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Grantmakers in Health Bulletin: Surveys, Studies & Publications
August 23, 2010 RCHN Community Health Foundation (New York, NY) announced the release of Strengthening Primary Care to Bend the Cost Curve: The Expansion of Community Health Centers Through Health Reform. The document presents an analysis by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services concerning how the expansion of community health centers will help two primary challenges of recently enacted health care reform: cost containment and ensuring an adequate number of primary care providers to meet service demands. 
The Modesto Bee: Community care centers will shepherd health reform
August 10, 2010 In this opinion piece, Michael O. Sullivan, the CEO of Golden Valley Health Centers in California, discusses the key role community health centers play in achieving the cost savings projected in the health care reform legislation. Mr. Sullivan references the recent Collaborative study, "Strengthening Primary Care to Bend the Cost Curve: The Expansion of Community Health Centers through Health Reform," that estimates the cost savings projected by the expansion of community health centers.
Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce website: Health Centers Will Save Billions Under Health Care Reform Act, Says Study
July 13, 2010 Susan Hutson, director of marketing and development for Premier Community Healthcare Group, Inc. in Dade City, Fla., posted a blog regarding the Collaborative's policy research brief, “Strengthening Primary Care to Bend the Cost Curve: The Expansion of Community Health Centers Through Health Reform.”
Hill Panel and HIT Showcase
June 23, 2010 Writing in Federal Telemedicine News , Carolyn Bloch reports on the Congressional Luncheon program coordinated by HIMSS and the Institute for e-Health Policy during the HIT Showcase and Demonstration, held on June 17th as part of National Health IT Week in Washington D.C.. The program, moderated by RCHN CHF EVP/COO Feygele Jacobs, brought together leading experts for a panel discussion on the need and opportunities for health technology in rural unserved and underserved communities.
Huffington Post: Childhood Asthma and Environmental Health
May 20, 2010 In this blog, Floyd Malveaux, MD, PhD, executive director of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN), focuses on the need for sound public health principles to improve the lives of children and others with asthma. Dr. Malveaux references the recent report by The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, supported by MCAN and the RCHN Community Health Foundation (RCHN CHF), which provides guidance on what be done on the national level.
Grantmakers in Health Bulletin: Surveys, Studies & Publications
May 17, 2010 RCHN Community Health Foundation (New York, NY) released Medical-Legal Partnerships: Addressing the Unmet Legal Needs of Health Center Patients. This report, which outlines the results of a study by Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, examines the role of medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) as catalysts for improving the overall health of low-income and vulnerable patients by addressing their legal needs.
ASPH Friday Letter: Up to 85 Percent of Health Center Users Experience Unmet Legal Needs
May 7, 2010 Each year, between 50 and 85 percent of health center patients — or between ten and seventeen million people — experience unmet legal needs, many of which negatively impact their health, according to a new study from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington (GW) University School of Public Health and Health Services.
Health Reform GPS: RCHN CHF executive offers expert commentary on impact of reform on community health centers
May 5, 2010 Health Reform GPS asked RCHN Community Health Foundation's executive vice president/chief operating officer Feygele Jacobs to comment on how the implementation of health reform will impact community health centers. Health Reform GPS, a joint project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program of the George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services, is a website forum that tracks health care reform from enactment to implementation.
Healthcare Finance News: Article highlights Collaborative's study on the benefits of medical-legal partnerships
May 5, 2010 In this article in Healthcare Finance News, editor Richard Pizzi discusses the latest Collaborative report, Medical-Legal Partnerships: Addressing the Unmet Legal Needs of Health Center Patients.
Grantmakers in Health Bulletin: Surveys, Studies & Publications
March 22, 2010 The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (Washington, DC) announced the results of a study on improving childhood asthma. Changing pO2licy: The Elements for Improving Childhood Asthma revealed new data on the magnitude of the asthma crisis, the surging cost of treatment, and the more than 1 million children with asthma who are uninsured. The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. and the RCHN Community Health Foundation (New York, NY) supported the study.
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland): Stimulus funds for community health centers help people and local economy
March 2, 2010 An article by Joan Mazzolini cites the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative report The Economic Stimulus: Gauging the Early Effects of ARRA Funding on Health Centers and Medically Underserved Populations and Communities in her discussion of the economic impact of stimulus funds invested in Ohio's community health centers.
Video: Startling New Childhood Asthma Data
February 23, 2010 The result of a year-long investigation, a new report, entitled Changing pO2licy: The Elements for Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes, from The George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services supported by the RCHN Community Health Foundation and the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. finds that more than 1 million children with asthma remain uninsured and at risk for inadequate care. Through a series of moving personal stories, the following video brings into focus the scope and severity of the escalating problem of childhood asthma – the single most common chronic disease among children.
Kaiser Health News: Community Health Centers Providing Return on Investment
February 17, 2010 Kaiser Health News (KHN) highlights the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative report analyzing the effects of the federal stimulus funding for community health centers on economic activity.
