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Rural Health Network of South Central New York, Inc.
Lack of access to services in remote areas of New York State is a problem facing many upstate, rural communities. The Rural Health Network of South Central New York, Inc., a private, nonprofit organization that serves rural Broome, Delaware, and Tioga Counties, will provide administrative oversight and other management services to multiple agencies to preserve and expand emergency and health services in the rural Southern Tier region with key partners Tioga County Neighbors Helping Neighbors (TCNHN) and the Susquehanna Regional Emergency Medical Services (SREMS).
Hudson River HealthCare, Inc.
The City of Yonkers is a medically isolated community with an inadequate primary care infrastructure. As a result of financial stresses, Saint Joseph’s Hospital planned to close its Family Health Center, which would have created an immediate primary care access problem in Yonkers. With NYSHealth support, Hudson River HealthCare, Inc. (HRHCare) will take over and operate the St. Joseph’s Family Health Center and Residency program.
Greenwich House
Services for seniors in New York City are in serious jeopardy due to projected municipal budget cuts. This project will address a shortage of services for senior citizens living in Greenwich Village by helping to preserve and expand vital services that might otherwise be lost as a result of the economic downturn.
Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. (Lutheran Family Health Services)
Red Hook is a predominantly poor, underserved area. The Red Hook Houses are located adjacent to the South Brooklyn Health Center (SBHC), which has served the neighborhood as an ambulatory care affiliate of New York Methodist Hospital since 1997. Financial losses at SBHC have forced New York Methodist to initiate closure of the site as part of its ongoing rightsizing initiative. This project will allow Lutheran Family Health Centers (LFHC) to acquire and operate the SBHC site.
Connecting New York City’s Uninsured to Coverage: A Collaborative Approach to Reaching ...
This New York City Office of Citywide Health Insurance Access (OCHIA) report summarizes the City and State programs, and administrative policies that have served as the groundwork for New York’s expansion in public health insurance (PHI) enrollment.
A Helping Hand for Small Businesses: Health Insurance Tax Credits
This Lewin Group for the Families USA and Small Business Majority report, A Helping Hand for Small Businesses: Health Insurance Tax Credits, analyzes data on business sizes and wages from the U.S. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality and the U.S. Census Bureau. Data were assessed to quantify the number of employers that will be eligible to receive help from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is designed to provide tax credits that small employers can use toward the purchase of health insurance for their workers. Lewin was also asked to use its Health Benefits Simulation Model…
The 23rd Annual State Health Policy Conference
James R. Knickman's Huffington Post column: "A Soldier's Toughest Battle: Returning Home?"
NYSHealth Awards Grant to Reduce Hospital Readmissions in the Bronx
New York State Unified Court System
National studies have confirmed that many veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan face significant reintegration challenges. They are at higher risk for mental health or substance use issues, and face formidable barriers to accessing behavioral health services. Recognizing the unique challenges veterans face, Buffalo City Court, part of the New York State Unified Court System, added a veterans treatment court to its existing drug and mental health court treatment system in January 2008. This court was the first of its kind in the nation to offer services to rehabilitate veterans and successfully reintegrate them into their communities.…
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