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Covering Kids & Families

May 6, 2013 | Program Result Report

The Covering Kids & Families program was designed to find, enroll and retain eligible children and adults in federal and state health care coverage programs. Statewide and local coalitions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated.

Poor More Likely to be Hospitalized for Diseases Preventable with Primary Care

July 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

The United Hospital Fund of New York worked to develop, validate and implement a research technique called small-area analysis, used to identify communities with high rates of unnecessary hospitalization and limited access to primary care.

Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education

November 19, 2012 | Program Result Report

RWJF's Dental Pipeline Program helped dental schools increase access to dental care for underserved populations through expanded community-based education and recruitment of underrepresented minority and low-income students.

The Medical-Legal Partnership for Children

March 13, 2012 | Program Result Report

The Medical-Legal Partnership for Children brought together pediatric clinicians, social workers and lawyers at three Seattle area medical facilities to address the unmet legal needs of low-income patients and their families.

Coordinating Care for Frequent Emergency Department Users

January 26, 2011 | Program Result Report

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Emergency Department Consistent Care Program was established under the Foundation's Access Initiative, which awarded grants to 18 sites participating in the Covering Kids & Families national program.

The Diabetes Initiative

April 19, 2010 | Program Result Report

The Diabetes Initiative and its individual projects have contributed to the expansion of diabetes self-management at the state level and nationwide.

Health Care and Public Service Use and Costs Before and After Provision of Housing for Chronically Homeless Persons with Severe Alcohol Problems

April 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This study examines a Housing First program in Seattle that succeeded in lowering public costs while not requiring complete sobriety among chronically-homeless individuals with severe alcohol problems.

Improving Public Coverage for Children in Washington

November 1, 2008 | Issue Brief

This brief examines work done by Covering Kids & Families © (CKF) in Washington state in the three key CKF strategy areas: outreach, simplification and coordination.

Contrary to Fears, the Newly Insured Did Not Use More Services Than Others

January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

From 1991 to 1995, researchers at the University of Southern Maine, Human Services Development Institute compared health care utilization rates between previously uninsured and previously insured persons enrolled in state-sponsored insurance programs.

Opening Doors: A Program to Reduce Sociocultural Barriers to Health Care

December 1, 1998 | Program Result Report

One of the most significant changes affecting health care in the United States is the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the population.

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