AHRQ Spotlights Innovative Work of Two RWJF Community Health Leaders
November 14, 2011 | Story
Programs provide health care to recently released inmates in the Bay area and uninsured patients in Albuquerque.
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The Problem of Limited Access for the Uninsured and Underinsured May Not Be So Bleak
October 18, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
We employed a case report approach to analyze the process by which CBPR was applied to the implementation of Project Access. This was important for two reasons: one was the realization that, as with all program interventions, the impact of this navi ...
Entering and Exiting the Medicare Part D Coverage Gap
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.
Partial-Year Insurance Coverage and the Health Care Utilization of Children
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.
Nurse Faculty Scholar Explores Effects of Poverty on Children's Health
December 20, 2009 | Story
Nursing professor Bob Atkins is discovering how low-income children can better manage routine health problems like ringworm, tooth decay and poor vision.
Community Health Leader Safeguards Children's Sight
October 22, 2009 | Story
Alabama program brings preventive vision care to economically-disadvantaged toddlers.
Legal Aid Attorney Hugh "Trey" Daly III Works to Expand Access to Care
October 8, 2009 | Story
Daly, a senior attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, has won the Community Health Leaders 2009 award for his work protecting the coverage and ensuring the care of many of Ohio's poorest residents.
Community Health Leader Wins Award for Advocacy Work
August 11, 2009 | Story
RWJF honors North Dakota mom for helping special-needs children.
Closing the "Doughnut Hole" in the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
February 3, 2005 | Story
If you're inside the (Washington) Beltway, it's familiar—otherwise it might be new. It refers to the gap in Medicare coverage for prescription drugs.