Latest PCDC News

PCDC Gala Reception: A Celebration in Photos

| By Eric Riley
Categories: Events, PCDC News
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PCDC CEO Louise Cohen set the scenario: primary care for everyone, no co-pays, no deductibles, and higher pay (and debt-free education) for providers. “It’s not cutting costs that’ll get us there — it’s reallocation,” Cohen told guests at the PCDC Gala Reception. “That’s the path to a truly high-value health care system.” The forward-looking theme set …

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PCDC Receives $1 Million Award from the CDFI Fund

| By Eric Riley
Categories: Investment, PCDC News
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The Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) was awarded $1,029,000 in highly competitive grant funds this week from the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). PCDC was among 284 CDFIs nationwide awarded nearly $189 million in Financial Assistance grants, which enable recipients to increase access to capital in low-income and economically distressed communities. …

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Comment on Medicaid 1115 Waiver Request

| By Eric Riley
Categories: Policy
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Three key changes can help create a primary care-focused Medicaid program in New York State, PCDC said in a public comment today. The recommendations concern the proposed amendment to the Medicaid 1115 waiver, which broadly allows state innovation within the Medicaid program. In its comment, PCDC puts forth concepts — allocating funds directly to primary …

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PCDC Highlights Primary Care Research and Benefits in NYC Council Testimony

| By Eric Riley
Categories: Analytics, Policy
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In testimony before the New York City Council today, PCDC highlighted its findings on primary care access disparities, measured on a City Council District level. By examining all 51 districts, the Primary Care Access Profiles provide a multidimensional view of gaps in access, help support advocacy for additional services, and inform siting of new primary …

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Sponsor Feature: Integrated Behavioral Health — Advancing Whole-Person Care

| By Eric Riley
Categories: Other
The following is a guest post from NeuroFlow, as part of PCDC’s periodic spotlight of our generous sponsors. Ask nearly any primary care or behavioral health clinician, and they’ll recognize a similar scenario: a patient shows up with a concern of headaches, abdominal pain, and malaise, persisting for the past two weeks. Vital signs are …

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‘Creating the System We Know We Need’: Primary Care Summit Recap
Message from CEO Louise Cohen re: COVID-19
With California Expansion, PCDC Builds on History of Financing and Expanding Primary Care
Meet PCDC’s California Staff
Isaac Kastenbaum Appointed Managing Director of Performance Improvement
Louise Cohen Named Among ‘Health Power 100’