The Hill: Blog Briefing Room
February 16, 2010 The Hill’s blog discusses the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative report on the economic impact of the $2 billion channeled to community health centers by last year's economic stimulus bill.
New America Media: Health Care Disparities at Core of Sen. Sanders’ Vote
December 30, 2009 In this article about addressing health care disparities, New America Media reporter Khalil Abdullah cites Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative’s policy brief, “Using Primary Care to Bend the Curve: Estimating the Impact of a Health Center Expansion on Health Care Costs.”
Grantmakers in Health Bulletin: Surveys, Studies & Publications
November 16, 2009 RCHN Community Health Foundation (New York) announced the release of Estimating the Economic Gains for States as a Result of Medicaid Coverage Expansions for Adults.
Healthcare Finance News: Article discusses the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement regarding investment in the training of health professionals
September 22, 2009 In this article in Healthcare Finance News, RCHN CHF executive vice president and chief operating officer Feygele Jacobs comments on HHS’ decision to use $33 million in stimulus funds to support health care workforce development.
Grantmakers in Health Bulletin: Surveys, Studies & Publications
September 14, 2009 Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative (Washington, DC) has released Using Primary Care to Bend the Curve: Estimating the Impact of Health Center Expansion on Health Care Costs.
Inside CMS: Markey CHC amendment still in play; health clinic funding could lower rate of uninsured, save billions
September 3, 2009
Healthcare Finance News: Article about the Collaborative's study examining the impact of CHC investments on health care savings
September 1, 2009 An article in Healthcare Finance News reports on the third in a series of Collaborative studies examining the link between national health reform proposals and community health centers. Please click here to read the article in Healthcare Finance News.
Health Data Management Magazine: Medicaid Incentives for 45,000 Physicians
September 1, 2009 A new study estimates that more than 45,000 physicians would be eligible for Medicaid information technology incentives of up to $42,500 to $63,750 - depending on their Medicaid case mix - under the federal stimulus package. Please click here to read the article in Health Data Management Magazine.
Modern Healthcare: Article about the Collaborative's study examining the impact of CHC investments on health care savings
September 1, 2009 An article in Modern Healthcare reports on the third in a series of Collaborative studies examining the link between national health reform proposals and community health centers. Please click here to read the article in Modern Healthcare.
ASPH Friday Letter: GW/RCHN Report on Pilot Effort to Advance Health Care Quality through Data Sharing, Exchange
August 14, 2009 The George Washington University Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, in partnership with the Michigan Primary Care Association, released a report on a pilot effort in Michigan to advance health care quality improvement through data sharing and exchange.
ASPH Friday Letter: Investment in Community Health Centers Can Save States Millions of Dollars
July 31, 2009 Investment in community-based health centers could save states millions of dollars a year, according to a new study "Community Health Centers in Indiana: State Investments and Returns" conducted by faculty and staff at The George Washington University (GW) School of Public Health and Health Services.
Indianapolis Star: Study lauds state's community health centers
July 30, 2009 Indiana's experience with community health centers could point the way toward helping more Americans get health-care coverage while holding down costs, according to a report released Wednesday.
The Courier-Journal: Report: Indiana community health centers offer savings model
July 30, 2009 Indiana's experience with community health centers could point the way toward helping more Americans get health care coverage while holding down costs, according to a report released this week.
ASPH Friday Letter: Health Reform Could More Than Double Health Center Capacity
July 24, 2009 A new research brief from The George Washington University Department of Health Policy, supported by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, examines the effects of the draft House Tri-Committee (Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor and Ways and Means Committees) health reform bill on the capacity of community health centers to provide primary health care services to needy patients, including the newly insured and the millions who will remain uninsured.
BNA's Health Care Daily Report: House Reform Bill Could More Than Double Capacity of Health Care Centers, Report Says
July 24, 2009 The George Washington University (GWU) July 23 released a report on the effects of the House reform bill on health centers, saying it could more than double their capacity.
eHI Weekly Update: Medicaid Incentives Expected to Cover 45,000-Plus Physicians
July 13, 2009 Researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services estimate that at least 45,000 physicians will be eligible for Medicaid health IT incentives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of up to $42,500 to $63,750 over six years, depending on the total percentage of Medicaid patients in their overall patient mix.
Healthcare Finance News: Article about the Collaborative's study examining Medicaid HIT incentives
July 13, 2009 An article in Healthcare Finance News reports on the Collaborative's study of healthcare IT adoption incentives in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) for physicians participating in the Medicaid program. Please click here to read the article in Healthcare Finance News.
ASPH Friday Letter: How National Health Reform May Affect Residents of Medically Underserved Communities
July 10, 2009 A new research brief from The George Washington University Department of Health Policy, supported by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, examines the potential effects of national health reform on the nation’s 96.2 million residents of urban and rural medically underserved communities.
ASPH Friday Letter: 45,000 Physicians Qualify for Medicaid HIT Adoption Incentive Payments under ARRA
July 10, 2009 About 45,000 office-based physicians, including nearly all physicians who practice at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and half of office-based pediatricians, may be eligible for up to $63,750 over six years to improve and maintain their health information technology (HIT) systems because of their participation in Medicaid, according to a new analysis by researchers at The George Washington University (GWU), funded through the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative.
