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Physicians' Outreach Project Expands Access to Specialty Care for Low-Income Patients in Tallahassee

January 31, 2004 | Program Result Report

The Capital Medical Society created the Physicians' Outreach Project, a collaborative, volunteer effort to extend the services of the society's We Care Network to three adjacent rural counties: Gadsden, Jefferson and Wakulla counties.

Elder Health Program in Baltimore Achieves Better Outcomes for Low-Income Elderly Through a Capitated System

January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health studied Elder Health, a for-profit managed-care provider in Baltimore, Md., that serves individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (i.e., dually eligible).

African Americans and Latinos Worry about Confidentiality of Electronic Health Records

April 20, 2009 | Program Result Report

Mathematica Policy Research conducted three focus groups with African Americans and Latinos to gauge their knowledge of and thoughts about personal health records.

The Safety Net Assessment Project: Factors Influencing Access to Health Care for Low-Income People

February 6, 2009 | Program Result Report

Researchers with the Safety Net Assessment Project examined how individual- and community-level factors influence access to health care for low-income residents, and why their access varies in different metropolitan regions of the U.S.

State Action for Oral Health Access

National Program

Program to test innovative, comprehensive state approaches to improving access to oral health services for low-income, minority and disabled populations.

Improving Asthma Care for Children

National Program

Program to improve the management of asthma for children covered by Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

Pilot Program in Los Angeles County Develops Online Screening Tool to Help Find Insurance Options for Uninsured

December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

From 2000 to 2001, the Los Angeles Care Health Plan developed Health Express, an online screening tool for those in Los Angeles County without public health insurance to help them find the coverage options that best fit their needs.

Poor More Likely to be Hospitalized for Diseases Preventable with Primary Care

July 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

The United Hospital Fund of New York worked to develop, validate and implement a research technique called small-area analysis, used to identify communities with high rates of unnecessary hospitalization and limited access to primary care.

State Action for Oral Health Access

November 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

State Action for Oral Health Access supported six state-based demonstration projects that tested innovative and comprehensive ways to increase access to oral health services for low income and minority populations.

Improving Asthma Care for Children

June 4, 2006 | Program Result Report

Improving Asthma Care for Children was a national program of RWJF to test new approaches to managing asthma in children receiving care through Medicaid managed care - sometimes paid for through the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

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