Health Care Safety Net Resources by State
February 1, 2012 | Report
Examine well-functioning safety nets that provide low-income patients affordable access to comprehensive care.
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Resources on the Health Care Safety Net
February 1, 2012 | Report
Resources on the health care safety net, serving unique local networks that are attuned to the needs of the populations they serve.
Social Security and Mortality
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
For millions of elderly Americans, Social Security has eliminated the burden of poverty and improved their health.
The Community Safety Net and Prescription Drug Access for Low-Income, Uninsured People
April 1, 2006 | Issue Brief
While the new Medicare drug benefit has helped alleviate concerns about prescription drug access for elderly and disabled Americans, many low-income, uninsured people under age 65 continue to rely on community safety nets to get needed medications. ...
The Safety Net Assessment Project: Factors Influencing Access to Health Care for Low-Income People
February 6, 2009 | Program Result
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.
Future of the Health Care Safety-Net Functions Hang by a String
January 1, 2001 | Program Result
The Alpha Center for Health Planning and the People-to-People Health Foundation sponsored a conference and published papers on the future financing of two critical health system functions in the United States.
Model Safety-Net Programs Could Care for the Uninsured at One-Half the Cost of Medicaid or Private Insurance
September 8, 2011 | Journal Article
Because the reforms under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 will leave an estimated 20 million or more people still uninsured, some Americans will continue to seek care at low or no cost through existing safety-net systems.
The Costs and Adequacy of Safety Net Access for the Uninsured: Exeter and Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Sea Care)
October 1, 2010 | Report
Related Read the Program Results: Looking at Comprehensive Safety Nets in Seven Communities A Primer on Health Care Safety Nets The Costs and Adequacy of Safety Net Access for the Uninsured: (Bexar County) San Antonio The Costs and Adequacy of Safet ...
A Novel Approach to Quality Improvement in a Safety-Net Practice
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study of the effects of concurrent peer review visits on treatment intensification and control of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes in a community health center found that the visits improved outcomes for hypertension patients and increased treatment intensification for all three conditions.
New Program Launched to Help Emergency Departments Relieve Crowding, Improve Health Care Delivery
September 23, 2002 | News Release
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) launched a new program, Urgent Matters. The $4.6 million program is designed to reduce emergency department crowding and to assess the condition of the health care safety net.