Below are a list of PCDC-produced policy tools and resources.
Community Health Centers And Community Development Financial Institutions
Author(s): Ronda Kotelchuck, Daniel Lowenstein
; Jonathan Tobin
Health Affairs, 2011
Health Affairs - CHCs and CDFIs
PCDC Testifies to the Medicaid Redesign Team Health Systems Redesign: Brooklyn Work Group
Author(s): Daniel Lowenstein
PCDC, 2011
Dan Lowenstein, Director of External Affairs, PCDC testifies before the Medicaid Redesign Team Health Systems Redesign: Brooklyn Work Group.
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.
Federal Healthcare Reform and the Impact on Primary Care
PCDC, 2010
This fact sheet lists key reforms from the White House/Congressional Leadership Reconciliation Bill affecting the primary care sector.
PCDC Testifies to the NYC Council Community Development Committee
Author(s): Nancy Lager
PCDC, 2009
Nancy Lager, Director of Project Planning, PCDC, testifies before the New York City Council Committee on Community Development on the impact of Community Development Financial Institutions.
PCDC Testifies to the NYS Assembly Regarding Flu Preparedness
Author(s): Ronda Kotelchuck
PCDC, 2009
Ronda Kotelchuck, Executive Director, PCDC, testifies before the Joint Assembly Health, Labor, Education, Higher Education, and Workplace Safety hearing on H1N1 flu activity activity.
Policy Recommendations for the Secretary-Designate of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
PCDC, 2009
PCDC submits the following situation analysis and policy recommendations regarding primary care investment to Tom Daschle, incoming Secretary-designate of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Comments on NYSDOH Draft Primary Care Medicaid Standards
PCDC, 2008
In this paper, PCDC reviews the New York State Department of Health's preliminary draft for Medicaid standards and provides its recommendations.
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.
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.
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
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.