Recent Publications

Publications Available Online

Katz, R. The H1N1 Influenza A Virus: A Test Case for a Global Response. Rapid Public Health Policy Response Project. GW School of Public Health and Health Services and the Homeland Security Policy Institute, Washington, DC. May 2009.

Biles, B., Pozen, J., and Guterman, S. Issue Brief: The Continuing Cost of Privatization: Extra Payments to Medicare Advantage Plans Jump to $11.4 Billion in 2009. The Commonwealth Fund. May 2009. [External Link to Publication]

A. Seiji Hayashi, Brad Finnegan, Peter Shin, Emily Jones, Sara Rosenbaum. Examining the Experiences of Puerto Rico's Community Health Centers Under the Government Health Insurance Plan. Geiger Gibson / RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative. Policy Research Brief No. 8. April 2009. [Spanish Version]

Sara Rosenbaum, Brad Finnegan, and Peter Shin.Community Health Centers in an Era of Health System Reform and Economic Downturn: Prospects and Challenges. Kaiser Family Foundation. March 2009 (Download the Community Health Center Fact Sheet here)

Leighton Ku, Emily Jones, Brad Finnegan, Peter Shin, Sara Rosenbaum. How is the Primary Care Safety Net Faring in Massachusetts? Community Health Centers in the Midst of Health Reform. Kaiser Family Foundation and Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative. March 2009.

Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Lara Cartwright-Smith, J.D., M.P.H., Taylor Burke J.D., L.L.M., Phyllis Borzi J.D., M.A, Melissa Goldstein, J.D.Detailed Side-by-Side chart tracking the major health provisions in the Senate, House, and final Act signed into law February 17Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program. February 2009.

Shin, P., Finnegan, B. Assessing the Need for On-Site Eye Care Professionals in Community Health Centers. The Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. February 2009.

Rosenbaum,S., Shin, P., Finnegan, B., Whittington, R. Primary and Preventive Healthcare: A Critical Path to Healthcare Reform for Florida. The Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. January 2009.

Shin, P., Finnegan, B. Facts sheets on vision care: Access to Comprehensive Vision Care under SCHIP and Vision Exams for Children Prior to Entering School, for the National Commission on Vision and Health

Ku, L., Restoring Medicaid and SCHIP Coverage to Legal Immigrant Children and Pregnant Women: Implications for Community Health and Health Care for Tomorrow's Citizens, Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaobrative. Policy Research Brief No. 7. Janaury 2009.

Goldstein, M., "Diagnosing Death: Why does it remain 'well settled and persistently unresolved'" Rapid Public Health Policy Response Project. January 2009

Repasch, L., Finnegan, B., Shin, P., and Rosenbaum, S. Assessing the Effects of Medicaid Documentation Requirements on Health Centers and Their Patients: Results of a "Second Wave" Survey. The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Department of Health Policy. RCHN Community Health Foundation. Policy Research Brief No. 6. October 2008.

Chavkin, W., Rosenbaum, S., Jones, J., and Rosenfield, A. Women's Health and Health Care Reform: The Key Role of Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care. Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Jacob's Institute of Women's Health. September 2008.

Biles, B., Adrion, E., and Guterman, S. The Continuing Cost of Privatization: Extra Payments to Medicare Advantage Plans in 2008. Issue Brief. The Commonwealth Fund. September 2008.

Jones, E., Ku, L., Lippi, J., Whittington, R., and Rosenbaum, S. Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas: Analysis of the Public Comments on the Withdrawn Proposed Regulation. Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Brief No. 5. September 2008.

Dor, A., Pylypchuck, Y., Shin, P., and Rosenbaum, S. Uninsured and Medicaid Patients’ Access to Preventive Care: Comparison of Health Centers and Other Primary Care Providers. Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Brief #4. August 2008.

Biles, B., Adrion, E. Primer on Medicare Advantage Payments in 2008. The Commonwealth Fund. June 2008.

