings of the National Academy ofSciences describes a set of fossil trackways made by a group of ancient human relatives that were moving along a lakeshore more than 1.4 million years ago.
An international team of researchers from the U.S. and Kenya analyzed a trove of fossilized footprints that were left behind by a troop of eight Paranthropus boisei hominins, first discovered nearly 50 years ago in northern Kenya by Kay Behrensmeyer, senior research geologist and curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Behrensmeyer's team initially discovered the trackway in 1978 and is studying how the local geology preserved so many ancient footprints at the site.
The study was led by Kevin Hatala, an associate professor of biology at Chatham University in Pittsburgh and an associate researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.
"Each site represents a snapshot of our past, and we are quickly building a photo album with several different windows to hominin anatomy, locomotion, behavior and environments during the Early Pleistocene," Hatala said.
The newly described track site provides one of the most detailed snapshots yet and emphasizes the global importance of paleoanthropology sites around Kenya's Lake Turkana according to Purity Kiura, a researcher at the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi and co-author on the new paper.
"The discovery of these fossil footprints along the margins of Lake Turkana reinforces the region's global importance in understanding human evolution, preserving remarkable evidence of how our ancient relatives lived 1.4 million years ago," Kiura said. "It further strengthens Kenya's position as one of the world's leading paleoanthropological landscapes and highlights our responsibility to protect this irreplaceable heritage."
Behrensmeyer has conducted field work in this region since 1969. During the 1978 field season, some of her Kenyan colleagues were excavating a trench to examine different geologic layers when Behrensmeyer noticed a deep, rounded indentation in the rock--a hippo footprint. The crew excavated that layer and carefully brushed off the surface, revealing a pair of hominin tracks pressed into the ancient sediment.
The find was particularly exciting to Behrensmeyer because footprints provide insights into ancient human behavior that are often difficult to glean from fossilized bones and fragments.
"The special thing about footprints scientifically is that they preserve an instant in time," Behrensmeyer said. "They also allow people to relate to these fossils much more easily than an isolated piece of bone or jaw."
It would take several decades for scientists to understand the true extent of this fossil trackway, which was named GaJi10. After Behrensmeyer and her team studied the initial footprints, the site was buried in sand to protect it for future study. In 2016 and 2023, the team returned and revealed many more footprints preserved on the same layer. In total, the GaJi10 site preserves 21 footprints that were left by eight individuals, as well as tracks of numerous hippo, antelope and other animals.
The team used volcanic ash in the surrounding rock to date the trackway to the Early Pleistocene around 1.43 million years ago. At the time, the shores of Lake Turkana were inhabited by a range of animals, including crocodiles, elephants and two different species of ancient human relatives, or hominins: P. boisei, a stocky species with heavy-duty teeth, and Homo erectus, a potential direct ancestor of humans today.
In 2024, members of the research team, including Hatala and Behrensmeyer, described a slightly older trackway in the area that preserved prints from both species of ancient hominins, revealing that the two inhabited the same habitats for hundreds of thousands of years.
"We can't say how the two different hominins interacted on the mudflats, but we know they were both here at this time," Behrensmeyer said.
The team analyzed the anatomy and movement patterns of the GaJi10 fossil footprints and determined they were made by Paranthropus. The conclusion was surprising because the tracks were similar sizes to those left by H. erectus, which was long thought to be significantly larger than Paranthropus.
"The sizes of the footprints indicate human-like body sizes--up to 6 feet tall and around 165 pounds," Hatala said. Resizing Paranthropus provides evidence that two similarly sized hominins inhabited the same environment at the same time.
The new track site also reveals that adult male Paranthropus sometimes traveled in groups.
"The fact that eight, mostly adult male, P. boisei individuals seemingly traveled together as a group, without females or children, hints at a complex social structure in this species," said Neil Roach, a researcher at Harvard University who is also a coauthor of the new paper. "They may have lived in large groups, where males competed for mates, but also tolerated each other at times for safety in a dangerous environment."
The newly described track site is among hundreds of footprints that have been discovered along the eastern shore of Lake Turkana. These footprints were deposited over more than 100,000 years, and Behrensmeyer thinks that better understanding the geology that preserved the footprints could shed light on why local hominins frequented this lake margin environment.
The team is returning to Kenya later this year to continue investigating these fossil footprint sites. The prospect of new discoveries continues to excite Behrensmeyer.
"I never dreamed when we found these in 1978 that it would develop into such a large assemblage and provide such widespread insights into the ecology of these hominins," Behrensmeyer said.
In addition to Hatala, Behrensmeyer, Kiura and Roach, the study included authors affiliated with Rutgers University, George Washington University and Stony Brook University. The research was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Turkana Basin Institute (Kenya and Stony Brook University).
