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Maine Barriers To Integration Study: Environmental Scan, John A. Gale Ms, David Lambert Phd

Population Health & Health Policy

Recognizing that our health care system lacks organization, integration, and coordination, the Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF) has adopted the promotion of patient- and family-centered care as a long-term funding priority. With the goals of encouraging patients to take an active role in their care and promoting integration of primary and specialty care with mental and behavioral health, dental care, and other services, MeHAF has funded several health care initiatives to improve the health of individuals and to improve the quality and costeffectiveness of health care.

The Maine Barriers to Integration Study is one of these initiatives. MeHAF funded the …

Healthy Ideas For Caregivers Of People With Dementia In Maine: Evaluation Report, Julie T. Fralich Mba, Stuart Bratesman Mpp, Mark Richards Bs, Susan M.C. Payne Phd, Mph

Population Health & Health Policy

The overall goal of the Maine Healthy IDEAS program was to improve and expand the care and support provided to people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. The objectives of the program were:

• To improve the health and wellness of caregivers
• To improve access to services
• To enhance the knowledge of care coordinators about caring for people with dementia

The desired outcomes were improved health and mental health status of caregivers; increased rate of referral to services; high participation and completion rates for the evidence-based programs; and greater consumer choice and control.

Strategies For Improving Enrollment And Maximizing Cost Savings In Maine’S Private Health Insurance Premium Program (Phip), Katie Rosingana, Kimberley Fox

Population Health & Health Policy

No abstract provided.

Children Served By Mainecare, 2007: Survey Findings, Deborah Thayer Mba, Nathaniel J. Anderson Ms, Mph

Population Health & Health Policy

This report presents findings from a telephone survey of children currently enrolled in or recently disenrolled from MaineCare, the State‘s Medicaid and State Children‘s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The sample was randomly selected, and stratified to include children enrolled in MaineCare through the Medicaid eligibility category, and through two SCHIP eligibility categories, Medicaid Expansion and the Separate Child Health Program (CHP). 1 These three eligibility categories include children ages 18 or under living in households with income up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Income eligibility limits are lowest for the Medicaid eligibility category, followed by the Medicaid Expansion …

Changing Physician Practice Arrangements In Maine: Trends And Implications, Jennifer Lenardson, Catherine Mcguire, Shaun Alfreds, Robert Keith

Population Health & Health Policy

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Medicare Prescription Drug Part D Coverage On Dual Eligibles And Drugs For The Elderly Enrollees And On The Organizations That Serve Them, Susan Payne Phd, Mph, Kimberley Fox Mpa, Deborah Thayer Mba

Population Health & Health Policy

No abstract provided.

Understanding Changes To Physician Practice Arrangements In Maine And New Hampshire, Jennifer Lenardson, Catherine Mcguire, Shaun Alfreds, Robert Keith

Population Health & Health Policy

No abstract provided.