Modern Healthcare: Article about the Collaborative’s study on Medicaid incentive payments for HIT adoption
July 9, 2009 An article in Modern Healthcare reports on the Collaborative’s study that estimates that approximately 45,000 physicians qualify for Medicaid incentive payments for HIT adoption under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Grantmakers in Health Bulletin: Surveys, Studies & Publications
May 11, 2009 RCHN Community Health Foundation (New York, NY) announced the release of a new report that examines the status of Puerto Rico’s health care safety net.
ASPH Friday Letter: Community Health Centers Caring for More Patients After Massachusetts Health Reform
March 27, 2009 Community health centers in Massachusetts saw a significant increase in their patient load from 2005 to 2007 as the state began implementing its health reform law.
ASPH Friday Letter: United Health Foundation Commits Major Grant to GWU
February 27, 2009 The United Health Foundation has committed $100,000 to the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University (GWU) School of Public Health and Health Services.
Community Health Funding Report: Medicaid Documentation Rules Hurting Citizens’ Access to Health Centers
November 22, 2008 A new analysis by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative shows that Medicaid documentation requirements enacted by Congress in 2006 continue to present significant problems for health centers and their patients.
HFMA News: Medicaid Documentation Requirements Continue to Affect Access to Health Care
October 28, 2008 Medicaid documentation requirements enacted by Congress in 2006 continue to present serious, ongoing problems for health centers and their patients, according to a new analysis by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.
BNA Health Care Daily Report: Citizenship Documentation Rules Harmful, Reduce Access for Health Center Patients
October 27, 2008 Citizenship documentation requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries have negatively affected patients at most community health centers, and the policies have been improperly applied to some enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, according to a report released Oct. 21 by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative.
Grantmakers in Health Bulletin
September 1, 2008 The Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative released “Uninsured and Medicaid Patients’ Access to Preventive Care: Comparison of Health Centers and Other Primary Care Providers,” a policy brief that examines the role of CHCs in providing preventive services to both Medicaid recipients and the uninsured by comparing CHC’s performance to other primary care practices.
CQ HealthBeat: Medicaid Beneficiaries Get Better Care at Community Health Centers
August 14, 2008 Community health centers (CHCs) provide significantly more preventive care to Medicaid beneficiaries and the uninsured than do other primary care facilities, which researchers said has saved the publicly funded health centers billions of dollars yearly, according to a new study by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative.
US Fed News: Sens. Schumer, Clinton: Feds Pull Back Misguided Proposal To Haphazardly Change Definition Of Medically Underserved, Health Professional Shortage Areas Across New York
July 28, 2008 The office of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., issued a news release on the HHS withdrawal of the proposed HPSA MUA rule, citing the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative report.
Community Health Forum:Adopting Electronic Claims Calls For Practical Solutions
July 24, 2008 Dr. David Hartzband's latest article from the current issue of Community Health Forum, Issue 9, Number 2 2008
The Nation's Health: Investing in community health centers would bring high return
April 28, 2008 “The Collaborative's new research series seeks to help policy-makers understand the significant forces that influence community health centers and their patients, as well as the ways in which health centers affect the communities they serve,” said Feygele Jacobs, chief operating officer of the RCHN Community Health Foundation.
Community Health Forum: Software Expectations for CHCs
April 7, 2008 Dr. David Hartzband's latest article from the current issue of Community Health Forum, Issue 9, Number 1 2008
Federal Telemedicine News: HIT Helps Low Income Persons
March 8, 2008 Feygete Jacobs, Chief Operating Officer, RCHN Community Health Foundation, New York, NY, explained that the Foundation as a not-for-profit supports community health centers nationally and is the only foundation in the country devoted exclusively to CHCs. Through strategic investments and partnerships in research, education, and advocacy the foundation sustains the CHCs.
Community Health Forum: Geiger-Gibson Program Forms Collaborative
January 15, 2008 To read the Winter 2007 Community Health Forum article about the Geiger-Gibson Program and their efforts to advance the work and knowledge of community health centers click here.
HEALTH IT: Supporting Health-Center IT Investments Through Medicare And Medicaid
December 5, 2007 As the health care industry moves toward health information technology (HIT)-enabled, quality-based reimbursement, it is crucial that the nation’s federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and the vulnerable populations they serve are not left behind. This post, by Melinda Dutton and Peter Epp, is an edited version of a longer article written with guidance and support from the California HealthCare Foundation; the Community Clinics Initiative, a project of Tides and the California Endowment; the Colorado Health Foundation; and the RCHN Community Health Foundation.
Healthcare Finance: "CHCs feel crunch of Medicaid documentation"
November 1, 2007 Hoping to influence Congress on the issue, RCHN, a national foundation that supports community health centers, and the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services are repeating a May 2007 survey of health centers. The original survey found that delayed enrollment for potentially eligible Medicaid beneficiaries is disrupting coverage and affecting compensation at the CHC level. |
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