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Publication Date: March 2006
Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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Research Area: Health
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This report reviews the role of community health centers in the nation's health care safety net. Today, over 1,000 federally funded and “look-alike†health centers serve 14.3 million people, three-quarters of whom are uninsured or covered by Medicaid.
As health centers look toward legislative reauthorization in 2006, they face several policy challenges reviewed in this report, including an increase in the uninsured populations, potential decreases in Medicaid revenue, and a need to increase health centers' workforce.