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How Is The Primary Care Safety Net Faring in Massachusetts? Community Health Centers In The Midst of Health Reform
Publication Date: March 2009
Publisher(s): Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Author(s): Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Topic: Health (Hospitals and other health care facilities)
Keywords: community; healthcare; Massachusetts
Type: Report
Coverage: Massachusetts
Abstract:
This report examines how community health centers, which provide comprehensive primary care for low-income and uninsured patients, have fared under Massachusetts' health reform law. Community health centers saw a significant increase in patient load amid the state's efforts to improve health coverage by expanding public programs and making private insurance more affordable.