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DESCRIPTIONS
OF MATERIALS
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Outreach
Works A
new resource that provides proven, how-to information regarding community-based
outreach efforts.
Providing
Health Insurance for the Unemployed: Community Perspectives on the Medical
Security Plan of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts This
report documents the observations of field-based outreach workers regarding
the Medical Security Plan, a state-funded program for unemployed residents
to receive health insurance.
Focused
Discussion Groups with Staff of Area Medical Providers
This report summaries findings from three discussion groups with staff
of physicians' offices regardign ways of promoting post-enrollment access
to health care for Medicaid/CHIP members. (prepared for AHEC by Linkages
Research Group, Inc.)
Behind
the Numbers This report documents the stories
of people in Massachusetts who are dealing with
limits to access to health care coverage and access. Based on input from
field-based workers statewide.
Community-based Perspectives on the Insurance Partnership program A
report based on a focus group with community workers, provides feedback
on community-level implementation.
Making the Connections:
Creating the Infrastructure to Support Community-Based Outreach in Massachusetts
An issue brief by the Massachusetts
Covering Kids program. Documents Massachusett's
successful efforts of engaging community-based organizations in outreach
and enrollment initiatives.
Making
Outreach Work Help
enroll people in health insurance programs. This document has proven best
practices for doing community-based outreach gathered from outreach workers
throughout Mass.
A
Card Is Not Health Care: Moving Beyond Enrollment
As outreach and enrollment continues to expand
nationally, it is important to address post-enrollment issues and appropriate
utilization of services by those newly insured.
Truly
Re-Inventing Government Documents
the impact of the Health Access Networks program in Massachusetts and
its role in transforming the health access landscape regarding community-government
relationships.
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| Providing
Health Insurance for the Unemployed -Jan. 2002 |
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| Focused
Discussion Groups with Staff of Area Medical Providers -Jan. 2002 |
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| Community-based
Perspectives of the Insurance Partnership-
April 2001 |
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| Post
Enrollment Needs in Massachusetts (as seen
by outreach workers) April 2001 |
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| Creating
Effective Infra-Structure for Community-based Outreach and Enrollment
(for Covering Kids)- March 2001 |
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| Truly
Re-Inventing Government: The Health Access
Networks as a Model |
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| Health
Access Networks as an Innovation |
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| A
Card Is Not Health Care: Moving Beyond Enrollment |
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| Moving
Beyond Enrollment: A Program Fact Sheet |
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| Making
Outreach Work -2nd edition How to enroll
people in health insurance programs. Collected best practices from
outreach workers in the field throughout Massachusetts. |
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| 1+1=3-
Findings of Key Informant Survey regarding the Health Access Networks,
a model for facilitating state-community initiatives |
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| Immigration
Decision Tree- a tool for outreach workers
to help determine the "public charge" risk of enrolling
people in health care programs |
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| Considerations
for Setting Up an Outreach Program (46K)
Guidelines for establishing a community-based outreach program |
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| Barriers
to Health Care in Rural Massachusetts
Identifies a broad
range of issues that prevent residents of rural MA. and similiar rural
communities from accessing health coverage and care |
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| Who
are the Uninsured & Underinsured in Rural Massachusetts (35K)
Identifies various categories of residents in rural MA. who are either
uninsured or underinsured. |
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| Free
Pharmacy Programs: What you need to know to obtain free medications
(33K)
Guide to setting up a program to access
free medications through corporate giving programs |
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