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Do States’ Immigrant-Friendly Policies Improve The Health Of Children Of Immigrants? The Impact Of Driver’S License Policies For Undocumented Immigrants And “Sanctuary” Policies On Access And Use Of Health Care, Heather Koball, Seth Hartig Apr 2020

Do States’ Immigrant-Friendly Policies Improve The Health Of Children Of Immigrants? The Impact Of Driver’S License Policies For Undocumented Immigrants And “Sanctuary” Policies On Access And Use Of Health Care, Heather Koball, Seth Hartig

Graduate School of Education

If 10.5 million undocumented immigrants are unable or afraid to access health care, medical needs will go unmet and, in the face of COVID-19, lives may be lost. This report explores how immigrant-friendly policies increase the chances that children of immigrants receive preventative health care, thus reducing the likelihood of having unmet medical needs and potentially reducing the chances of disease outbreaks.


Onecare Vermont Aco Quality Metric Evaluation, Alexander Braun Jan 2020

Onecare Vermont Aco Quality Metric Evaluation, Alexander Braun

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

This project explores OneCare Vermont ACO quality metrics and how they can be used to improve patient care and reimbursement in a Vermont family medicine practice. Perspectives of physicians within the practice and others familiar with OneCare Vermont operations are shared. Several metrics were identified as areas for improvement within the practice by comparing ACO metrics with patient data.