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November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
When deciding whether to treat an uninsured patient, providers often review the patient's payment history. This study examined demographic characteristics predictive of nonpayment among uninsured patients the study occurred in metropolitan emergency departments and ambulatory clinics.
June 1, 2006 | Journal Article
About one-fifth of the U.S. population between the ages of 18 and 64 lacks health insurance and the size of this group is expected to rise as the cost of health care premiums increases. Using data on 37,089 adults at 60 sites from the 2000-2001 Comm ...
September 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Two RWJF grantees will present a health policy forum on safety net programs that serve low-income and uninsured patients.
National Program
Program to provide grants to the nation's schools of dentistry to expand the level of student aid support for students whose social background might lead them to select underserved areas for their professional practice.
August 2, 2010 | Story
Campaign is latest effort by Hugh "Trey" Daly III, a legal aid attorney in southwest Ohio, to expand access to health care for low-income children and families.
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 ...
July 12, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Finkelstein: I’m not sure I can say what was "surprising" per se, because I didn't have strong opinions before the study of what we would find, which is of course exactly when doing such a study is most valuable. I will say that before we produced a ...
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This paper analyzes the effect of the Massachusetts health care reform on reported health care utilization and outcomes by both synthesizing the existing research and providing new evidence using the National Health Interview Survey.
January 24, 2013 | Story
Though most patients wanted to talk with their doctor about out-of-pocket expenses, only 35 percent of physicians and 15 percent of patients reported ever having discussed them.
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.