Looking at Comprehensive Safety Nets in Seven Communities

October 10, 2012 | Program Result Report

From 2009 through 2012, researchers analyzed access to care and the cost of care provided by comprehensive health care safety nets in seven communities.

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 Medicaid Managed Care Program

January 1, 2006 | Book

Recommended Reading California's Shift to Medicaid Managed Care Doesn't Save Money or Improve Outcomes By the 1990s most Medicaid programs used managed care, and by 2003 some 60 percent of Medicaid beneficiaries were in managed care programs, largel ...

Future of the Health Care Safety-Net Functions Hang by a String

January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

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.

State Estimates of the Low-Income Uninsured Not Eligible for the ACA Medicaid Expansion

March 14, 2013 | Issue Brief

A significant number of low-income uninsured adults may be excluded from the Medicaid expansion due to their immigration status after the Affordable Care Act takes effect.

Little Rock Health Care Safety Net Stretched by Economic Downturn

January 1, 2011 | Report

Although a large proportion of Little Rock's population is low-income, the health care safety net's capabilities are strained, especially for adults.

Community-Based Primary Care Centers Affected by Medicaid Clients Moving into Managed Care

January 1, 1999 | Program Result Report

During 1997 and 1998, researchers at the University of Washington Institute for Public Policy and Management assessed the needs of community-based primary care centers to participate successfully in managed care.

Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education

November 19, 2012 | Program Result Report

RWJF's Dental Pipeline Program helped dental schools increase access to dental care for underserved populations through expanded community-based education and recruitment of underrepresented minority and low-income students.

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