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April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the adequacy of private insurance for adults and children. In response to increasing costs, private insurance programs have increased cost-sharing for their members, but little is known about changes to out-of-pocket spending at the national level.
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Medicare Part-D Prescription Benefit contains a coverage gap while in the gap beneficiaries must pay all prescription costs. This article identifies medical conditions that will help physicians predict the likelihood that their patients will fall into the Part-D coverage gap.
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study found that early collaboration between advocacy organizations—even those that have not worked together in the past—can strengthen advocacy efforts.
May 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The pending Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act and the fall presidential election raise concerns about what would happen if the insurance expansion promised by the landmark health
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examined the relationship between health care utilization and the status of children's health insurance over the course of one year. While considerable research addresses the effect of insurance status on children's health care, less is known about children who have health insurance at some times and not at others.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The root causes of poor health experienced by many who live in low-income neighborhoods are well documented, but often go beyond the scope of the health care delivery system. Growing partnerships between the health and community development sectors are forming to address these challenges.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Community development and public health are two forces that often have the same goals. By enhancing the opportunities for good health in the places where we live, learn, work, play and worship, community development initiatives can be important drivers of improved health.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The community development "industry" draws on public subsidies and other financing to transform impoverished neighborhoods into better-functioning communities. There is a strong potential for cross-sector collaborations to reduce health disparities and slow the growth of health care spending, while improving economic and social well-being in America's most disadvantaged communities.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Obama administration's urban policy create an opportunity to link community development with health in new and powerful ways.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A collaboration between researchers and community developers in San Francisco aims to study the health effects of affordable housing in low-income communities.