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The Center for Community Solutions, a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank focusing on health, social, and economic issues in Ohio, has concentrated on research, analysis, and advocacy to improve the wel...

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People who have not established a medical home often have neglected to do so because they face obstacles that can seem insurmountable. 

A medical home is the central provider (or group of providers) ...

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The Community Health Workers (CHWs) of Health Care Access Now (HCAN) recently got together to talk about the challenges they face connecting clients with medical homes—and the great things that can ha...

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TRIGGER WARNING: References to health data and science experiments done on Black people.

A recent scene in the HBO series Insecure shows Molly rushing to the hospital to meet her family. Her mother h...

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Health Care Access Now (HCAN)’s clients often face obstacles—like lack of childcare or transportation—that keep them from seeing doctors regularly. In other words, they don’t have a medical home. 

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When a person has a “medical home,” it means they have relationships with providers for all their health needs. They can see those providers for regular tests and preventative care, as well as when th...

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A medical home is “when a patient sees a regular doctor, and the physician’s office has full knowledge of the client’s medical history,” says LaVerne Wiley. 

As a Registered Nurse, Wiley was instrume...

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