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Fundamentals Of Community Health Centers, Jessamyn Taylor
Fundamentals Of Community Health Centers, Jessamyn Taylor
National Health Policy Forum
This background paper examines the dominant model of federal grant funding for primary care in the health care safety net: the community health center. It describes the history of the health center program and highlights key policy issues influencing health centers, such as Medicaid payment policies and medically underserved area designations. The paper also examines the recent presidential initiative to expand health centers, including a review of the process used to identify new grantees, an assessment of remaining gaps in capacity, an exploration of continuing challenges, and a discussion of unresolved policy questions.
Information Interface - Volume 32, Issue 3 - August/September 2004, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Information Interface - Volume 32, Issue 3 - August/September 2004, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Information Interface (1976 - 2009)
News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users. Includes articles on digital microscopes, Ovid OpenLinks and PubMed Linkout, library liaisons, and database search tips.
Necessary But Not Sufficient? Physician Volunteerism And The Health Care Safety Net, Eileen Salinsky
Necessary But Not Sufficient? Physician Volunteerism And The Health Care Safety Net, Eileen Salinsky
National Health Policy Forum
This paper examines the role of physician-sponsored charity care in meeting the health care needs of the uninsured. The paper provides an overview of current charity care levels by medical specialties and geographic regions, discusses limitations in available data, and describes the settings in which charity care is provided. The paper also summarizes the factors that motivate physicians to provide volunteer services, as well as the barriers that hinder volunteer activities, including malpractice insurance concerns. Also discussed are a range of public policies, both existing and considered, that support volunteer activities, with a particular emphasis on the expansion of Federal …
The Health Care Safety Net In South Carolina: A Test Of Tenacity, Jennifer Ryan, Randy Desonia
The Health Care Safety Net In South Carolina: A Test Of Tenacity, Jennifer Ryan, Randy Desonia
National Health Policy Forum
This site visit to the state of South Carolina provided an opportunity to experience and understand the unique makeup of the health care safety net in a southern state. Site visitors had the opportunity to interact with health care providers, state officials, faith-based organizations and leaders of provider-driven volunteer initiatives. They also learned about the challenges of access to care in rural areas and among diverse population groups. The group visited the Sea Island Medical Center and Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach and Wellness House; a migrant farm worker camp on Johns Island; and a “medical home” site, Medical …