Health Centers: An Overview and Analysis of Their Experiences with Private Health Insurance

Authors

Peter Shin, George Washington University
Brad Finnegan, George Washington UniversityFollow
Jessica Sharac, George Washington University
Sara J. Rosenbaum, George Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

1-2008

Keywords

Medicaid & SCHIP; Community Health Centers; Health Reform; Health Homes

Abstract

Steady growth in the number of uninsured and under-insured has sparked health reform proposals at the national and state levels. With many proposals emphasizing expanded access to private health insurance among the low-income population through the use of tax credits and an emphasis on stable and continuous primary care as a key to improving health care access, the interaction between health centers and private health insurance becomes an important aspect of national health policy. This policy brief provides an overview of health centers, with a special focus on the relationship between health centers and private health insurance.

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Also available at: http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7738.pdf.

APA Citation

Shin, P., Finnegan, B., Sharac, J., & Rosenbaum, S. (2008). Health centers: An overview and analysis of their experiences with private health insurance (Issue paper no. 7738). Washington, D.C.: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.

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