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A Regional Health Collaborative Formed by NewYork-Presbyterian Aims to Improve the Health of a Largely Hispanic Community

October 1, 2011 | Journal Article

NewYork-Presbyterian creates a Regional Health Collaborative linking patient-centered medical homes to providers and other community-based resources.

Urban-Rural Differences in Excess Mortality Among High-Poverty Populations

August 1, 2006 | Journal Article

The current study explored differences in mortality for high-poverty African Americans in urban and rural areas. Data examined in the study came from the Harlem Household Survey (HHS) and the Pitt County, North Carolina Study of African American Hea ...

Richard Payne, MD, PhD

October 1, 2005 | Story

As an undergraduate at Yale University, Richard Payne, MD, MPH, completed a BA in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. He was awarded his MD from Harvard University in 1977.

State-Provider Partnerships Strengthen Addiction Treatment Access and Retention

December 1, 2011 | Program Result

Between 2006 and 2010, nine state-provider partnerships identified and removed barriers and changed administrative procedures in order to improve the quality of substance abuse services. RWJF supported two of the partnerships, in New York and Oklahoma.

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.

Speaking Together: National Language Services Network

April 18, 2011 | Program Result

Ten hospitals throughout the country joined a collaborative learning network, developed strategies to improve the quality and accessibility of their language services, and tested them using five standardized performance improvement measures.

New York Site Visit Report

April 1, 2012 | Report

The report finds that New York has been proactive in implementing the ACA and has made considerable progress, despite not yet passing legislation establishing its health insurance exchange.

New York Drug Users Go Untreated Due to Lack of Insurance, Resources

August 1, 2006 | Program Result

The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services documented barriers to substance abuse treatment services for injection drug users in New York City and its northern suburbs.

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.

Under Workers' Compensation Health Initiative Community Coalition Provides Access to Care for Injured Workers in Rural New York County

February 20, 2004 | Program Result

The Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Center further developed and replicated an existing community-based coalition that provides health care to injured workers in rural Clinton County, called the North Country On the Job Network.

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