Health System Transformation
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Have You Heard? Facts From The Field is a weekly feature from the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support to provide CDC and the field with facts and news from state, tribal, local and territorial public health agencies. We invite you to read and share this information broadly.
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February 19, 2015
- New Orleans residents are breathing easier since a new historic ordinance was passed to implement a citywide smoking ban in all public places and workplaces, including bars and casinos.
- A new report [PDF–9.2MB] shows that Vermont leads the nation in dental healthcare access and has the nation’s lowest percentage of residents living in underserved areas.
- To improve the health of an underserved area of Appalachian Kentucky, the SOAR (Shaping Our Appalachian Region) health initiative was created to link partners with community members.
September 18, 2014
- RESOLVE, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, convened a working group of governmental public health leaders to develop a framework for Foundational Capabilities and Foundational Areas, and they need your feedback on the first draft of this work!
- Development of a foundational capabilities and foundational areas framework builds on a 2012 Institute of Medicine report that recommended identifying a “minimum package of public health services” (recommendation 8), as well as efforts in Washington, Ohio, and other states to define such foundational capabilities and areas.
- Work to “cost out” the foundational capabilities and foundational areas framework is under way by Dr. Glen Mays, University of Kentucky, and a group of experts, with initial estimates coming late this fall.
September 10, 2014
- In June 2014, the Oregon Health Authority released its first annual report on the progress of Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs), showing that CCOs are delivering improved preventive and primary care at more sustainable costs.
- In this informative video, key leaders from the Oregon Health Authority discuss health system transformation efforts happening in Oregon.
June 27, 2013
- In 2012, the percentage of people without health insurance [PDF - 562KB] ranged from 4.8% in Massachusetts to 20.9% in Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas, according to a national survey representing 43 states.
- Uninsured Americans will soon be able to gain access to affordable health coverage through their state’s health insurance exchanges—learn more about efforts in Illinois and Seattle & King County, Washington.
- States are also expanding Medicaid coverage to cover most low-income adults. As of June 20, 23 states and the District of Columbia were moving forward with Medicaid expansion, 21 states were not, and 6 were still deciding.
- The national State Innovation Models Initiative is providing nearly $300 million to 25 states for broad-based projects that improve health system performance—one example is Minnesota’s Accountable Health Model.
- Page last reviewed: November 9, 2015
- Page last updated: November 9, 2015
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