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| ! | Meeting the Primary Care Needs of Rural America: Examining the Role of Non-Physician Providers | Reports | 5/29/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=26288 | 26288 | The availability and accessibility of primary health care services in rural areas is severely limited. This issue brief examines the role non-physician providers could play in filling this need. |
| ! | Federal Health Reform News | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/6/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17747 | 17747 | News of Health Reform Activity in the Federal Government. Additional information from nongovernmental sources. |
| ! | Beyond 911: State and Community Strategies for Expanding the Primary Care Role of First Responders | Reports | 11/5/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25383 | 25383 | This article--Beyond 911: State and Community Strategies for Expanding the Primary Care Role of First Responders--explains steps states are taking to use first responders to help with nonurgent chronic illnesses. |
| ! | Health Disparities Overview | Reports | 8/26/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14494 | 14494 | Health Disparities Overview (home page) |
| | Teen Pregnancy Affects Graduation Rates postcard | Reports | 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=26348 | 26348 | Teen Pregnancy Affects Graduation Rates postcard |
| | 2013 Health Disparities Legislation | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25348 | 25348 | 2013 Health Disparities Legislation |
| | Purchasing Cooperatives and Alliances for State Health Insurance | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 6/2/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=18905 | 18905 | State Health Insurance Purchasing cooperatives (CO-OPs), also known as alliances and pools. PPACA provisions and start-up loans for 2012. |
| | Bridging the Health Divide SL Magazine | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 6/1/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=26235 | 26235 | Read this article from State Legislatures Magazine to find out how community health workers are helping eliminate costly inequalities. |
| | Bridging the Health Information Technology Gap Postcard | Reports | 5/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25614 | 25614 | This NCSL postcard provides information about electronic health record adoption in rural America. |
| | State Coverage for Telehealth Services | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 5/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25228 | 25228 | A summary of state laws and requirements for Medicaid and private insurance coverage for telehealth services. |
| | Webinar: Opportunities and Obstacles in Rural Telehealth | Multimedia | 5/22/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=26046 | 26046 | This webinar will look at the challenges in rural health care, where the workforce is stretched to its limits, and the opportunities offered by telehealth technology. |
| | Men's Health: Chronic Conditions | Reports | 5/20/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14551 | 14551 | Men's Health and Chronic Conditions |
| | Elderly Falls Prevention Legislation and Statutes | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 4/12/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13854 | 13854 | This page tracks legislation related to the prevention of elderly falls. |
| | Webinar: States Help Veterans Access Health Benefits and Save Money, Too | Multimedia | 2/22/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25872 | 25872 | States Help Veterans Access Health Benefits and Save Money, Too Webinar |
| | Webinar: Improving Medicaid Program Integrity: State Strategies to Combat Fraud and Abuse | Multimedia | 1/30/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25784 | 25784 | Improving Medicaid Program Integrity: State Strategies to Combat Fraud and Abuse webinar |
| | Webinar: Community health centers role in the health system, now and in the future | Multimedia | 1/28/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25764 | 25764 | Community health centers role in the health system, now and in the future webinar |
| | Rural Health in America: Challenges and Opportunities for State Legislators video | Multimedia | 1/11/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25397 | 25397 | In this video, you will hear directly from state legislators about the challenges and opportunities facing rural health care delivery today. |
| | Medicaid and Minority Populations Video | Multimedia | 12/14/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25539 | 25539 | Medicaid and Minority Populations Video |
| | Webinar: A New Way to Talk about Social Determinants of Health | Multimedia | 12/14/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25603 | 25603 | A New Way to Talk about Social Determinants of Health webinar |
| | 2012 Health Disparities Legislation | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 12/13/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14298 | 14298 | 2012 state legislation introduced related to health disparities. |
| | Tattooing and Body Piercing | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 12/3/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14393 | 14393 | Statutes on tattoos and body piercing for minors |
| | The Medical Home Model of Care: Reducing Costs and Improving Quality | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 9/28/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25305 | 25305 | Because Medicaid is consuming a growing portion of state budgets, many states are turning to the medical home model to improve the quality of health care and contain costs. |
| | The Medical Home Model of Care | Reports | 9/13/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17723 | 17723 | The Medical Home Model of Care |
| | Health Insurance Exchanges and the Potential Impact on Uninsured Minority Populations Webinar | Multimedia | 8/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24995 | 24995 | This webinar looked at Health Insurance Exchanges and the Potential Impact on Uninsured Minority Populations Webinar |
