Looking at Comprehensive Safety Nets in Seven Communities
October 10, 2012 | Program Result
From 2009 through 2012, researchers analyzed access to care and the cost of care provided by comprehensive health care safety nets in seven communities.
Safety Nets
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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.
Stricter Rules and Tighter Budgets Strain the System, But it Keeps on Ticking
January 1, 2001 | Program Result
During 1995 and 1996, investigators at Kalkines, Arky, Zall and Bernstein took a snapshot of the state of the health care safety net in four major urban areas (Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, and New York City).
Physicians' Outreach Project Expands Access to Specialty Care for Low-Income Patients in Tallahassee
January 31, 2004 | Program Result
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.
Study Shows Safety Net of Free Hospital Care for Uninsured and Underinsured Has Major Holes
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
During 2000 and 2001, Third Sector New England investigated how hospitals develop and implement their policies on providing free care to uninsured and underinsured patients.
Helping Safety-Net Providers Improve Care for Medicaid Patients at the End of Life
August 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Boston, undertook a project to include 10 safety-net health care providers in its Breakthrough Series Collaborative on Improving Care at the End of Life.
Achieving Equity in Health
October 6, 2011 | Issue Brief
More progress needs to be made to reduce the health disparities among America's racial and ethnic minorities. But how?
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.
Effects of Community Factors on Access to Ambulatory Care for Lower-Income Adults in Large Urban Communities
March 1, 2004 | Journal Article
This study examines the effect of community factors and individual factors on access to ambulatory care for low income adults in 54 metropolitan areas across the United States. Two indicators were used to measure access: (1) having a usual source of ...