Additional Resources

In North Carolina and South Carolina

The North Carolina Hospital Association is a statewide trade association representing 135 hospitals and health networks. The website includes a glossary of healthcare terms.
The South Carolina Hospital Association is a private, not-for-profit organization made up of some 100 member hospitals and health systems. The website includes health care news and information for clinicians and the public.
Established in South Carolina in 2008 as a centralized resource for funding and technical support, AccessHealth fosters the creation of community-based networks of care to coordinate healthcare services for the uninsured. The website includes information and resources for patients.
The mission of Care Share Health Alliance is to improve the health of low-income, uninsured North Carolinians by supporting local collaborative networks of care. The website includes information about starting a collaborative.
If you don’t have health insurance and need non-emergency medical assistance, you can find resources through AccessHealth SC in South Carolina or NCHealthcareHelp in North Carolina.

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation focuses on major health care issues by developing and running its own research and communications programs. The website includes recent documents on health care and the uninsured.
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that supports independent research on health care issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. The website offers surveys, data, essays and videos on health care reform, insurance coverage and health care innovations.
Managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the HealthReform.gov website includes reports on the White House Regional Forums on Health Reform, including the one held in Greensboro, N.C., on March 31, 2009.

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Collaborative networks, such as the one that includes Alliance Medical Ministry, are improving care for uninsured patients.

Melanie Matney shares her experience in helping communities serve the uninsured.

In Spartanburg County, S.C., community partners are creating networks of care for the uninsured.

Lin Hollowell, associate director of Health Care, discusses improving health care for low-income uninsured patients.

Free clinics in North Carolina and South Carolina provided medical care for the uninsured.