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Service Credit Banking
January 1, 2002 | Book
Susan Dentzer explores whether service credit banking--as demonstrated in the projects funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation--was a good idea that was badly timed or implemented, or whether it was simply a flawed idea.
Supporting Families After Welfare Reform: Access to Medicaid, SCHIP and Food Stamps
National Program
Program to help states and large counties solve problems in eligibility processes that make it difficult for low-income families to access and retain Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or Food Stamps.
Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth
November 21, 2011 | Program Result
Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth brought school-connected mental health services to immigrants and refugees in 15 communities in eight states by developing model mental health programs.
Raising the Flag for Community Health Workers
January 26, 2010 | Program Result
From 2006 to 2009, staff members at the Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, worked to raise the profile and influence of community health workers in the health care system and among policy-makers.
State Solutions: An Initiative to Improve Enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs
October 15, 2009 | Program Result
State Solutions was designed to increase enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs).
Faith in Action Projects Receive Awards for Transportation Projects
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
Providing rides to a doctor's office, the grocery store and other essential places became one of the central activities of many Faith in Action projects.
Minnesota Faith in Action Project's Long Hours and Struggles Pay Off - For Now
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
Pam Determan, the executive director of VINE Faith in Action in Mankato, Minn., had all the right qualifications to lead the project - and it was still a struggle to establish and build the organization.
Minnesota's Senior Health Options Integrates Long-Term and Acute Care
January 14, 2009 | Program Result
Minnesota's Department of Human Services planned, developed and implemented Minnesota Senior Health Options, a managed care program that blends funds from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
National Study Looks at Seniors in Assisted Living
March 30, 2004 | Program Result
From 1998 to 2002, researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health led by Rosalie A. Kane, D.S.W., conducted a national research study of apartment-style assisted living for seniors.
Colorado HMO Launches Time Bank to Provide Health-Related Volunteer Services
September 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Rocky Mountain Health Maintenance Organization developed and implemented a pilot service-credit-banking program in Mesa County, Colo., called the Time Bank.