Friday, January 9, 2015

Articles: Health center CEOs share why they partner with legal services

Three articles in the National Association of Community Health Center magazine trace the origins of medical-legal partnership and feature interviews with health center CEOs about why they embrace legal services at their clinics....Read More

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Article: A pilot integrating legal services into Healthy Start home visiting programs

This article in the Journal of Legal Medicine details a pilot that integrated legal services into a federally-funded Healthy Start program intensive home visiting model, and the benefits for individuals and home visiting staff....Read More

Friday, August 9, 2013

Article: Study found MLP recovered $200,000 in financial benefits for patients over three-year period

During a 3-year period, health care providers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's made 1,808 referrals to its MLP for legal services, Positive legal outcomes were achieved in 89 percent of referrals affecting nearly 6,000 cohabitating children and adults, and translating into nearly $200,000 in recovered back benefits for those individuals....Read More

Friday, June 7, 2013

Article: Families of asthma patients experienced less stress, financial benefit from MLP services

During a seven-year study period, a medical-legal partnership at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta addressed legal problems of asthma patients and their families. As a result of these services, families experienced reduced stress and received a total of $501,209 in financial benefits....Read More