Lottery at Arlington Free Clinic Greets Uninsured Residents
In Arlington Virginia a lottery selects 30 of 45 uninsured residents for clinic interviews. Winners face follow ups for needed care while losers return in two weeks. The piece notes rising numbers of formerly middle class people seeking aid as Medicaid eligibility and private insurance remain uneven across states amid recession.
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Washington Post
Washington
Arlington Free Clinic
Arlington
Mary Gleason
Gleason
Gail Shearer
Consumers Union
Consumer Reports Magazine
Shearer
Tips for the uninsured facing job loss and high costs
Article outlines options for people without employer coverage including COBRA rights, qualifying for public programs like Medicaid and SCHIP, non group plans, and negotiating medical charges. It cites Jean Perry and Lois Wadace as examples of hardship and notes rising uninsured numbers amid a deep recession.
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Congress
Perry
Kaiser Commission On Medicaid
House
Arlington Free Clinic
Lois Wadace
COBRA
Wadace
CarePages links patients, families across hospitals and fans
CarePages the online personal health tool started at University of Michigan grew to cover 750 plus hospitals and 4 million users. Co founder Dr Sharon Langshur says the service provides patient relations value while hospitals like UM pay for listings and staff use it to cut down on calls. A user without insurance benefited after a Medicaid intake worker saw her CarePage.
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Sharon Langshur
CarePages
Matthew
Langshur
University of Michigan
Mark Day
U.S
Revolution Health
Waterfront Media
Dave Brudon
Brudon
Anderson
General Motors Credit Union
Royal Oak
Mich
Local hospitals offer patient web pages with care pages
The Gazette notes that St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics provide CarePages for patients. Mercy Iowa City uses CaringBridge, Mercy Messenger runs at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids, both similar to CarePages. Mercy Messenger began in 2004, while Cedar Rapids partnered with CarePages in 2006. All services are free.
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Cecelia Hanley
Gazette St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Mercy Iowa City
CaringBridge
Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Messenger
Caring Bridge
CarePages
Children’s Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
Unity Center
Blairs Ferry Rd
Helen G. Nassif
Women’s & Children's Health
St. Luke's Hospital
Mercy Hospital Medical Plaza
E. Market St
Iowa City
Sediacek
Rockwell Dr. NE
First Lutheran Church
Third Ave
Nassif Heart Center
Birthplace Classroom
Alzheimer’s Association
Bickford Cottage
Linden Dr
Marion
Cardinal Dr
Wade St
Hedrick
Iowa City Public
Jun-Nicole Matsushita
Grantwood-Redcross
Lowa City
Community Health Events Calendar for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
Nonprofit health listings include Give Kids A Smile at The PlayStation Cedar Rapids offering free dental screenings sealants fluoride and education for ages 0–12 with partner agencies HACAP Oral Health America Delta Dental and more on November 11. Various blood drives support groups and fitness and caregiving programs executed by Mercy St Luke’s University and area clinics at multiple sites with dates and contact numbers.
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PlayStation
Collins Rd
Cedar Rapids
I-Smile Dental Home Project
HACAP
Oral Health America
Delta Dental
The
Trisha Willenberg
Linn County
Crstlakes
American Red Cross
Grant Wood Area
Rockwell Dr
Givebloodgivelife.org
St. Luke's Hospital
Scanlon
Mercy Medical Plaza
E. Jefferson St
Iowa City
Kyle Wilhelm
West Music
Marion
Foundation 2
Second Ave
Foundation2
PMR
Lower Muscatine Rd
Grantwoodredcross.org
Citizens For
Kirkwood Resource Center
Fifth Ave
Abbe Center For
11Th St. NW
Unity Center
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Arlington Clinic
Northville High School
Gazetteonline
Jennifer Swaim
University of Iowa Wise — Burge
Andrews Christian Academy
42Nd St
Givebloodgivelife
McAuley Room
Mercy
Emma Goldman Clinic
N. Dubuque
Emma Goldman
Gmail
Dennis
Donna Oldorf
House of Mercy
18Th Ave
Hiawatha
Meadow View Memory
F Ave
Edgewood
Amanda Trevino
BSN
National Alliance On
Cal
Birthplace
Grantwoodredcross
Fibro Family Support Group
Lowe Park
Prairiewoods Spirituality Center
E. Boyson Rd
Mary Ellen Dunford
Mdunford
Prairiewoods.org
la Leche League of
Marion Public Library
University of Iowa Newman Catholic
Riverside Casino
Riverside
Olin High School
Olin
Expert Shoe Fitters
Les
Foot Solutions Tbaly
Edeer
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Gold Pointe
Town
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