Examining Effectiveness of Medical Interpreters in Emergency Departments for Spanish-Speaking Patients With Limited English Proficiency

March 1, 2011 | Journal Article

The language barrier can prevent Spanish-speaking patients from adhering to treatments and follow-up plans after visiting the ED. During ED visits, this trial provided Spanish-speaking patients, with limited English proficiency, the services of professionally trained medical interpreters.

New Jersey's HIV Exposure Law and the HIV-Related Attitudes, Beliefs, and Sexual and Seropositive Status Disclosure Behaviors of Persons Living with HIV

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

A study of associations between HIV-positive people’s awareness of New Jersey’s HIV exposure law and their HIV-related attitudes, beliefs and seropositive disclosure behaviors found that awareness of the law had little effect on the disclosure behavior of HIV-positive individuals.

A Long and Winding Road

November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

Federally qualified health centers, community variation and prospects under reform.

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

The great recession and passage of national health reform are together altering the calculus of employer approaches to offering health benefits, according to recent findings from the Center for Studying Health System Change's (HSC) visits to 12 nationally representative metropolitan communities.

State Reform Dominates Boston Health Care Market Dynamics

September 1, 2011 | Report

Study examines how Massachusetts' 2006 health reform law has affected the health care arena in Boston.

Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 29, 2012 | News Release

Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 27, 2012 | News Release

Health Tracking

March 19, 2012 | Program Result

Center for Studying Health System Change researchers tracked changes in the nation's health care system and developed policy analyses describing how those changes affect patients, providers, and others in their communities.

Explaining the Increase in Family Financial Pressures from Medical Bills Between 2003 and 2007

September 9, 2010 | Journal Article

This article examines whether affordability thresholds of financial strain due to medical bills change over time. The increasing cost of health care is a central issue in health policy and out-of-pocket spending for families has grown faster than incomes in the past decade.

Court Appointed Special Advocates Medical Advocacy Training Program

January 1, 2011 | Toolkit

This manual outlines the training goals and the role of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Volunteer in Medical Advocacy. The primary goal for the CASA Medical Advocacy is to ensure that children receive regular well-care, dental care, and ...