The authors explore how community health centers, a principal source of primary care for medically underserved communities, can assume an important role in the quest for health care reform by serving substantially more Medicaid patients.
Other Reports and Research
In addition to the Program’s signature policy briefs and data notes, the Geiger Gibson Program faculty and staff author peer-reviewed publications, reports and blogs for prestigious health policy outlets such as The Commonwealth Fund, Health Affairs, Kaiser Family Foundation, and The Milbank Quarterly. Additionally, the program’s legal research and impact analyses is presented in amicus scholars briefs designed to provide the courts with expert analyses of the implications of legal actions under review.
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Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Section 1115 Medicaid Work Demonstration Solicitation
In a blog for Health Affairs, the authors examine the Trump administration’s solicitation to states to undertake demonstrations to test the effects of Medicaid work requirements, reviewing the policy context and key elements.
The Community Health Center Fund: What's At Risk?
Writing for the Milbank Quarterly, Sara Rosenbaum explains the key policy reforms responsible for the extraordinary growth of community health centers over five decades, and the urgency for extending the Community Health Center Fund.
Community Health Centers: Recent Growth and the Role of the ACA
In this Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief, authors Julia Paradise, Sara Rosenbaum, Anne Markus, Jessica Sharac, Chi Tran, David Reynolds, and Peter Shin provide a snapshot of health centers and their patients, analyze recent changes, and compare the experience of health centers in Medicaid expansion and non-expansion states.
Medicaid Expansion And Grant Funding Increases Helped Improve Community Health Center Capacity
The authors examine the effects of the ACA Medicaid expansion and changes in federal grant levels on the community health center patient volume, insurance coverage, and visits from 2012 to 2015.
After the Affordable Care Act: Health Reform and the Safety Net
In the wake of coverage reform, two major safety-net providers – community health centers and public hospitals – continue to play a key role in the health care system. The authors examine the gains and threats they face under the Affordable Care Act.
An Enduring Relationship: Medicaid and Community Health Centers
As the Medicaid program and community health centers reach their 50th anniversary in 2015, the authors explore the relationship between the two.
The Role of Federally Qualified Health Centers in Delivering Family Planning Services to Adolescents
The authors examine the role of community health centers (CHCs) in providing comprehensive family planning services to adolescents, looking at the range of services offered and factors associated with provision of these services.
Food Insecurity, Food Assistance and Health Status in the U.S. Community Health Center Population.
Using data from the 2009 Community Health Center Patient Survey , this study explored the relationship between food insecurity, food assistance, and self-reported health status among community health center (CHC) clients.
Quality and Cost of Diabetes Care in Community Health Centers
The authors examine variations in the quality and cost of care provided to patients with diabetes mellitus by Community Health Centers (CHCs) compared to other primary care settings.