Affordable Health Care

Affordable Health Care - Quick Overview

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We believe that every person deserves access to health care. Part of our mission is to provide affordable, accessible health care for the people in our neighborhoods.
A Health Care Home - Quick Overview

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Some health care providers think of their work as simply providing services or products. We think of Maple City Health Care Center as a health care home. A home is where a person feels safe, welcome, known, and valued.
Ways We Help

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We help people who feel sick or who need a physical exam. We help people stay healthy. We care for people who have life-long diseases like diabetes or high blood pressure. We help people find special medical care. We care for people of all ages, nationalities and income levels.

More Than Money

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At Maple City Health Care Center, low-income people who have no insurance are eligible for sliding fee discounts. Some families pay no more than 10% of the cost of their health care.
New Leaf

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Two nurses invented a program to help people in our neighborhood live healthier lives.
Pregnancy Circle Groups

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Pregnancy Circle Group is a method of providing prenatal health care based on the interaction of a group of expecting parents.

Break the Rules and Bust the Budget

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by James Nelson Gingerich
Don't Touch Me!

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A doula helps a woman give birth. A doula coaches, comforts, encourages, supports, and empowers.
Making Room

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It was one of those weeks. The waiting room was full of patients. The 64 slots in the day’s schedule were already crammed with 72 appointments.
The Doctor Gets a Shot

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Lois is a patient in her forties. She doesn’t mince words, uses language you wouldn’t call “polite,” sometimes expects special treatment, and always calls me “Honey.” She has a number of chronic conditions, and we see quite a bit of her at the health care center.

Healthy Living Group

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Goshen, Indiana – At Maple City Health Care Center, a group of people have replaced diets, stress, and worry with something more fun.
A Model for Health Care Savings

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Goshen, Indiana – A new report shows that approaches to health care used by Maple City Health Care Center in Goshen, Indiana, could save Indiana taxpayers more than $900 million dollars a year.
Maple City's 20th Birthday

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Twenty years ago, on February 20, 1989, Maple City Health Care Center opened our doors to help our first patient.

How does MCHCC handle EMR (electronic medical records)?

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We use software called eClinicalWorks. We converted to eClinicalWorks in November 2007. Call us if you need specific information that you cannot find on our web site.
How do sliding fees work?

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We inform each patient about the sliding fee program. Patients may apply for sliding fees by providing an indication of their income. We review a patient's income annually.
How is MCHCC different from a private practice?

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We are incorporated as a non-profit. Our Board (mostly patients) "owns" the Center.
How is MCHCC funded?

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We earn about 70% of our income from what patients and insurance (including Medicaid) pay. The remaining 30% comes from grants and donations.

Elkhart Truth - Affordablity

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A newspaper article about Maple City Health Care Center's strategies for affordable high quality health care.
Elkhart Truth - Holes in Health Safety Net

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A newspaper article about a Maple City Health Care patient's experience with Medicaid.
Elkhart Truth - More Than Money

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A newspaper article about the More Than Money program.
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

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A journal to disseminate information on the health of, and health care for, low income and other medically under-served communities. The journal is for health care practitioners, policy makers, and community leaders who are in a position to effect meaningful change. The journal deals with access to, quality of, and cost of health care.