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About the National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History is connecting people everywhere with Earth's unfolding story. It is one of the most visited natural history museums in the world. Opened in 1910, the museum is dedicated to maintaining and preserving the world's most extensive collection of natural history specimens and human artifacts. The museum is open daily, except Dec. 25, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit the museum on its website, blog, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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GSA Announces CORAS Partnership Through OneGov, Expanding Federal AI Access and Delivering Cost Savings of up to 80%
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release:
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GSA Announces CORAS Partnership Through OneGov, Expanding Federal AI Access and Delivering Cost Savings of up to 80%
Federal agencies offered AI-powered reporting, analytics, workflow automation, and decision-support tools at steep discounts
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Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a new OneGov offering with CORAS, a provider of secure agentic AI, to accelerate AI adoption across federal agencies and equip them to automate manual, repetitive tasks that tie up staff and
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WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release:
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GSA Announces CORAS Partnership Through OneGov, Expanding Federal AI Access and Delivering Cost Savings of up to 80%
Federal agencies offered AI-powered reporting, analytics, workflow automation, and decision-support tools at steep discounts
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Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a new OneGov offering with CORAS, a provider of secure agentic AI, to accelerate AI adoption across federal agencies and equip them to automate manual, repetitive tasks that tie up staff anddelay mission goals.
GSA is building on the momentum of OneGov by extending agreements, expanding access to AI services, and laying the groundwork for scalable AI infrastructure across the federal government in accordance with President Trump's White House AI Action Plan [PDF].
"This partnership with CORAS expands the range of AI-enabled capabilities available to agencies as they evaluate solutions that support mission and operational requirements," said FAS Acting Commissioner Laura Stanton. "Through OneGov, GSA is providing agencies access to commercial technologies through standardized acquisition pathways and innovative pricing structures."
Through this offer, eligible customers can access discounted pricing for GARY, the agentic AI orchestrator at the core of the CORAS FedRAMP High, IL 5/6 platform. Gary turns plain-language requests into decision-ready work products by directing a digital workforce of specialized agents, with human reviewers in the loop at every step.
Additionally, the platform's "App Factory" allows agencies to build mission-specific applications in a matter of days without any custom development, far surpassing the current six-to-twelve-month timeline for traditional app development.
"CORAS is pleased to participate in the OneGov initiative and support agencies evaluating AI-enabled approaches to operational workflows and decision-support activities," said Dan Naselius, president and chief technology officer of CORAS. "Gary runs a governed digital workforce that takes the manual analysis, reporting, and paperwork off people's desks and executes it under human-authored rules, with a person approving every result and a full audit trail behind it."
The offer includes two primary product families:
* GARY Insight (80% discount): Includes agentic reporting and ETL capabilities, advanced analytics, dashboard generation, and access to the CORAS agent catalog.
* GARY Execute (40% discount): Includes agentic workflows, orchestration, enterprise decision-support capabilities, and AI configuration support.
Discounted pricing is available until September 30, 2027, through GSA's Multiple Award Schedule under the OneGov Strategy. Product details, ordering guidance, and points of contact for all OneGov limited-time offers are available on the OneGov webpage.
About GSA: GSA provides centralized procurement and shared services for the federal government, managing approximately 360 million rentable square feet, overseeing over $126 billion in products and services via federal contracts, and delivering technology services to millions of people across dozens of federal agencies. GSA's mission is to deliver exceptional customer experience and value in real estate, acquisition, and technology. To address nearly $50 billion in delinquent maintenance, GSA is leading a coalition of every cabinet agency and many federal leaders urgently advocating for full Federal Buildings Fund access and raising the prospectus threshold from $3.96 million to $75 million. For more information, visit GSA.gov and follow @USGSA.
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Original text here: https://www.gsa.gov/about-gsa/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-announces-coras-partnership-through-onegov-07282026
Amtrak Advances Major Construction Activities for the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program and Identifies Optimization Opportunities in Coordination with FRA
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news:
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Amtrak Advances Major Construction Activities for the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program and Identifies Optimization Opportunities in Coordination with FRA
Continued success relies on close collaboration among Amtrak, FRA, Maryland, and other partners including the City of Baltimore and Baltimore Gas & Electric
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BALTIMORE - Rail passengers on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore will soon notice increased construction activity at the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program
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WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news:
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Amtrak Advances Major Construction Activities for the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program and Identifies Optimization Opportunities in Coordination with FRA
Continued success relies on close collaboration among Amtrak, FRA, Maryland, and other partners including the City of Baltimore and Baltimore Gas & Electric
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BALTIMORE - Rail passengers on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore will soon notice increased construction activity at the B&P Tunnel Replacement Programsite as Amtrak's tunneling contractor ramps up preparatory work necessary to launch the first of two tunnel boring machines in 2028.
