Bringing Health Care to Rural Kentucky
June 18, 2012 | Story
RWJF Investigator and journalist Michael Millenson's landmark book on quality, and his subsequent crusade, helped radicalize a new generation.
Medically Underserved Areas
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Assuring Health Coverage for Rural Residents Through Health Reform
October 30, 2009 | Report
An analysis looks at why residents of rural areas have higher uninsurance rates than their urban counterparts and how to remedy that.
Access to and Affordability of Care in Massachusetts as of Fall 2008
May 28, 2009 | Issue Brief
Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Differences
Changes in Emergency Department Access Between 2001 and 2005 Among General and Vulnerable Populations
August 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Although geographic access to emergency departments has deteriorated in only a small number of communities, these communities tended to be poor, unemployed or Hispanic, suggesting an increasing disparity in access to emergency care.
Virtual Knowledge Network Enables Primary Care Providers to Offer Best Practice Care for Complex Diseases
May 16, 2011 | Story
Sanjeev Arora, MD, started Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) in 2004 to leverage scarce specialist resources and expand access to treatment for patients with hepatitis C throughout New Mexico.
A Three-Time Friend of the Foundation
June 18, 2012 | Story
Pamela Federline started fresh out of college on the Infant Health and Development Program, moved on to the Generalist Physician Initiative, and from there to the Covering Kids Initiative. That made for many happy memories.
Program Results Topic Summary: Rural Health Care - Improving Access to Care
March 17, 2008 | Program Result
This report summarizes some of the lessons learned through RWJF-supported efforts to improve access to health care for Americans living in rural areas.
Circles of Care
April 1, 2008 | Program Result
The Interfaith Health & Hope Coalition collaborated with the Detroit Wayne County Health Authority to improve access to health care for the uninsured and the underinsured in Metropolitan Detroit.
Senate Passes Historic Health Reform Measure
December 23, 2009 | Story
For the first time, most Americans would be required to obtain health insurance, either through their employer or via new, government-regulated exchanges
High Marks for School-Based Health Centers in Louisiana
November 14, 2003 | Program Result
Louisiana's Office of Public Health: Adolescent and School Health Division further developed school-based health centers (SHBCs) in the state by establishing new centers, providing technical assistance to existing SHBCs and nurturing support.