Oct 10, 2015
Chris Pernell, MD, MPH—or Dr. Chris, as she’s known professionally and in her community—joined the Labor Management Project on August 31 as senior manager of the new 1199SEIU/League Workplace and Community Health Program. Less than two weeks into the new job, she sat...
Sep 15, 2015
Our traditional healthcare model is good at treating illness and disability, but it is estimated that only 20% of health is determined by clinical healthcare. About half is determined by social, economic, and environmental factors such as education, employment,...
Aug 13, 2015
“[W]e really have a ‘sick care’ system, not a ‘health care’ system. It is not designed to help people manage chronic disease, prevent illness or support comprehensive well-being,” says 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East President George Gresham in the August 4...
Jul 22, 2015
At a Labor Management Project (LMP) conference on June 3, union members and managers from over 70 organizations gathered in Brooklyn to hear from New York State Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson and other distinguished speakers. The theme of the day was how to make...
Jul 22, 2015
On April 1, the long year of planning and application for New York State’s Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program came to a close and the city’s healthcare providers began the major reform efforts required by DSRIP. Here is a brief summary of...
Jul 22, 2015
Research estimates that nearly one in five hospitalized Medicare patients ends up back in the hospital within 30 days of discharge. These rehospitalizations are costly and potentially harmful. Many are also avoidable. As part of the Affordable Care Act, The Centers...
