The report introduces a new intervention called “FINMed.” FINMed is brief, solution-focused financial coaching session designed for people facing new ongoing out-of-pocket medical expenses or a pattern of problems paying for ongoing health care needs. The coaching involves: Determining the patient’s health goals and motivation Planning for the costs of health care Setting up a … Continue reading Financial Coaching and Medication Adherence: Introducing the “FINMed” Coaching Model
Health and Finances
Webinar: “Financial Coaching and Medication Adherence: The Potential for a New Model”
On June 28, 2017, the Center for Financial Security held a webinar presenting new research into the relationship between financial management behaviors and households' ability to pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses. The webinar introduced the "FINMed" financial coaching intervention designed to help families pay for ongoing health care needs. View the recording Download Slides The … Continue reading Webinar: “Financial Coaching and Medication Adherence: The Potential for a New Model”
Finances and Health: A Survey of Clarifi Financial Counseling Clients
This brief examines the characteristics of credit counseling clients who experienced problems paying for their medications and analyzes which factors affect clients’ ability to pay for prescriptions. The data used in this brief were collected by Clarifi, a leading nonprofit financial counseling provider that serves about 15,000 Philadelphia-area residents each year. In the summer of … Continue reading Finances and Health: A Survey of Clarifi Financial Counseling Clients
Center for Financial Security and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Finances Research Workshop
The intersection of health and finance is an increasingly linked area of study that continues to gain traction in research and policy. Collaboration and discussion across disciplines and sectors of health and financial well-being are fundamental to the progress of these fields. On June 1, 2016, the Center for Financial Security at the University of … Continue reading Center for Financial Security and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Finances Research Workshop
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 