Patient-Centered Care for Underserved Populations: Best Practices, A Case Study of the Health Choice Network, Southern Florida

Describes the institutional supports and structures necessary to provide patient-centered care. Presents practices from a case study that could be replicated in a wide range of healthcare and social service settings. Provides policy recommendations

Patient-Centered Care for Underserved Populations: Best Practices, A Case Study of Senior Health and Wellness Center, Eugene, Oregon

Describes the institutional supports and structures necessary to provide patient-centered care. Presents practices from a case study that could be replicated in a wide range of healthcare and social service settings. Provides policy recommendations

Early Implementation of the Health Coverage Tax Credit in Maryland, Michigan, and North Carolina: A Case Study Summary

Examines the effectiveness of HCTCs and assesses their prospects as a model for broader reforms. Proposes reforms to improve HCTCs' ability to help current target populations and aid policymakers in designing future health insurance tax credits

Community-Based Oral Health Programs: A Need and Plan for Evaluation

Presents a process for designing a consistent and uniform way to assess and compare oral health programs, based on a review of program evaluations and interviews with oral health experts, program administrators, providers, policymakers, and researchers

Patient-Centered Care for Underserved Populations: Definition and Best Practices

Defines key components of patient-centered care for diverse, vulnerable populations, and describes how patient-centered philosophies can be incorporated into effective delivery models targeting the underserved. Provides recommendations for policymakers

Community-Based Health Coverage Programs: Models and Lessons

Describes a range of current models of community-based coverage programs that vary in target population, benefit package, vehicle for coverage, size, cost, financing mechanism, lead agency, and stage of development

Community-Based Oral Health Programs: Lessons Learned From Three Innovative Models

Examines community-based initiatives to improve the oral health of vulnerable populations, and highlights three successful programs in Washington State, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and New York City. Provides lessons learned