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Fun Events Attract Low-Income Families that Need Children's Health Services

October 1, 1997 | Program Result Report

The initiative provides care coordination of health and social services to elementary school students and their younger and unborn siblings in families with incomes under 180 percent of the poverty level who live near one of two schools.

Inner-City Residents in Rochester, N.Y., Receive Community-Based Care

April 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

Project SHARED developed a community-based project to enable chronically ill, low-income people in two inner-city neighborhoods to better manage their own health and to engage in behavior change that supported health.

Physicians' Outreach Project Expands Access to Specialty Care for Low-Income Patients in Tallahassee

January 31, 2004 | Program Result Report

The Capital Medical Society created the Physicians' Outreach Project, a collaborative, volunteer effort to extend the services of the society's We Care Network to three adjacent rural counties: Gadsden, Jefferson and Wakulla counties.

Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living

February 25, 2013 | Program Result Report

Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living is a national program to develop affordable models of assisted living, with a focus on smaller and rural communities and low-income seniors.

The Effect of Financial Incentives on Hospitals that Serve Poor Patients

September 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Providing financial incentives to hospitals to improve quality is increasingly common, yet little is known about its effect on hospitals that provide care for poorer patients. In this study, researchers looked at how financial incentives affected those hospitals serving larger, poorer populations.

Institute of Medicine Produces Reports and Book Outlining the Effects of Uninsurance on Individuals and the Nation

December 21, 2009 | Program Result Report

The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences studied how the lack of health insurance affects individuals, families, communities and the nation and produced and disseminated six reports analyzing these consequences.

Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities

June 13, 2013 | Program Result Report

Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.

New Mexico Gives Older and Other People With Disabilities Control and Choice Through Participant-Directed Services

June 11, 2013 | Program Result Report

New Mexico launched Mi Via (“my path,” “my way,” “my road”), giving disabled Medicaid recipients control over their personal assistance services, including hiring workers and buying assistive devices, through the Cash & Counseling national program.

The Safety Net Assessment Project: Factors Influencing Access to Health Care for Low-Income People

February 6, 2009 | Program Result Report

Researchers with the Safety Net Assessment Project examined how individual- and community-level factors influence access to health care for low-income residents, and why their access varies in different metropolitan regions of the U.S.

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.

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