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Massachusetts' Health Care Reform Increased Access to Care for Hispanics, but Disparities Remain

August 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Dharma Cortés, and fellow researchers, found that rates of coverage increased dramatically for Hispanics in Massachusetts after the state's reforms, but disparities remain.

Dialing for Health Care

May 1, 2002 | Program Results Report

Health Care For All evaluated, upgraded and expanded Helpline, its consumer information and referral service that provides information and assistance to consumers who face financial, cultural or other systemic barriers to accessing needed health care services.

How Central Massachusetts Increased Access to Oral Health Care for Low-Income Children

February 21, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

We started a school-based program that is now in place in more than 30 Worcester County schools. Dental hygiene students from a local community college and the University of Massachusetts' Ronald McDonald "Care Mobile" provide services to students.

Stanley Street Treatment and Resources (SSTAR): Increased Admissions

April 28, 2010 | Program Results Report

SSTAR (Stanley Street Treatment and Resources) provides a range of services to residents of southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

How Does the Massachusetts' Health Care Reform Law Affect Coverage, Residents' Access to and Use of Health Care and Their Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses?

September 16, 2010 | Program Results Report

A study finds that after Massachusetts passed health reform, the percentage of uninsured adults dropped from 13.3 percent to 4 percent - a 69.9 percent decline.

Explaining the Increase in Family Financial Pressures from Medical Bills Between 2003 and 2007

September 9, 2010 | Journal Article

This article examines whether affordability thresholds of financial strain due to medical bills change over time. The increasing cost of health care is a central issue in health policy and out-of-pocket spending for families has grown faster than incomes in the past decade.

Emergency Department Visits in Massachusetts

September 1, 2009 | Issue Brief

Survey shows users of emergency rooms have trouble accessing care in other settings, and frequent users of emergency rooms are a sicker, more disabled, and more chronically ill population than other adults in the state.

Access and Affordability

May 28, 2009 | Journal Article

Access, affordability, and coverage have improved since 2006, but rising health costs have eroded some gains in affordability of care.

Five Projects Collaborate to Provide Better Access to Health Care for the Underserved

September 30, 2000 | Program Results Report

Five RWJF-funded projects created an organizational structure to support the planning, development and implementation of collaborative approaches to improving health care access for underserved populations in Worcester County that had been underway since 1995.

Helping Traumatized Refugees and Immigrants Start New Lives

November 20, 2011 | Story

Projects in Boston and Minneapolis, Minn., provided special school-connected mental health services to help refugees and immigrants recover from trauma under Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth.

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