Category: Policy and Impact Analysis

  • Josh Freeman on the question of a national policy on the right to health care

    At the Twentieth National Conference on Primary Health Care Access in Monterey, California in April, 2008, Doctor Joshua Freeman was asked to respond to the question as to whether there should be a national policy establishing a basic right to health care. Josh spoke eloquently, and then posted his remarks on his weblog devoted to…

  • Care of Underserved Populations

    Coastal Research Group policy statement. Originally published March 15, 2006; last updated May 18, 2006. Policy / Position Statement The range of services delivered in family medicine residency programs provides comprehensiveness and continuity of care for safety-net populations. Keywords Underserved Uninsured Underinsured Publicly funded Safety net Special populations Disenfranchised Background Since 2000, the Coastal Research…

  • Coastal Research Group Self-Finances Policy Research

    The Coastal Research Group’s major research activities include the National Projects on the Community Impact of Family Medicine Residency Programs, the Outcomes of Family Medicine Residency Training, the Financing of Family and Community Medicine in the 21st Century, and the Heritage and Legacy of Family Medicine. Although as a non-profit corporation, contributions of which are…