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Reforming Health Care: Sixth Brief in New Series Looks at Whether Medical Homes Will Improve Primary Care
Media Advisory: June 8, 2010
Contact: Amy Berridge, (609) 945-3378
Medical homes are part of our nation’s overall efforts to reform the health care system. For decades, medical homes have been a model for coordinating health care for children, particularly those with special health care needs.The sixth brief in a new series from Mathematica looks at federal and state efforts to establish medical homes and notes considerations for policymakers seeking to improve access to services and the quality of care.
The process of health care reform will require ongoing, creative thinking and vigorous dialogue among all stakeholders on important issues. Mathematica’s new series is intended to help policymakers understand the research base for the critical choices they will make in implementing the federal health reform law.
Forthcoming topics will include provider payment reform and other topics. To access all the titles in this series, click here.
"Medical Homes: Will They Improve Primary Care?"
Jill Bernstein, Deborah Chollet, Deborah Peikes, and G. Gregory Peterson
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