Following more than a year of extensive evaluations, Amtrak and FRA have identified several opportunities to optimize overall program design, improve constructability and scheduling, and address cost pressures. At the same time, Amtrak has advanced major work to prepare for realignment of the NEC south of the future tunnels, including utility relocations, replacement of the Mulberry Street Bridge, and more.
FRA Administrator David Fink
"President Trump and Secretary Duffy are committed to delivering big, beautiful infrastructure projects to move the American people safely and efficiently. The FRA worked with Amtrak to improve the design of the B&P Tunnel while maintaining the highest safety standards and delivering another transformative rail project on the Northeast Corridor."
Amtrak President Roger Harris
"Replacing the 153-year-old B&P Tunnel is critical to improving safety and reliability along the Northeast Corridor, America's busiest passenger railroad. Thanks to a strong partnership with Administrator Fink and the entire FRA team, this investment is advancing with a clear path forward as we work toward opening the new Frederick Douglass Tunnel in 2036. Successful delivery of this program will continue to rely on support and collaboration from all our partners to address and mitigate current and future challenges."
Visible Construction Progress Underway: Since the first major construction contract was awarded in late 2023 and utility relocation began in 2024, construction activities have accelerated. Amtrak and its contractors have made significant progress, much of which is clearly visible to rail passengers traveling between the West Baltimore MARC station and the south portal of the existing B&P Tunnel. Over the past year, Amtrak and its contractors have:
* Advanced work on the new Mulberry Street railroad bridge, including excavation and construction of initial footings for the new structure. This bridge is the first of five being reconstructed as part of the program.
* Progressed manufacturing of two tunnel boring machines (TBM) that will build the two new tunnel tubes; the first TBM is now more than 50% complete.
* Accomplished a major milestone on a new 345-foot-long utility tunnel, an essential enabling project. Once completed in 2027, it will carry water, sewer, communications, and electrical utilities underneath the existing and future NEC tracks.
Strong Value Engineering & Optimization Opportunities: In response to challenging construction market conditions and cost escalation, Amtrak and FRA have identified significant cost savings through value engineering to help partially mitigate cost pressures. Amtrak and its partners have refined costs and streamlined construction plans while maintaining the Program's core goals of improving safety and reliability. Planned optimizations include:
* Eliminating the future Intermediate Ventilation Facility and its smaller connecting tunnel without negatively impacting safety or train operations, while also reducing construction impacts to the surrounding community.
* Raising the future tunnel's vertical track alignment at its deepest point approximately 10 to 22 feet, reducing excavation needs and improving construction efficiency and long-term operations. The tunnel will still maintain a maximum depth of approximately 150 feet below street level at this location (between Penn North Metro Station and the future North Ventilation Facility).
* Optimizing systems and resequencing work activities to enable more efficient delivery, including greater use of parallel construction schedules where feasible.
Continued Stakeholder Coordination: While ongoing efforts are strengthening program delivery, challenges remain that could affect the critical path, as with any major infrastructure program. Amtrak, FRA, and the State of Maryland are committed to proactively addressing these risks by deepening collaboration and streamlining processes across all stakeholders. The success of this transformative investment depends on strong, sustained partnership. Amtrak values the continued support and engagement of BGE and the City of Baltimore and looks forward to working together to advance shared goals, overcome challenges, and deliver lasting benefits to the region.
About the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program: The existing B&P Tunnel is the oldest Amtrak tunnel and a single point of failure for the 15 million Amtrak and MARC customers who rely on it. This 1.4-mile tunnel opened in 1873 and suffers from a variety of age-related issues, leading to frequent delays and extensive maintenance needs. The tunnel is at capacity and its tight curves limit train speeds to a maximum of 30 mph.
This program - Amtrak's largest-ever single infrastructure investment - will unlock the most congested rail bottleneck south of New Jersey with two new state-of-the-art tunnels for electrified Amtrak and MARC passenger trains, along with a new fully accessible West Baltimore MARC Station, 10 miles of rail infrastructure upgrades, and local street and bridge improvements along the alignment.
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Original text here: https://media.amtrak.com/2026/07/bp-tunnel-replacement-program-update/
NAM Outlines a Path to Align Health Financing Toward System-Wide Reform
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news:
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NAM Outlines a Path to Align Health Financing Toward System-Wide Reform
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The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today released guidance on how to align the U.S. health system's financial incentives to achieve improved access, affordability, and better outcomes for every individual and community. The paper highlights the structural drivers of misaligned incentives and opportunities for discussion across the U.S. health care system.
