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Envisioning roles for patient partners in primary health care systems of the future: A structured priority setting exercise [Patient engagement]

Annals of Family Medicine

Engaging patients as partners in PHC research is increasingly common and can include developing research questions, acting in governance roles, helping to set research priorities, preforming parts of the research and/or helping to share results.

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Tapping the potential applications of mHealth

The Health Policy Exchange

We debated the types of policies that would be most likely to encourage innovations that make a positive difference for individuals and populations. Should state and local governments provide direct grants or tax relief to promising startups? How can we avoid creating "digital divides" that could worsen health disparities?

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Nutrition and dietary guidelines: stirring the (policy) pot

The Health Policy Exchange

On the other hand, the federal government spends billions of dollars on traditional agricultural commodity programs that fail to reinforce the kind of healthy dietary choices outlined in federal dietary guidelines. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine and MyPlate.

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Medicaid expansion is in the eye of the beholder

The Health Policy Exchange

To the ACA's detractors, Medicaid expansion is a hostile government takeover that must be opposed in principle, regardless of potential benefits of an infusion of federal dollars. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation , more than half of today's 48 million uninsured have incomes below the new Medicaid threshold. Phillips, Jr.

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The Massachusetts Avenue of health reform

The Health Policy Exchange

At that point, he had not yet committed to the individual health insurance mandate that made his reforms possible but later became a political liability during his Presidential campaigns. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine Owning a car is a choice. Phillips, Jr.

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Changes in patterns and referrals of Nova Scotians seeking mental health care through 2-1-1 Referral Service [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context 2-1-1 is a designated phone help line in Canada and the US that provides referrals for individuals to local government and community-based services for a wide variety of needs, including social, health care, and mental health services. 2-1-1 Nova Scotia has operated since 2013 as a nonprofit that offers 24/7 assistance.

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Planning scale-up of integrated care programs for people with complex needs: a multiple case study [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objectives: 1) implement an ICP for adults with complex needs in health and social services organizations and primary care clinics; 2) evaluate organizational and governance factors influencing implementation; and 3) make recommendations from key stakeholders to facilitate scale-up. Study Design: A qualitative multiple-case study design.