Author: Kersten Lausch

Health Center State Policy

States Work to Stabilize Health Insurance Marketplaces

By Erin Sheehan and Kersten Burns Lausch As states continue to see rising premiums and fleeing insurers in their individual insurance marketplaces, a number are looking to the new Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver option to make reforms and increase stability in the marketplaces. What is a 1332 Waiver? Created by Section 1332 of the …

Health Center State Policy, Social Determinants of Health

Removing Barriers to Care for Those Who Served Behind Bars

By Alisha Reginal, NACHC Intern Community Healthcare Network (CHN) is a Community Health Center with eleven sites that serve over 80,000 patients in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan. Over 5,000 of CHN’s patients are enrolled in New York’s Health Homes program.  Created as part of the Affordable Care Act, the Section 2703 Health Homes program (now in operation …

Health Center State Policy

CurrentCare: Rhode Island’s Health Information Exchange

A special thanks to Laura Adams, President & CEO of the Rhode Island Quality Institute; Chuck Jones, President & CEO of Thundermist Health Center; Matthew Roman, Chief Operating Officer of Thundermist Health Center; and Jane Hayward, CEO of the Rhode Island Health Center Association for their contributions to this post.    By Thao-Chi Tran Health …