Krissik, T., Ireys, H.T., Markus, A., and Rosenbaum, S. Monitoring and Assessing the Use of External Quality Review Organizations to Improve Services for Young Children: a Toolkit for State Medicaid Agencies. The Commonwealth Fund. July 2008.

Burke, T., Stewart, A., Harty, M.E., Borzi, P., Rosenbaum, S. "The Legal Context for Employer Health Care Quality Improvement Initiatives That Collect and Report Information by Patient Race and Ethnicity." BNA's Health Care Policy Report. Vol. 16, No. 25, June 23, 2008. Distributed with permission of BNA.

Rosenbaum, S., Dor, A., Finnegan, B., and Jones, E. Medicare Competitive Acquisition: Implications for Persons with Diabetes. For the Diabetes Access Coalition.

Shin, P., Ku, L., Jones, E., and Rosenbaum, S. Grantee-Level Estimates Show that 31 Percent of All Health Centers would Fail to Meet Tier Two Status under HRSA’s Proposed MUA/MUP/HPSA Designation Regulations. Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Brief #3. May 2008.

Shin, P., Ku, L., Jones, E., and Rosenbaum, S. Revised to address April 21 clarification. Analysis of the Proposed Rule on Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas. Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative. Research Brief #2. April 2008, revised May 2008.

Shin, P., Ku, L., Jones, E., and Rosenbaum, S. Revised to address April 21 clarification. Highlights: Analysis of the Proposed Rule on Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas. Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative., April 2008, revised May 2008.

Rosenbaum, S. The CMS Medicaid Targeted Case Management Rule: Implications for Special Needs Service Providers and Programs. Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. April 2008

Brief of Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, State of New Jersey v. United States Department of Health and Human Services. Filed on behalf of health scholars by Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips, LLP. Read the press release. April 4, 2008.

Kornblet, S., Pritts, J., Goldstein, M., Perez, T., and Rosenbaum, S. Patient Race and Ethnicity Data and Quality Reporting: a Legal "Roadmap" to Transparency. Policy Brief 6. Legal Barriers to Health Information Technology. March 2008.

Beckerman, J.Z., Pritts, J., Goplerud, E., Leifer, J.C., Borzi, P., Rosenbaum, S., and Anderson, D.G. A Delicate Balance: Behavioral Health, Patient Privacy, and the Need to Know. California Health Care Foundation. March 2008.

Rosenbaum, S. CMS' Medicaid Regulations: Implications for Children With Special Health Care Needs. March 2008.

Shin, P., Finnegan, B., Rosenbaum, S. How Does Investment in Community Health Centers Affect the Economy? Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative. Research Brief #1. February 2008.

Shin, P., Finnegan, B., Sharac, J., and Rosenbaum, S. Health Centers: An Overview and Analysis of Their Experience with Private Health Insurance. Kaiser Family Foundation. February 2008.

Beckerman, J.Z., Pritts, J., Goplerud, E., Leifer, J.C., Borzi, P., and Rosenbaum, S. Health Information Privacy, Patient Safety, and Health Care Quality: Issues and Challenges in the Context of Treatment for Mental Health and Substance Use. BNA's Health Care Policy Report, Vol. 16, No. 2, January 14, 2008.

Shin, P., Markus, A., Rosenbaum, S., and Sharac, J. New Directions in Ambulatory Care Financing. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. January 2008.

Siegel, B., Regenstein, M., Blanchard, J., Sickler, D., Norton, B., Jones, K., Lurie, N., Gresenz, C.R., Blanchard, J.C., Ruder, T., Chandra, A., Ghosh-Dastidar, B., and Price, A. Assessing Health and Health Care in the District of Columbia. Rand Health Working Paper. January 2008.

Cox, M., and Simon, G. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): What Can Be Done to Control Infection? Rapid Public Health Policy Response Project. The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. November 2008.