Links
National Sites
The Catholic Health Association of the United States
The Catholic Health Association is actively involved in advocating for measures to bring health care to the uninsured and under-insured.
Cover the Uninsured Week
This is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website that contains a great deal of information about the uninsured. Cover the Uninsured Week 2004 promises to be the largest mobilization effort in history around the issue of the uninsured. The Week is being planned for May 10–16, 2004 by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a diverse group of national organizations.
National Academies Press: Coverage Matters: Insurance and Health Care (2001)
This is the first of a series of six reports from the Institute of Medicine what is known about the health, social, financial and economic consequences of being uninsured and how that status affects individuals, their families, their communities, and society as a whole. The subsequent volumes can be ordered from the site as well.
Buncombe County Medical Society Project Access
This is the website for the voluntary health care provider model that has been duplicated in many communities.
Hillsborough County’s (Florida) Health Plan
The Hillsborough County Health Plan is another model that used a sales tax to provide primary care to low-income uninsured individuals that resulted in much improved health status as well as cost savings to the community because of savings in hospital and emergency room care.
U.S. Census Bureau: Health Insurance Data
The Census Bureau collects information on the number of uninsured and issues reports every March.
No Health Insurance? It’s Enough to Make You Sick – Scientific Research Linking the Lack of Health Coverage to Poor Health
This is an excellent review of the literature on the medical effects of not having health insurance. From the American College of Physicians.
American College of Physicians: HealthCare Act of 2003.
The American College of Physicians is actively involved in legislative action to expand health care coverage to the uninsured.
Families USA: A Voice for Health Care Consumers.
Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Their website includes a great deal of information about the uninsured in the US.
The Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation publishes many reports on the uninsured, which are available on the website.
Local Sites
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center
The Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center provides primary health care in Anchorage, using a sliding scale for low-income clients.
Alaska Primary Care Association
The Alaska Primary Care Association is a non-profit membership organization founded in 1995 to promote, expand, and optimize access to primary care in the state of Alaska, particularly for the underserved.
AKInfo
AKInfo is a statewide directory of human services providers
Denali KidCare
Denali KidCare provides health care coverage to low income children and pregnant women.
United Way of Anchorage
United Way of Anchorage United Way has two roles in the community. One is to provide funding to services that meet specific needs in the community. There are 50 Partner Agencies in the United Way of Anchorage network of care. The second role, and the one that sets United Way apart from other charitable organizations, is to bring segments of the community together to focus on community solutions.
Municipality of Anchorage Department of Health and Human Services
The Municipality of Anchorage is actively involved in efforts to improve access to health care for the uninsured.
State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services
DHSS has been a major partner in efforts to improve access to health care to the uninsured.
Providence Health System in Alaska
Providence Health System has been a major partner and funder in efforts to improve access to health care for the uninsured.
