A Pre-Katrina Look At the Health Care Delivery System For Low-Income People In New Orleans


 

Publication Date: January 2006

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Environment; Health

Keywords: Poverty; Health Care; Uninsured

Type: Brief

Coverage: Louisiana

Abstract:

This issue brief offers a retrospective look at how care was provided to poor residents in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina hit.  It describes the structure of the public safety net and briefly discusses the challenges facing the system as it tries to rebuild.