According to the paper, prevailing payment structures, particularly fee-for-service,
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WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news:
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NAM Outlines a Path to Align Health Financing Toward System-Wide Reform
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The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today released guidance on how to align the U.S. health system's financial incentives to achieve improved access, affordability, and better outcomes for every individual and community. The paper highlights the structural drivers of misaligned incentives and opportunities for discussion across the U.S. health care system.
According to the paper, prevailing payment structures, particularly fee-for-service,reward volume and intensity of services rather than prevention, coordination, or long-term outcomes. The result is systemic inefficiency, waste, persistent inequities, and gaps in care.
"Many innovative financing models have been tested over the past several decades, but most have remained limited to specific populations, care settings, or demonstration projects," said David Muhlestein, CEO of Simple Healthcare. "We have an opportunity now to move beyond isolated programs and pursue broader changes that align financial incentives across the health system around better health, better care, and better value."
The paper identifies three core drivers of the disconnect between incentives and desired performance: an overemphasis on illness treatment rather than prevention for which there is often a more firmly established evidence base, a fragmented and piecemeal system design, and inconsistent oversight and overlapping authorities. These structural issues reinforce a system in which accountability for results is difficultly distributed, thereby limiting the impact of even well-intentioned reforms.
To address these challenges, the paper outlines a set of potential policy and programmatic levers for government and private stakeholders. These include rebalancing payments to strengthen primary, specialty, and long-term care outcomes, advancing population-based payment models such as total cost of care, expanding insurance design innovations, improving coordination across federal and state agencies, and establishing stronger accountability mechanisms tied to health outcomes and affordability.
"This paper provides practical policy and market strategies that can help align health care financing with the long-term goal of improving health," Carrie Colla, vice chair of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at the Geisel School of Medicine. "By giving public and private leaders a common framework for action, we hope to accelerate the transition to a health system that works more effectively for individuals, communities, and future generations."
The paper also emphasizes the importance of aligning financing with broader investments in population health and community well-being. Among the potential actions are strengthening incentives for early intervention and chronic disease prevention, supporting integrated and coordinated care models, improving transparency and oversight across payers, and creating financing approaches that better reflect long-term health outcomes rather than short-term service utilization. The authors note that no single intervention by government or the private sector will be sufficient; instead, meaningful progress will require coordinated, multi-sector action across public and private stakeholders.
Each policy lever presents tradeoffs, and implementation will depend on context, timing, and stakeholder will. Ultimately, the authors call for a shared commitment among policymakers, payers, providers, employers, and communities to realign financing with prevention, value, and population health, and to move collectively toward a system that delivers better outcomes for all.
"It is not sufficient to simply observe that our health care system is underperforming," said Michael McGinnis, Executive Officer of the NAM. "In fact, with its fragmentation and adverse financial incentives, it is performing precisely according to its design. Our nation, our neighbors and our families cannot afford to sustain a system that continues to produce poor outcomes at escalating cost."
Read the full paper: https://nam.edu/perspectives/anchoring-health-financing-on-better-outcomes-system-drivers-and-opportunities-for-reform
This paper is the third in a series produced by the National Academy of Medicine's Commission on Investment Imperatives for a Healthy Nation. Established to reimagine a US health care system that puts people first, the Commission will release additional papers over the coming year outlining its vision for a new health system, the priorities that must be addressed, and the actions needed to turn that vision into reality. Authored by experts assembled under the charge of the National Academy of Medicine, the paper was completed with support from Healing Works Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The views presented are those of individual contributors and do not represent formal consensus positions of the sponsoring organizations, authors' organizations, the National Academy of Medicine, or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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Original text here: https://nam.edu/news-and-insights/nam-outlines-a-path-to-align-health-financing-toward-system-wide-reform/
Fannie Mae Plans to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on July 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release:
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Fannie Mae Plans to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on July 29, 2026
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WASHINGTON, DC - Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) plans to report its second quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday morning, July 29, 2026, before the opening of U.S. financial markets.
Fannie Mae Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer Peter Akwaboah and Chief Financial Officer Chryssa C. Halley will discuss the company's results during a webcast at 8:00 a.m., ET, on Wednesday,
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WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release:
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Fannie Mae Plans to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on July 29, 2026
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WASHINGTON, DC - Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) plans to report its second quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday morning, July 29, 2026, before the opening of U.S. financial markets.
Fannie Mae Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer Peter Akwaboah and Chief Financial Officer Chryssa C. Halley will discuss the company's results during a webcast at 8:00 a.m., ET, on Wednesday,July 29, 2026.
