Economic Stress and the Safety Net: A Health Center Update


 

Publication Date: July 2004

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Federal Funding; Health Services

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Federally funded health centers provided care to 11.3 million patients in 2002, the vast majority of whom were either uninsured (39%) or covered by Medicaid (34%).  The issue paper provides data on the demographic profile of health center patients and the revenue sources available for financing their care, including recent increases in federal discretionary funding.