Joy Lewis, MSW, MPH

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Articles

Disparities/Equity of Care, Health Equity, Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE)

Juneteenth Reminds Us That We Must Stay the Course

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Workforce Diversity, Disparities/Equity of Care, Governance and Leadership Diversity

How strategic alliances strengthen health equity, diversity and inclusion advancement

Nearly 55 years ago, during the 1966 Medical Committee of Human Rights Convention, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. declared, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” Although there has been incremental progress toward achieving a more just health care system, Dr. King’s words still ring true today.

Rural issues, Innovation

Exploring Options to Deploy Capitated Payments to Enhance Primary Care in Rural Settings

This case study highlights examples of capitated payment agreements that serve to increase the use and improve the quality of primary care services in rural communities. These arrangements are deployed at several levels of care management and delivery in the public and private sectors, with payment to parties such as managed care organizations, community health workers and physicians. Most of these models are enmeshed in larger, multi-agreement payment models and serve as an example of how to leverage capitated payments for specific services in conjunction with other payment methodologies such as fee-for-service, pay-for-value, and global budgeting.

Rural issues, Innovation, Innovation/New Models of Care

How bold new ideas can advance health in rural communities

An invisible beam that detects ships and airplanes. An innovative drug that reduces cholesterol in a way no one has tried. The notion that tumors can be killed by choking off their blood supply. These things — radar, statins and anti-angiogenesis drugs, respectively — are taken for granted today. But when first proposed, they were laughed at, rejected and deemed impossible.