Tools & Resources

Providing the tools and resources to educate and advocate.

Below are a list of PCDC-produced policy tools and resources.

Building New York Medical Homes Building New York's Medical Homes Author(s): Daniel Lowenstein, Therese Corsello Wetterman, Cecilia Dougherty PCDC, 2012 PCDC profiles the challenges and achievements of eight medical home initiatives throughout New York State.
How NYS Can Save Billions by Investing in Primary Care Report Cover Primary Challenge: How New York Can Save Billions By Investing in Primary Care Author(s): Daniel Lowenstein, Ronda Kotelchuck ; Swain, E.; Grasso, V.; Lambert, L.; Peach, B. New York State Primary Care Coalition, 2010 The report finds that New York's families, businesses, and government could save $10 billion annually by reducing hospitalization rates to the national average, and by reducing non-emergency ER usage.
Good Policies for a Great America: Healthcare Centers Author(s): Ronda Kotelchuck Opportunity Finance Network, 2008 Includes an excerpt from the Opportunity Finance Network's NEXT Great America, written by Ronda Kotelchuck, highlighting the value of health centers and their role in creating healthy communities.
roadmap to better outcomes report cover New York's Primary Care Reimbursement System: A Roadmap to Better Outcomes Author(s): Ronda Kotelchuck, Nancy Lager ; Peter Epp, CPA, RSM; Deborah Zahn, MPH PCDC; RSM McGladrey, Inc., 2006 This report analyzes New York's current reimbursement system, particularly those delivering primary care in low-income communities and offers recommendations for reimbursement reform.
Laying the Foundation Cover Laying the Foundation: Health System Reform in NYS & the Primary Care Imperative Sara Rosenbaum, JD; Peter Shin, PhD; Ramona Perez Whittington CHCANYS; PCDC; and NYS Area Health Education Center System, 2006 In this report, the authors urge New York State leaders to strengthen the State's primary care foundation in order to restructure its healthcare system.


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