PCDC Spotlights Rural Access to Primary Care at NYS Assembly Hearing

| By PCDC Admin
Categories: Analytics, PCDC News, Policy
| Tags: ,
PCDC’s Mary Ford, Director of Evaluation and Analytics, testified before the New York State Assembly today, highlighting new findings about rural access to primary care. “We found that there are far fewer primary care providers per person in New York State’s rural and small-town communities, resulting in lower access for residents,” Ford said of PCDC’s …

Read More

PCDC Comments on Protecting 340B Medi-Cal Savings for California’s Low-Income Communities

| By PCDC Admin
Categories: Policy
| Tags: ,
In a public comment to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting, PCDC stresses the importance of the 340B Drug Discount Program and the ramifications of its elimination on low-income communities. PCDC commended Governor Newsom’s vision to transform the health care system and promote affordable and accessible health care for all, …

Read More

PCDC Advocates for Primary Care at NYC Council

| By PCDC Admin
Categories: Policy
| Tags: , , ,
TESTIMONY New York City Council Health Committee Budget and Oversight Hearing on Fiscal Year 2020 Preliminary Budget March 18, 2019 Thank you for the opportunity to share our recommendations with the committee today. Founded in 1993 by Mayor David Dinkins and a visionary group of health and civic leaders, the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) …

Read More

PCDC Director Patrick Kwan Appointed to New York State Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Advisory Board

| By PCDC Admin
Categories: PCDC News, Policy
| Tags: ,
Patrick Kwan, Senior Director of Advocacy and Communications for the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), has been appointed by New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie to the state’s Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Advisory Board. As a new board member and public officer, Kwan will help advise New York State Health Commissioner Dr. …

Read More

PCDC Advocates for Primary Care at New York State FY2020 Budget Hearing

| By PCDC Admin
Categories: Policy
| Tags:
On February 5, 2019, PCDC CEO Louise Cohen [pictured] gave testimony before the New York state legislature’s joint legislative budget hearing on health/Medicaid. She highlighted the importance of primary care, its impact on health outcomes for New York State residents, and PCDC’s work across the state. “While there is a great deal of activity involving primary …

Read More