Document Type
Report
Publication Date
3-2015
Publisher
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Keywords
Community Health Centers, Primary Care, Medically Underserved, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, Health Reform
Abstract
In 2013, more than 1,200 federally funded community health centers provided access to care for low-income populations living in medically underserved communities throughout the country. The Affordable Care Act made expansion of health centers a key part of its strategy for ensuring that these communities would realize the benefits of increased health insurance coverage for their residents. As health insurance coverage expands under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the demand for primary care increases, the role of health centers is likely to increase. A key question going forward is whether health centers’ expanded capacity, developed over the past five years, will be sustained going forward.
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Shin, Peter; Sharac, Jessica; Barber, Zoe; Rosenbaum, Sara J.; and Paradise, Julia, "Community Health Centers: A 2013 Profile and Prospects as ACA Implementation Proceeds" (2015). Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative. Paper 50.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_policy_ggrchn/50
Peer Reviewed
1
Open Access
1
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