| | [Summit 2012] 2012 Legislative Summit Health Sessions | Meetings | 8/9/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25116 | 25116 | 2012 NCSL Legislative Summit Health Sessions, with links to slides and related speaker materials. |
| | [Summit 2012] Medicaid "Best Buys": Getting the Most From Your State's Medicaid Money | Multimedia | 8/8/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25145 | 25145 | Medicaid "Best Buys": Getting the Most From Your State's Medicaid Money |
| | [Summit 2012] A Penny Saved: Keeping People Healthy, Managing Disease and Controlling Costs | Multimedia | 8/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25144 | 25144 | A Penny Saved: Keeping People Healthy, Managing Disease and Controlling Costs |
| | Community Health Centers Spotlight | Reports | 8/1/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14503 | 14503 | Highlights innovative community health centers. |
| | Webinar: Social Determinants of Health | Multimedia | 7/11/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24790 | 24790 | Social Determinants of Health: reforming the health system to work smarter, not harder, to eliminate health disparities. |
| | The Federal Health Pulse | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 6/15/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24725 | 24725 | Information on Federal actions of concern or interest of states. |
| | Health Center Patients by Race Ethnicity, 2010 postcard | Reports | 5/23/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24475 | 24475 | Health Center Patients by Race Ethnicity, 2010 postcard |
| | Rural Rx | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24614 | 24614 | A program developed in New Mexico may change how health care is delivered in rural America. |
| | Children's Oral Health Policy Issues Overview | Reports | 3/25/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14495 | 14495 | Includes information and state examples on the children's oral health policy issues of Medicaid and CHIP, access, workforce, prevention and awareness. Also includes additional resources. |
| | [Webinar] Containing Medicaid Costs: Moving Toward Medicaid Managed Care | Multimedia | 3/23/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24508 | 24508 | 2012 Webinar - Containing Medicaid Costs: Moving Toward Medicaid Managed Care |
| | Saving Money and Improving Care by Integrating Health Care | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24268 | 24268 | Since many Medicaid patients with several physical problems also have a behavioral health issue, integrating the care of their physical problems with their behavioral health needs is vital. Doing so can save states money while improving patients’ health. |
| | Community Health Centers: Resources | Reports | 12/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14306 | 14306 | Provides NCSL and other resources on community health centers. |
| | Community Health Centers Overview & Primer for Legislators | Multimedia | 12/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22346 | 22346 | Community Health Centers: Overview, Primer and Video |
| | Federal Health Legislation 2011 | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 12/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14734 | 14734 | NCSL summary of pertinent federal legislation from the U.S. Congress. |
| | Health Disparities Laws | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 12/9/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21287 | 21287 | State laws related to health disparities. |
| | Strategies to Eliminate Health Disparities | Reports | 12/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24005 | 24005 | Strategies to Eliminate Health Disparities |
| | 2010 Health Disparities Legislation | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 11/22/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23767 | 23767 | 2010 state legislation introduced related to health disparities. |
| | 2011 Health Disparities Legislation | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 11/22/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23768 | 23768 | 2011 state legislation introduced related to health disparities. |
| | State Budget Cuts: Preserving the Health Care Safety-Net | Reports | 11/17/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23786 | 23786 | State Budget Cuts: Preserving the Health Care Safety-Net |
| | Retail Health Clinics: State Legislation and Laws | Reports | 11/17/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13959 | 13959 | Retail health clinics have grown in number from a few that first opened in early 2000, to more than 1,100 clinics as of February 2009. |
| | Primary Care Workforce | Reports | 11/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21702 | 21702 | Primary Care Workforce |
| | Rural Health | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 11/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21774 | 21774 | State Rural Health Policy |
| | Home and Community-Based Services: Meeting the Long-Term Care Needs of Rural Seniors | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/21/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23739 | 23739 | State options for using home and community based services to provide care for an aging rural population. |
| | Telehealth and Rural Health Care Delivery | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/21/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23740 | 23740 | How states are using telehealth technologies to provide health care for people living in rural areas. |
| | Closing the Gaps in the Rural Primary Care Workforce | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/21/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23741 | 23741 | How states are addressing health care workforce shortages in rural areas. |
| | State Options for Rural Health Care Integration | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/20/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23738 | 23738 | State Options for Rural Health Care Integration |
| | Disparities: State Profiles | Reports | 9/29/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14299 | 14299 | Disparities: State Profiles |
