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Full-Text Articles in Health Policy
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.
Medicare+Choice In Phoenix, Arizona: So Far So Good? Maricopa County Site Visit Report, May 7-9, 2003, Lauren Hersch Nicholas, Geraldine Dallek, Brian Biles
Medicare+Choice In Phoenix, Arizona: So Far So Good? Maricopa County Site Visit Report, May 7-9, 2003, Lauren Hersch Nicholas, Geraldine Dallek, Brian Biles
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
There is significant variation in experiences with M+C across the United States. In some areas of the country, beneficiaries have a choice of multiple managed care plans and M+C market penetration rates remain well above the national average. Phoenix, Arizona is one of the markets where M+C appears to be successful. Thirty-seven percent of eligible beneficiaries are enrolled in a managed care plan and beneficiaries can choose from eight plans offered by six firms. Success of M+C in Phoenix has been partially attributed to a long history of managed care in Maricopa County, especially in the Medicaid program. The new …
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.
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 …