Community organizations team up to connect Harrisburg children, families to needed health care
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Launched in April, the program's mission is to identify, enroll and coordinate health care services for
"We are very excited about this unique program and its potential to improve the health of many families in
"A recent study shows that low-income families with uninsured adults are three times more likely to have uninsured children versus households with adults covered by private insurance or Medical Assistance," said
Dauphin County Children and Youth Services and Juvenile Probation Offices provided the program's initial referrals of eligible children and families when the program started in April. Since then, SMILES and Faith Community Health Connection have become referring agencies. Additional community organizations serving the
The three Bridges to Care sponsoring organizations are each providing one professional to staff the program.
- PinnacleHealth: A Community Representative works with local organizations to put in place processes for referrals to the Bridges team.
Hamilton Health Center : An Enrollment Specialist seeks to find funding for the care delivered, and assists families with the application process, eligibility determinations and renewals of coverage.- Capital BlueCross: An Informed Navigator helps people find community provider resources for needed health care services (medical and dental).
For more information about Bridges to Care, call 1-844-2BRIDGE, or e-mail [email protected].
About Capital BlueCross
For more than 75 years, Capital BlueCross has been serving central
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About PinnacleHealth System
PinnacleHealth is a pioneer not-for-profit health care system dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for the people of central
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Capital BlueCross |
717-780-6300 |
717-541-6139 |
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PinnacleHealth |
717-230-3910 |
717-231-8004 |
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