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An Assessment Of The Safety Net In Detroit, Michigan, Marsha Regenstein, Khoa Nguyen, Karen C. Jones, Kyle Kenney
An Assessment Of The Safety Net In Detroit, Michigan, Marsha Regenstein, Khoa Nguyen, Karen C. Jones, Kyle Kenney
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This report examines key issues that shape the health care network available to uninsured and underserved residents in Detroit. It provides background on the Detroit health care safety net and describes key characteristics of the populations served by the safety net. It then outlines the structure of the safety net and funding mechanisms that support health care safety net services. The report also includes an analysis of key challenges facing providers of primary and specialty care services and specific barriers that some populations face in trying to access them.
An Assessment Of The Safety Net In Queens, New York, Holly Mead, Marsha Regenstein, Karen C. Jones
An Assessment Of The Safety Net In Queens, New York, Holly Mead, Marsha Regenstein, Karen C. Jones
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This report examines key issues that shape the healthcare network available to uninsured and underserved residents in Queens. It provides background on the Queens health care safety net and describes key characteristics of the populations served by the safety net. It then outlines the structure of the safety net and funding mechanisms that support health care safety net services. The report also includes an analysis of key challenges facing providers of primary and specialty care services and specific barriers that some populations face in trying to access them.
Reducing Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities: Estimating The Impact Of High Health Center Penetration In Low-Income Communities, Peter Shin, Karen Jones, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Reducing Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities: Estimating The Impact Of High Health Center Penetration In Low-Income Communities, Peter Shin, Karen Jones, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
The health disparities literature suggests that although the lack of health insurance is the most basic barrier to health care, improved access to clinically appropriate care is key, particularly in the case of minority and low-income populations where the health risks are greatest. This study examines the relationship between health center penetration into medically underserved communities and the reduction of state-level health disparities. Health centers were developed with the express aim of serving medically underserved persons. Their doubling represents a significant health priority of the Bush Administration and one that enjoys bipartisan Congressional support.
Health Centers As Safety Net Providers: An Overview And Assessment Of Medicaid's Role, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Health Centers As Safety Net Providers: An Overview And Assessment Of Medicaid's Role, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
In 2001, health centers provided health care services to nearly 12 million people at more than 4,000 sites across the United States. As such, the health center program is a crucial part of the health care safety net for low-income individuals and medically underserved communities. This policy brief looks at health centers in detail in order to illuminate the role they play as providers of care and to document the important nexus between health centers and Medicaid.
Child Development Programs In Community Health Centers, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Michelle Proser, Peter Shin, Sara E. Wilensky, Colleen Sonosky
Child Development Programs In Community Health Centers, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Michelle Proser, Peter Shin, Sara E. Wilensky, Colleen Sonosky
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This report, the third in a series that reviews federal health policy related to child development, examines the role of community health centers in providing child development programs for children age 3 and younger. It also presents an analysis of health centers using the Uniform Data System, a database maintained by the federal Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) that contains user, utilization, and financial information on each reporting center. In addition, the report presents findings from a 2000 survey of four categories of child development programs at 79 health centers; examines the new prospective payment system for health centers …
Health Centers' Role As Safety Net Providers For Medicaid Patients And The Uninsured, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin, Anne R. Markus, Julie S. Darnell, Rachel Garfield, David Rousseau
Health Centers' Role As Safety Net Providers For Medicaid Patients And The Uninsured, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin, Anne R. Markus, Julie S. Darnell, Rachel Garfield, David Rousseau
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
In order to understand the role of health centers as safety net providers, as well as the potential impact of these trends, this issue paper provides an in-depth examination of federally-funded health centers. Using data from the Uniform Data System (UDS), a government-maintained system that collects extensive patient, revenue, and service data on a calendar-year basis from health centers that receive federal grants, this issue paper profiles federally-funded health centers. It presents information on health center patients and revenue sources and analyzes similarities and differences both between health centers and private practices and among health centers. Health centers perform a …