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A Model for Change [electronic resource] : Legislative Advocacy to Improving Access for the Uninsured and Underinsured in New York State /

by Giffords, Elissa D; Guercia, Rosemarie; Kass, Donna.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleDescription: pp. 5-18.Subject(s): access to health care, underinsured, uninsured, hospital care, planned change, macro practiceOnline resources: Click here to access full-text article In: Journal of community practice 2010, Vol. 18, No. 1Summary: Advocates can successfully improve access to health care for people without health insurance. This article demonstrates the success of what began as a local advocacy effort to improve access to health care on Long Island, which later grew to become a major statewide advocacy movement. It explores the process taken by local coalition members to successfully fight for monumental public health legislation—first locally then statewide—to improve access to hospital care for the medically indigent. Using New York State as a model, it includes several approaches that could facilitate the enactment of legislation in other states. The experiences of New York advocates suggest that with focused collaborative efforts it is feasible to promote significant changes to public health laws to benefit the uninsured and underinsured.
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Advocates can successfully improve access to health care for people without health insurance. This article demonstrates the success of what began as a local advocacy effort to improve access to health care on Long Island, which later grew to become a major statewide advocacy movement. It explores the process taken by local coalition members to successfully fight for monumental public health legislation—first locally then statewide—to improve access to hospital care for the medically indigent. Using New York State as a model, it includes several approaches that could facilitate the enactment of legislation in other states. The experiences of New York advocates suggest that with focused collaborative efforts it is feasible to promote significant changes to public health laws to benefit the uninsured and underinsured.

Mode of access: Internet.


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