Estimated New York State Medicaid Savings Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Fredric Blavin; Linda Blumberg; Matthew Buettgens Urban Institute, 2012 Urban Institute report on estimated savings under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

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Community Health Centers Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health Clement Bezold, PhD; Jonathan Peck, MA; et al. Institute for Alternative Futures, 2012 Report that drafts a path to address social, economic, and physical conditions of patient's health

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Implementing Long-Term Care Reform in New York's Medicaid Program Sarah Samis; Andrew Dett; Michael Birnbaum United Hospital Fund, 2012 United Hospital Fund (UHF) report on long-term care reform and medicaid

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Cost Savings Associated With the Use of Community Health Centers Patrick Richard, PhD, MA; Leighton Ku, PhD, MPH; Avi Dor, PhD; et al. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 2012 This study assesses the potential cost savings associated with the use of community health centers, based on econometric analyses of the 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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Primary Care 2025: A Scenario Exploration Institute for Alternative Futures, 2012 Primary Care 2025: A Scenario Exploration Resource

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What Happens if We Run Out of Doctors? Rich Barlow Boston University Today, 2011 Boston University School of Management's Stephen Davidson studies the shortage of primary care physicians.

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Effect of Closure of a Local Safety-Net Hospital on Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of Their Role in Patient Care Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS; Robin Clarke, MD; Gery Ryan, PhD; Arleen F. Brown, MD, PhD Annals of Family Medicine, 2011 This study explores how the closure of a large safety-net hospital in Los Angeles County, California affected local primary care physicians' perceptions of their role in patient care.

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Health Care Reform in New York City—Access to Primary Care Before Reform New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, 2011 Health Care Reform in New York City—Access to Primary Care Before Reform

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Strengthening Primary Care: Recent Reforms and Achievements in Australia, England, and the Netherlands Sharon Willcox; Geraint Lewis; and Jako Burgers The Commonwealth Fund, 2011

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Community Health Centers And Community Development Financial Institutions Author(s): Ronda Kotelchuck, Daniel Lowenstein ; Jonathan Tobin Health Affairs, 2011 Health Affairs - CHCs and CDFIs

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Access Endangered: Profiles of the Medically Disenfranchised National Association of Community Health Centers, 2011 A growing number of Americans affected by the economic downturn -- including middle class families -- are turning to Community Health Centers for their health care needs.

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Chronicles: The Health Center History Project RCHN Community Health Foundation, 2011 This multi-media website uses photos, documents and "virtual visits" to capture the amazing history behind the community health center movement, its leaders and its impact on the health care system.

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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.

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Reforming Medicare by Reforming Incentives Alain C. Enthoven, PhD New England Journal of Medicine, 2011 Enthoven argues that the most effective strategy for reducing health care expenditures must focus on reform of the incentives provided to both patients and health care professionals.

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Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot Demonstrations in New York: No Longer a Leap of Faith Courtney Burke; Wendy Weller The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2011 This brief explores the framework of eight patient-centered medical home demonstrations in New York State.

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The Hot Spotters Atule Guwande, MD The New Yorker, 2011 Guwande's article explores the power of data in improving our healthcare delivery system based on experiences in Camden, NJ.

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So Many New Patients; Are There Enough Doctors? National Public Radio, 2010 Liane Hansen, NPR, speaks with Dr. Atul Grover, Chief Advocacy Officer for the Association of American Medical Colleges, about what the Reconciliation Act of 2010 will mean for doctors and patients.

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Summary: Reconciliation Act of 2010 Committee on Ways and Means, 2010 An overview of the Reconciliation Act of 2010, this fact sheet includes provisions affecting the future of Medicare and Medicaid.

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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.

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Community Health Centers and Health Reform National Association of Community Health Centers, 2010 This fact sheet summarizes key provisions of the Reconciliation Act of 2010 that both directly and indirectly impact community health centers.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Cost Conundrum Atule Guwande, MD The New Yorker, 2009 Required reading for the Obama administration, this article from Atul Gawande that examines the real reasons behind skyrocketing healthcare costs in the U.S.

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Special Report: The Deteriorating Financial Health of New York's Health Centers Author(s): Daniel Lowenstein, Tom Manning, Nancy Lager, Ronda Kotelchuck New York State Health Foundation, 2009

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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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