ActionHealthNYC Research Study

NCT02841930 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: NYCDOHMH IRB 16-020
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2,428
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The ActionHealthNYC program is a year-long demonstration program to improve access to high quality health care for NYC resident immigrants who do not qualify for public insurance with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The purpose of this study is to determine whether improved access and care coordination services provided through the ActionHealth NYC program allows participants to have easier access to healthcare (particularly primary care and preventive services) than non-participants.

Conditions

Health Services Accessibility

Keywords

Healthcare Access; Undocumented Immigrants; Primary Prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Improved access to healthcare

  e.g. fewer delays in getting needed care

  One year

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Enhanced healthcare utilization

  One year

• Reduced barriers to needed care

  One year

• Enhanced utilization of preventive services

  One year

• Increased number of new diagnoses

  One year

Study Arms (2)

Member

EXPERIMENTAL

The member group will be able to join ActionHealth NYC program, where they are assigned a primary care physician and have a standardized fee scale for services obtained in network. Laboratory, diagnostic, and specialty services can be obtained at network H+H locations. They will be offered recommended USPSTF A+B tests/screenings, HIV and TB screening (if indicated), and care coordination. If they are deemed "high risk," enhanced care coordination services will be offered.

Other: ActionHealth NYC

Study

NO INTERVENTION

The study group will be counseled on their options to access health care, including at public hospitals and community health centers. They will receive no additional services from the study.

Interventions

ActionHealth NYC OTHER

care coordination, covered preventive services, and standardized costs for ambulatory care

Member

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• New York City residents who are uninsured, 19 and older and
• Not currently eligible for Medicaid, Essential Plan, or
• Not currently eligible for private insurance via federal insurance marketplace subsidies due to their immigration status.

You may not qualify if:

• Not a New York City resident
• Currently eligible for Medicaid, Essential Plan or private insurance at state exchange with federal subsidies
• Income above 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL)
• Enrollees are required to have the NYC Municipal identification card (IDNYC). If they do not have the card, however, they can obtain it and come back for enrollment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: lead
• American Institutes for Research: collaborator
• Public Health Solutions: collaborator
• The New York Academy of Medicine: collaborator
• New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation: collaborator
• New York City Human Resources Administration: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Long Island City, New York, 11101, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Rishi Sood, MPH

  New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 19, 2016
• First Posted: July 22, 2016
• Study Start: June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2017
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: March 30, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)