Lessons from local access initiatives: contributions and challenges
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Contributor(s):
- Minyard, Karen. Chollet, Deborah. Felland, Laurie. Lonergan, Lindsey. Parker, Chris. Anderson-Smith, Tina. Lacson, Claudia. Wong, Jaclyn. Commonwealth Fund.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2007]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Community Health Services Community-Institutional Relations Health Services Accessibility Insurance Coverage Adult Community Health Services -- economics Insurance, Health Poverty State Government Humans Arkansas Georgia Kansas United States Washington Wisconsin
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Community health initiatives--locally crafted responses to health care access problems--have been steadfast in their efforts to connect uninsured and medically indigent people to health care services and health insurance. These programs assist in outreach, coordinate and integrate care, and help clients use limited resources efficiently. This report offers five case studies of community health initiatives. All five local community initiatives seek to improve access and coverage for those most likely to be uninsured: low-income, nonelderly adults. Some, like Community Health Works in Forsyth, Ga., offer coverage for a limited period of time, often for individuals who seek care after contracting an illness, while others, like Choice Regional Health Network, in Olympia, Wash., manage care for clients with complex needs, chaperoning them through systems they characteristically have trouble navigating.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101316469 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101316469