News Release

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September 12, 2005

Editor’s note: Media are welcome at the conference. The results of the HCAP survey taken this past spring are available online at http://hs.boisestate.edu/hcapsafetynetreport.pdf.  Additional information on HCAP can be found at http://www.adahcap.org.  For assistance interpreting the data, or for a quote, call Ed Baker at 426-3118 or e-mail him at ebaker@boisestate.edu.


Boise State Hosts Conference on Health Care Safety Net In Ada County

Boise State University and the Ada County Healthy Communities Access Project (HCAP) will announce new data on the demand for health care safety net services in Ada County at a conference from 9-11:45 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Boise State Student Union Hatch Ballroom. Discussion will center on the features that characterize the Ada County safety net, and what the findings of a recent survey mean for local safety net providers and policy-makers.

The conference is free and open to the public. Attendees can pre-register at cpdinfo@boisestate.edu or 426-3861, or register the day of the conference beginning at 8:30 a.m. A light continental breakfast and free parking are provided.

Following are a few facts on health care for the uninsured or underinsured in Ada County:
• More than 15,000 people in Ada County used Medicaid each month
• More than 25,500 people in Ada County live below the federal poverty level
• Monthly, 15,000 people use food stamps
• Almost 8,000 primary care type visits were made to emergency rooms at Saint Alphonsus and St. Luke’s regional medical centers in 2004

The conference is funded in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). HCAP consortium members include: Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, Terry Reilly Health Services, Garden City Community Clinic, United Way of Treasure Valley, Central District Health, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center.

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Contacts:
Ed Baker, Community and Environmental Health, (208) 426-3118, ebaker@boisesetate.edu;
Ted Epperly, chairman and program director for Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, (208) 367-6040

Media Contact:
Kathleen Craven, University Relations, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005