The Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative has produced studies and analyses across a broad range of issues:
“Deteriorating Access to Women’s Health Services in Texas: Potential Effects of the Women’s Health Program Affiliate Rule,” a new policy brief by GW researchers, finds that Texas’ plan to bar Planned Parenthood clinics from participating in the state Women’s Health Program (WHP) would leave tens of thousands of women without a source of care.
30. How the Supreme Court’s Medicaid Decision May Affect Health Centers: An Early Estimate.
Authors Katherine Jett Hayes, Peter Shin, Sara Rosenbaum of the Geiger Gibson/ RCHN CHF Research Collaborative provide a preliminary assessment of the impact on community health centers of states’ refusal to implement the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
Authors Dr. Peter Shin, Jessica Sharac and Sara Rosenbaum of the Geiger Gibson/ RCHN CHF Research Collaborative provide a preliminary assessment of the impact of the Texas family planning “affiliation regulation” on access to preventive care by low-income women.
28. Role of Community Health Centers in Providing Services to Low-income Women.
In a new report, authors Dr. Peter Shin and Jessica Sharac of the Geiger Gibson/ RCHN CHF Research Collaborative examine the significant role of community health centers in providing services to low-income women of childbearing age and mitigating disparities.
A new data chart book, derived from a nationwide survey of health centers, reports findings on readiness toward qualifying for HIT meaningful use incentives and Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition.
26. A Natural Fit: Collaborations Between Community Health Centers and Family Planning Clinics.
In a new report, titled “A Natural Fit: Collaborations Between Community Health Centers and Family Planning Clinics,” the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative examines the potential of formal collaborations between Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and family planning clinics.
This brief examines how care coordination and integration might improve health care delivery among safety-net health care providers, such as community health centers and public hospitals that provide care to low-income and other vulnerable populations, including Medicaid beneficiaries and the uninsured.
In a new report, titled “Community Health Centers and the Economy: Assessing Centers’ Role in Immediate Job Creation Efforts,” the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative examines the potential economic benefit, including job creation opportunities, resulting from investments in community health centers.
This report examines how changes in the way federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are financed could support the transformation of these critical safety-net providers into high performing patient-centered medical homes.
In a new report, titled “Bending the Health Care Cost Curve in North Carolina: The Experience of Community Health Centers” the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services examines the financial impact of CHCs in North Carolina, a state known for primary care innovation.
