Below are a list of PCDC-produced policy tools and resources.
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.
Community Health Centers And Community Development Financial Institutions
Author(s): Ronda Kotelchuck, Daniel Lowenstein
; Jonathan Tobin
Health Affairs, 2011
Health Affairs - CHCs and CDFIs
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.
Primary Care Capacity Shortage and the Potential Impact of Hospital Closures
Author(s): Nancy Lager
; Dona Green, MBA; Victor Kim; Deborah Zahn, MPH
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, 2006
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: 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.