Rural Medical-Legal Partnership and Advocacy: A Three-Year Follow-up Study

Journal Article
Written By NCMLP

Description

A three-year study was conducted of a rural medical-legal partnership at Southern Illinois Healthcare. The MLP provided patients with legal assistance for insurance problems, Social Security benefits, family law issues, and end-of-life guidance. An article in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved explains that during the study period, the hospital made a 319% return on its investment in MLP services by recovering dollars for clinical services that were previously unable to be reimbursed before the MLP helped patients become insured. Patients also experienced a range of social benefits.

 

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Authors

  • James Teufel

  • Danilea Werner

  • Diane Goffinet

  • Woody Thorne

  • Stephen Brown

  • Lori Gettinger

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