| | Diverting Costly Emergency Room Visits to Health Centers | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 8/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23539 | 23539 | Nonemergency visits to emergency rooms by uninsured patients can cost as much as seven times more than a visit to a health center. |
| | Primary Care: State Profiles | Reports | 8/29/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21310 | 21310 | Primary Care: State Profiles |
| | [2011 Legislative Summit] 2011 Legislative Summit Health Sessions | Meetings | 8/11/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23374 | 23374 | 2011 Legislative Summit Health Sessions |
| | [Postcard] Health Center Patients Receive More Preventive Services than Patients of Other Providers | Reports | 8/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25323 | 25323 | Read this article to learn about preventive services for health center patients, see a chart of preventive services provided to health center patients compared to patients of other providers, and a chart on the savings per patient achived by health centers. |
| | Cafeteria plans used by states to provide health insurance | Reports | 5/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14515 | 14515 | In the past five years, several states are experimenting with a new use for an old idea, aimed at lowering costs for both employees and their employers. Section 125 cafeteria plans were designed as an optional feature for employers; cafeteria plans allow employees to pay for a variety of health care expenses without paying any federal tax on those charges. The result can be a savings of between 25% and 40% of every dollar the employee contributes to his or her plan. |
| | [Postcard] Health Status of the Uninsured in Geographical Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) | Reports | 5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25324 | 25324 | Read this article to learn more about the health status of the uninsured in geographical Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) |
| | [Spring Forum 2011] Transforming Rural Health Through Technology | Meetings | 4/21/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22566 | 22566 | Transforming Rural Health Through Technology |
| | Employer and Individual Tax Incentives to Offer Health Insurance | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 4/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13956 | 13956 | Employer Tax Incentives and Credits to Offer Health Insurance |
| | [LegisBrief] Community Health Centers | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22179 | 22179 | Community health centers provide important basic primary health care—including dental, pharmacy, mental health and substance abuse treatment—to low-income or rural residents |
| | A Primary Problem | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 11/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21716 | 21716 | More patients under federal health reform with fewer primary care doctors spell trouble. |
| | Webinar: States Implementing Health Reform: 2011 Timeline | Multimedia | 11/10/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21519 | 21519 | States Implementing Health Reform: 2011 Timeline |
| | 2010 State Implementation of Federal Health Reform (State Activity) | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 11/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20231 | 20231 | This page tracks state implementation of the 2010 federal health reform law. |
| | Access to Health Care: Legislative Tracking 2010 | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 11/5/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19467 | 19467 | 2010 Bills related to access to health care. |
| | [LegisBrief] Health Disparities and the Affordable Care Act | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21440 | 21440 | The 2010 Affordable Care Act contains provisions that could help state policymakers reduce gaps in the quality of health and health care. |
| | Primary Health Care in the Age of Reform | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21444 | 21444 | The economic slump and Affordable Care Act offer states both challenges and opportunities to improve primary health care |
| | Health insurance exchanges: Q & A with Jon Kingsdale | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21406 | 21406 | Jon Kingsdale of Mass.: A Q and A on Health Insurance Exchanges |
| | State Health Programs To Cover The Uninsured, 2009-10 | Reports | 9/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13878 | 13878 | State Health Programs To Cover The Uninsured, 2009-10 |
| | Health Sessions at NCSL Legislative Summit | Meetings | 8/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21157 | 21157 | Health Sessions at NCSL's Legislative Summit- July 2010. This is a directory to 20+ topics. |
| | [Webinar] Securing the Safety-Net: What Policy Makers Need To Know About Health Reform and Community Health Centers | Multimedia | 8/24/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20922 | 20922 | Securing the Safety-Net: What Policy Makers Need To Know About Health Reform and Community Health Centers Webinar |
| | [LegisBrief] Healthy Communities: New Opportunities for Promoting Health | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 8/19/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21086 | 21086 | States can promote healthy behaviors and lower chronic disease rates and costs through programs that address risk factors such as physical inactivity, poor nutrition and smoking. |
| | Healthy Communities: Food Systems, Healthy Eating and Physical Activity | Reports | 8/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14511 | 14511 | Overview of resources addressing obesity, including state legislation, recent news items and NCSL resources. |
| | [Summit 2010] Health Summit Preconference: Health Insurance Exchanges: Part 2 | Multimedia | 7/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20959 | 20959 | Legislative Summit 2010 Health Summit Preconference: Health Insurance Exchange Session |
| | [Summit 2010] Health Summit Preconference: Health Insurance Exchanges | Multimedia | 7/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20856 | 20856 | Legislative Summit 2010 Health Summit Preconference: Health Insurance Exchange Session |
