Tuesday, June 1, 2010
The Board of Trustees to the American Medical Association released a report that encourages physicians to develop medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) to help identify and resolve diverse legal issues that affect patients’ health and well-being....Read More
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
A 36-month study of pediatric patients receiving medical-legal partnership services showed that two-thirds of respondents reported improved child health and well-being due to increased awareness and use of free legal services and increased access to food and income supports....Read More
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
This brief argues that health centers approach to comprehensive care and high proportion of low-income patients makes it an excellent entry point for low-income populations to legal services....Read More
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
A palliative care-based MLP helped patients enroll in previously denied health care coverage, and helped the hospital recover $923,188 in unreimbursed clinical services....Read More
