Breaking a Fifty-Year Compact The approach taken by the latest health care proposal would break a 50-year federal-state compact and threaten New York's coverage and quality achievements. New York has overwhelmingly embraced the Affordable Care Act, taking advantage of subsidies …
Health Care's Circular Journey A look back over the past decades shows tremendous progress—and a would-be retreat that threatens the health care of millions. As I prepare to leave United Hospital Fund after 24 years, it's instructive to look back …
Initiative to Invest in Children Key to State's Prosperity Gov. Cuomo's “First 1,000 Days of Life Initiative” is good news for New York's children and families, write UHF President Anthony Shih, MD, and Patricia S. Levinson Fellow Suzanne Brundage, in …
New York Medicaid Program Outlines a Vision for Enhanced Pediatric Care Model New York State report puts forth a new vision for strengthening pediatric primary care. The New York State Medicaid program has released a report that puts forth a …
Pushing for Improvement One Step at a Time Improving the health care system is rarely about sweeping and dramatic changes. More often than not, progress is achieved through incremental steps. Health care policy has dominated the headlines for yet another …
COVID-19, Cities, and Health How can cities become more resilient? To effectively promote the health and well-being of city residents, there needs to be alignment of health care, transportation, education, housing, economic development, and other sectors. Population density is one …
Community Testing and Contact Tracing in a Time of Distrust Many New Yorkers cannot afford to get tested for COVID-19, lack necessary information, and face other barriers. What steps can be taken to reduce barriers to testing and to address …
A Post-COVID-19 Primary Care Agenda: First Steps The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital importance, and the vulnerability, of primary care. This commentary suggests several actions to restore primary care and transform it in ways that will meet new demands. …
Post-Acute Care and COVID-19: An Already Fraught Decision Becomes Even More Difficult Informed decisions about post-acute care are even more urgent now, as the peril is far greater. This commentary describes the challenges surrounding post-acute care decisions and explains CMS's …
Struggling in the Time of COVID: Viewing the Pandemic Through the Eyes of a Frontline Health Care Worker Danyelle DiScala, a New York City social worker and member of 1199 SEIU, looks at important day-to-day issues facing many Americans during …
Health Insurance Coverage in New York, 2009 This wide-ranging analysis of New York’s health insurance coverage landscape in 2008-09 presents data in two parts: a “snapshot” highlighting coverage patterns; and a “chartbook” of detailed tables. Prepared by authors from the …
Provider-Payer Collaboration Could Strengthen Vaccine Adoption As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the U.S. and vaccines become more available, health plans can partner with physicians, hospitals, and community-based organizations to bolster vaccine adoption. Commentary by Karen Ignagni, President …
Working Toward a Brighter Future For many, 2020 will be remembered for unprecedented pain and suffering. Not only for the 20 million U.S. cases of COVID-19 and 350,000 deaths just last year alone, but also for the widespread misery caused …
Opportunities in a Time of Crisis: Launching Innovative Long-Term Care Programs During COVID-19 Stuart B. Almer, Gurwin Healthcare System president and CEO, writes about one of the few bright spots amid the devastation of COVID-19—the opportunity to leverage technology and …
Designing a Digital Platform to Monitor Health Status and Foster Trust Between Patients and Clinicians Developing a prototype for a new digital resource, How’s My Health Dashboard, which would help patients and health care providers work together to achieve health …
After the American Rescue Plan: Trick or Treat? As New York seeks to get out from under the COVID-19 virus and its variants, what further initiatives would help reach New Yorkers who still lack coverage, and will more federal help …
Transforming Primary Pediatric Care: Lessons Learned from PEDS Learning Network Health Equity Projects What is health equity and why does it matter? According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, health equity, at its most fundamental, means that everyone has a …
Opportunities to Improve Infant Health Through WIC To improve enrollment in WIC and help alleviate food insecurity, look to outreach models used during the pandemic--and figure out where interventions might yield the biggest effects. In New York State, nearly 13 …
Closing Gaps in Literacy, Equity, and Access More than 1.5 billion students worldwide have experienced school closures because of the pandemic, including at least tens of millions in the U.S. These interruptions have caused irreversible consequences for school-age children, particularly …
Voting and Health: Making the Connection As we work to advance health equity, we can’t forget that voting is a measurable health behavior. The benefits of voting are ample: having a say in the political process, strengthening civic engagement, asserting …
