Grantee Name
UNITE HERE Health Center
Funding Area
Improving Diabetes Prevention and Management
Publication Date
September 2013
Grant Amount
$460,042
Grant Date:
January 1, 2008 – August 26, 2009
DOWNLOAD FULL REPORTThe UNITE HERE Health Center (UHC) provides health care services to enrolled union members in the greater New York metropolitan area.
UHC developed and implemented a special care center for its patients, which was based on a primary care model designed specifically to improve the care of patients with chronic conditions and that relies heavily on patient care assistants. While health coaching services performed by patient care assistants are typically not covered under traditional plans, UNITE HERE active union workers are reimbursed through a special capitated arrangement. These services are not reimbursed for retired workers who are covered under traditional fee-for-service insurance.
In 2008, NYHealth awarded UNITE HERE Health Center a grant to expand its service delivery model to its older patients with diabetes and address these coverage limitations. This project was funded under NYHealth’s 2007 Setting the Standard: Advancing Best Practices in Diabetes Management request for proposals (RFP).