| | Medicaid Eligibility Table by State (State Activity) | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 7/6/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20044 | 20044 | Under the new federal health care reform legislation, Medicaid will be expanded to all people with incomes up to 133 percent of federal poverty guidelines |
| | Health Disparities & Minority Health: Resources | Reports | 7/6/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14294 | 14294 | Health Disparities Resources (NCSL and other) |
| | Healthy San Francisco Health Plan Challenged Under ERISA Guidelines (Archive) | Reports | 6/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14293 | 14293 | In 2006, the Universal Healthcare Council, created by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom convened to develop a health care plan to provide access for San Francisco's 82,000 uninsured adults. |
| | Webinar: States Opting Out -States Checking Up on Health Reform | Multimedia | 5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19233 | 19233 | As the great laboratories of democracy, many states have their own ideas for reform. This session will discuss the issues around state authority to accept, modify, or decline to participate in various components of federal health reforms. |
| | Lawmakers on Federal Health Overhaul (SL Magazine) | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20167 | 20167 | Legislative leaders talk about the challenges of health care. |
| | [LegisBrief] Preventing Falls Among Older Americans | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20130 | 20130 | Taking action to prevent falls, the leading cause of injury-related deaths among those age 65 and older, can help older Americans remain independent. |
| | [Spring Forum 2010] Rural Health Policy Preconference | Meetings | 4/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20131 | 20131 | This meeting will provide an overview of the status of the rural primary care physician shortage in the United States. |
| | [LegisBrief] Growing Groceries in Food Deserts | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20133 | 20133 | Access to healthy food is affected by price and availability, and residents in both rural and urban areas often lack easy access to stores that stock affordable, nutritious food. |
| | [LegisBrief] Chronic Health Conditions and Minority Youth | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20135 | 20135 | Young people from racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States suffer disproportionately from chronic health conditions, which may continue into adulthood. |
| | State Examples: Pre-Federal Law State Health Reform (State Activity) | Reports | 4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17691 | 17691 | Archive: This page highlights state activity in areas that were debated as part of federal health reform. |
| | Spotlight: Federal Health Reform Signed March 23 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20031 | 20031 | a Spotlight on the passage of a federal health reform bill. |
| | Improving Coverage | Letters/Testimony | 2/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19734 | 19734 | Improving Coverage |
| | [LegisBrief] Community Health Centers in the Economic Downturn | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 1/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19521 | 19521 | Between June 2008 and June 2009, uninsured patient visits to nonprofit, community-run health centers increased by 21 percent, although state funding for the centers is declining. |
| | Archive: Comprehensive Health Reform: State Examples | Reports | 11/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14496 | 14496 | Comprehensive Health Reform: State Examples--MA,HI,VT,ME |
| | Archive: State Programs to Subsidize or Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance for Small Businesses | Reports | 9/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14526 | 14526 | State Programs to Subsidize or Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance for Small Businesses |
| | SL Mag: Improving the Odds | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 8/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=18357 | 18357 | Dozens of states aim to help minorities and low-income residents receive better medical care and live healthier lives. |
| | State COBRA Expansions for Small Businesses | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16795 | 16795 | Expansion of COBRA coverage for small businesses. |
| | [LegisBrief] States Address Health Disparities | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=18350 | 18350 | Researching facts, developing statewide plans, increasing cultural competency and managing risk factors are among the tools to help states reduce health disparities. |
| | Covering Kids: June 2009 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 5/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17465 | 17465 | States are working to provide public health insurance to the growing number of eligible children. |
| | Online Extra: Illinois All Kids Program | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 5/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17470 | 17470 | Illinois' insurance program for children. |
| | [LegisBrief] Disparities in Cardiovascular Health - February 2009 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13920 | 13920 | Disparities in Cardiovascular Health - February 2009 LegisBrief |
| | LegisBrief: Increasing the Health Care Workforce: August/September 2008 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 8/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13896 | 13896 | LegisBrief: Increasing the Health Care Workforce: August/September 2008 |
| | LegisBrief: Universal Health Care - April 2007 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/5/2007 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13905 | 13905 | LegisBrief: Universal Health Care - April 2007 |
| | LegisBrief: State Funding for Community Health Centers - February 2007 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/1/2007 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13902 | 13902 | LegisBrief |