Resources for Health Care Issues

Reports 

• Who Has Insurance and Who Does Not in the District of Columbia, Urban Institute (December 2007)
• District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Report, DC Department of Health (November 2007)
• Aiming Higher: Results From a State Scorecard on Health Care Performance, Commonwealth Commission on a Health System Performance (June 2007)
• Dollars and $ense: A Proposal to Maximize the Efficiency of DC's Health Care Dollars to Improve Quality and Access for District Residents, District of Columbia Primary Care Association (May 2007)
• Long Term Fiscal Outlook Is Bleak: Restoring Fiscal Sustainability Will Require Major Changes to Programs, Revenues and the Nation's Health Care System, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (January 2007)
• Issue Brief: Oral Health is Critical to the School Readiness of Children in Washington, D.C., Altarum Institute (2007)
• Health Status and Access to Care Among Low-Income Washington, DC Residents, Brookings Greater Washington Research Program and Rand Corporation (October 2006)
• The Uninsured: A Primer, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (October 2006)
• Where We Are, Where We Need to Go, District of Columbia Primary Care Association (2005)

Op-Eds & Briefing Papers

• Care Critical for Homeless, Washington Post (October 22, 2007)
• Medicare and Medicaid Cuts Threaten Families, Seniors, and Children, Center for American Progress (February 2007)
• Employers Shift Health Insurance Costs Onto Workers, Economic Policy Institute (August 2006)
  

D.C. Government Plans

• Addressing the District of Columbia's Health Priorities: State Health Plan (November 2007)

Organizations

• DC Primary Care Association. Health action organization serving the District's medically vulnerable residents. Home to two committees that work on improving local health care financing. Also leads a multi-year effort to expand and improve the clinical safety net.
• Families USA. National organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Works at national, state, and community levels.
• Kaiser Family Foundation. Private foundation that focuses on major health care issues. Produces policy analysis and research, serves as a clearinghouse for the health policy community, and develops and helps run large-scale public health information campaigns.

SOME

Research Summary

• Oral Health Needs Assessment of Homeless Adults in the District of Columbia, Rebecca Bruno (February 2006)

Facts & Figures

• Health and Health Insurance in Washington, D.C.
• Oral Health Matters in Washington, D.C.

Issue Papers

• Oral Healthcare Services in Washington, D.C.
• Access to Medical Care in Washington, D.C

Recent SOME Testimony

• Regarding the Renewal of SOME's Oral Heatlh Grant (April 23, 2008)
• Regarding Budget Oversight for the Medical Assistance & Health Care Safety Net Administrations (April 10, 2008)
• Regarding Expanded Funding for In-Home Care (April 10, 2008)
• Regarding the DC Medical Liability Captive Insurance Company (March 11, 2008)
• Regarding Medical Assistance Administration and DC HealthCare Alliance Oversight (February 28, 2008)

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