The Ripple Effect of Firearms: How Families, Communities, and Society in the U.S. Are Affected by Firearms A United Hospital Fund analysis, conducted in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group, reveals the devastating impact of gun violence nationwide and in New …
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Legacy Society Profile: Frederick W. Telling, PhD Frederick W. Telling, PhD Legacy Society Profile “An Investment in Sound Public Policy” Reprinted from the Fall/Winter 2014 issue of Blueprint. Since the Fund’s creation more than 135 years ago, many thoughtful individuals …
Engaging Parents and Educators to Improve Primary Care "A deepened understanding of parental perspectives is necessary to partner successfully with parents and to build trust between families and health providers." Suzanne C. Brundage Director, Children’s Health Initiative Pediatric primary care …
Medicaid Institute Medicaid Institute Building a more effective health care system for low-income New Yorkers United Hospital Fund established the Medicaid Institute in 2005 to provide information and analyses examining New York’s Medicaid program and to help all stakeholders build …
Class of 2015-16 CQFP Class of 2015-16 Participants in the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Nada Abou-Fayssal, MD — NYU Lutheran Yasir Al-qaqaa, MD — NYU Langone Medical Center Fouad Atallah, MD — Maimonides Medical Center John Babineau, MD — NewYork-Presbyterian …
Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care Supported by a grant from the New York State Health Foundation Finding the right post-acute care is a complex task for patients and family caregivers, making accessible information that can help them choose a provider …
Earlier Quality Institute Projects Resources and information from UHF’s prior quality improvement collaboratives can be found using the links below. Caring for Your Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC): A Guide for Patients and Family Caregivers (2017) Implementing New York State's …
DCSA Distinguished Community Service Award The Distinguished Community Service Award annually recognizes exceptional voluntary leadership of a specific initiative that is improving health and health care in the New York metropolitan area. The awardee is selected by a jury process …
Jennie L. and Richard K. DeScherer Jennie & Richard DeScherer Distinguished Community Service Award, 2014 In 2014, we saluted Jennie and Richard DeScherer for their outstanding leadership of the SLE Lupus Foundation and the Lupus Research Institute. Jennie DeScherer first …
COVID-19 Parenting Resources Last updated April 30, 2021. General Information About Coronavirus for Families 2019 Novel Coronavirus Information on COVID-19 and tips for parents on how to keep kids healthy, how to handle school closures, and how to talk to …
COVID-19 Pediatric Provider Resources Last updated April 30, 2021. For some families, the COVID-19 pandemic may have severe and long-lasting effects. Some children will have lost parents or guardians, others may have been pushed into poverty or near-poverty due to …
Supporting Consumer Decision-Making The case for becoming an informed health care consumer is a simple but compelling one. Uneven quality persists throughout the health care system after 20 years of investment in improving it. Why This Is Important A 2017 …
PEDS Learning Network PEDS Learning Network Pediatrics for an Equitable Developmental Start (PEDS) Learning Network SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE MOTHER CABRINI HEALTH FOUNDATION The Pediatrics for an Equitable Developmental Start Learning Network aims to reduce inequities in childhood …
Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Northwell Health The Cohen Children’s Medical Center, located where Queens County and Nassau County meet, provides care to families from both counties but draws a majority of its patients from Queens. It is a high-volume pediatric …
Theresa Lang Children’s Ambulatory Center In late 2016, as the leadership of the Center considered incorporating psychosocial needs screening into its practice, it decided to work in tandem with a community partner and to focus on meeting the needs of …
Pediatric Health Services at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital The pediatric clinic at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, located at 495 Beach 20th Street in Far Rockaway, Queens, is small. It is headed by Dr. Cynthia Criss, a board-certified pediatrician; she is …
Addressing Social Needs Addressing the Social Needs of Young Children and Families A PEDS Learning Network building block Children with unmet social needs—such as food insecurity or housing instability—are at greater risk for chronic health conditions, developmental delays, behavioral problems, …
Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa Back to Distinguished Community Service Awards UHF is proud to present the 2020 Distinguished Community Service Award to Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa, Co-Founders & Co-CEOs of Warby Parker, in recognition of Warby Parker’s work …