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Signing up the uninsured

Email|Link|Comments (0) Posted by Karen Weintraub March 13, 2008 05:59 PM

By Alice Dembner, Globe Staff

Seven community organizations will received a total of $1.1 million in state grants to identify people without health insurance and sign them up in state programs, the administration of Gov. Deval Patrick announced today.

The grants are the second phase of $3.5 million in outreach grants included in the state budget for the year that ends June 30. This phase is designed to help coordinate the work of 45 agencies doing outreach and enrollment, fill gaps in recruitment, and involve colleges and business associations.

The goal is to enroll as many people as possible in Medicaid, Commonwealth Care, or Commonwealth Choice.

Among the agencies getting the new grants are Action for Boston Community Development, Health Care for All and the Latin American Health Institute.

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Elizabeth Cooney covers health for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. She previously reported on business and was an editor at the paper. Earlier in her career, she edited medical books and journals at Little, Brown, and worked for Boston magazine.