Health Literacy: Improving Health Information and Services in Vulnerable Communities
This webinar discussed how federal efforts through the National Action Plan are shaping health literacy work on the local, state and national level.
Update on Enroll America
This webinar discussed how foundations can relate to, and benefit from, Enroll America’s efforts.
Update on Know Your Care
Participants joined this webinar to hear about Know Your Care’s progress and their plans through the rest of 2011 and beyond.
Covering Children Under the Affordable Care Act: Minding the Gaps
While millions of children and their families stand to gain access to affordable coverage through the Affordable Care Act, a significant subset of children is vulnerable to being excluded. Nearly 20 million children live in nontraditional family arrangements that potentially create barriers to accessing health coverage.
Investing in Health Care Quality and Patient Safety
This webinar described the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ “Partnership for Patients” Campaign and the Michigan Keystone Intensive Care Unit Project (recently evaluated in both the Archives of Internal Medicine and the British Medical Journal).
Connecting Kids to Coverage
State Medicaid programs and CHIP play a crucial role in providing coverage for low- and moderate-income children. Together, they provide access to preventive and primary care services to over one-third of all children and nearly 60 percent of low-income children.
Reaching Out to Employers About Health Reform’s Potential
The Affordable Care Act offers an unprecedented opportunity to increase health insurance coverage and access for many Americans. The new law is particularly relevant to the business community as the timeline for implementation moves forward.
Frameworks for Transforming Systems and Improving Health Outcomes
This audioconference provided an overview of the Triple Aim framework for integrative and transformational change, which was launched under the former leadership of Don Berwick at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Reaching Out to Business (Part Two)
Participants conversed on how best to craft partnerships with the business community, invest in outreach to employers, and tailor messages about the benefits of health reform.