Note: This blog post is a companion piece to Care Ring’s “Seeking the Heart” podcast series in which we talk with leaders from across the region about their ideas and insights on how we can create a better health care system for ALL. To listen to “Seeking the Heart,” simply click here, or search for […]
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Note: This blog post is a companion piece to Care Ring’s “Seeking the Heart” podcast series in which we talk with leaders from across the region about their ideas and insights on how we can create a better health care system for ALL. To listen to “Seeking the Heart,” simply click here, or search for
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Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown Author: Donald K. Jonas, Ph.D. Executive Director, Care Ring Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown is a physician and senior executive with Novant Health. She is also a minister, a community health advocate and a visionary for a better future for all. Dr. Garmon-Brown has lived a life of purpose and service to others. In
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Author: Donald K. Jonas, Ph.D. Executive Director, Care Ring Rather than tinker on the edges of our health care system in search of small improvements, North Carolina is on the cusp of a “big bang” transformation of how we provide health care to people with limited resources. Described in a recent New York Times article
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Care Ring is pleased to receive a grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust in Winston-Salem, NC to engage, educate and inform the residents of Charlotte-Mecklenburg about “Medicaid Transformation,” North Carolina’s shift to value-based care – a healthcare delivery model that pays providers based on patient health outcomes. Care Ring, a local nonprofit connecting
Press Release: Care Ring to Lead Local Education Campaign on NC Medicaid Transformation Read More »
In meetings and events I attend around town I am often asked to describe Care Ring and talk about the work we do. Having been at Care Ring a little over five years now, I have a pretty good elevator speech all teed up and ready to go. What we do each day is take
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Many hold dear to the Horatio Alger “rags to riches” story of how a poor child can make it in America. Through hard work, persistence, and a little bit of luck, anyone can get ahead. While this myth might still stir dreams for some, the cold, hard truth of life in Charlotte today is that
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Health care policy is in maximum head-turning spin-cycle these days. Rates of the uninsured are at historic lows, but overall health care costs keep going up. More than 60 times Donald Trump as a candidate for President promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But Republicans cannot coalesce around an effort to jettison the
What’s Next for Health Care? The Answers are Right in Front of us Read More »
I was alerted by my sister this week that by happenstance I share a birthday this coming March 20th with Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Fred Rogers passed away in 2003 after creating and starring in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for more than 30 years. Growing up I was a sucker for Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Won’t you be my neighbor?” Read More »
For women in America, heart disease is the #1 cause of death. This coming Friday, February 3 is National Wear Red Day, an opportunity to raise awareness of heart disease and show support for those battling this disease. At Care Ring we’ve been on the front lines of battling heart disease and promoting healthy living