Prior to the webcast, the company's second quarter 2026 financial results news release, quarterly report on Form 10-Q, earnings presentation, and other supplemental information will be posted to the company's Quarterly and Annual Results webpage at fanniemae.com/financialresults. Following the webcast, a transcript will be published to the financial results webpage and will remain available for at least one year.
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Amtrak Completes Improvements at Two Colorado Stations
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news:
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Amtrak Completes Improvements at Two Colorado Stations
#Customers benefit from $15 million in federal investments
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FT. MORGAN and GRANBY, Colo. - Amtrak passengers have a more welcoming experience at two Colorado stations following about $15 million in improvements. Amtrak California Zephyr trains stop twice daily at Ft. Morgan, Denver, Fraser/Winter Park, Granby, Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction.
"Making stations accessible to all customers is a priority we're actively pursuing with construction,
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WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news:
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Amtrak Completes Improvements at Two Colorado Stations
#Customers benefit from $15 million in federal investments
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FT. MORGAN and GRANBY, Colo. - Amtrak passengers have a more welcoming experience at two Colorado stations following about $15 million in improvements. Amtrak California Zephyr trains stop twice daily at Ft. Morgan, Denver, Fraser/Winter Park, Granby, Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction.
"Making stations accessible to all customers is a priority we're actively pursuing with construction,renovation, repair and upgrade projects at stations across our National Network," said Amtrak Vice President of Accessibility Dr. David Handera. "We want all of our stations to provide a welcoming environment for every passenger."
Improvements enhance the passenger experience by providing a level surface for wheeled mobility devices, strollers and rolling luggage users.
Seventeen stations were brought into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the 12 months ending Sept. 30 and another 50 stations are targeted for completion in the next year at a forecasted investment of $310 million. These improvements focus on supporting Amtrak's goals to enhance the customer experience and bring greater integrated and comprehensive accessibility to stations across the country.
Ft. Morgan (FMG) $7 million
* The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad built the one-story brick and stucco Fort Morgan depot in the 1920s. In its day, it was said to have been constructed for beauty as well as service, and most of the interior is original. The station now features 480 and 600 foot-long concrete platforms and accessible paths of travel to and from the station building. Complete are sloped accessible walkways and safety barriers, energy efficient LED light fixtures that provide full coverage lighting at the platform, detectable warning systems, and new signage.
* The designer of record for the project is Linn Architects, focused on partnering with organizations and individuals in the corporate, commercial, municipal, and educational fields. Krische Construction (KCI) provided general contractor services for the project. In addition to KCI, other Colorado contractors were Nestor Excavating (Ft. Morgan), Earth Engineering Consultants (Windsor), Majestic Surveying (Windsor), Rodo's Contracting (Platteville), and Wiggins Electric (Wiggins).
Granby (GRA) $8 million
* The Granby station is a one-story wooden building overlooking the tracks. Granby was founded as a railroad town in 1905 along the route of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway. The station now features an 827 foot-long concrete boarding platform with 508 feet of snow melt areas and accessible paths of travel to and from the station building. Complete are sloped accessible walkways and safety barriers, energy efficient LED light fixtures that provide full coverage lighting at the platform, detectable warning systems, and new signage.
* The designer of record for the project is Michael Baker International, an award-winning architectural, planning and interior design firm. Krische Construction (KCI) provided general contractor services for the project. In addition to KCI, other Colorado contractors were Mountaintop Concrete and Acord Asphalt (both of Granby), Landmark Consultants (Steamboat Springs), Cutting Edge Steel (Dacono), Delta Drywall (Denver), Air Comfort (Ft. Collins), Benchmark Electrical Solutions (Windsor), Harms and Sons Excavating (Hot Sulfur Springs) and Rodo's Contracting (Platteville).
Amtrak has invested more than $1 billion since 2011 in accessibility upgrades and improvement projects at 159 stations across the national network to ensure a safe, efficient, and comfortable travel experience for customers. The ADA Stations Program is advancing 126 station designs and 89 station construction projects as part of Amtrak's ongoing commitment to providing accessibility by working toward 100% completion by 2029.
These Amtrak projects receive specific Congressional funding directed by the Federal Railroad Administration.
"I am glad to see this $15 million federal investment go towards enhancing accessibility at the Ft. Morgan and Granby Amtrak stations. Investing in passenger rail strengthens the connections that Colorado communities rely on. These upgrades will make travel safer, more accessible, and more convenient for everyone who uses these stations," said Sen. Michael Bennet.
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Original text here: https://media.amtrak.com/2026/07/coloradoadasp/
