Community health centers continued to expand patient and service capacity in 2017

Community health centers continued to expand patient and service capacity in 2017

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Policy issue brief (Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative)
Author(s):
Sharac, Jessica, author
Shin, Peter, author
Gunsalus, Rachel, author
Rosenbaum, Sara, author
Contributor(s):
Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative issuing body.
Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy, issuing body.
George Washington University, issuing body.
Milken Institute School of Public Health, issuing body.
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, September 2018
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Community Health Centers -- statistics & numerical data
Community Health Services -- statistics & numerical data
United States
United States.
State Children's Health Insurance Program (U.S.)
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Newly released data from the United States Department of Health and Human Services Uniform Data System, an ongoing annual nationwide reporting system, show that in 2017, the nation's community health centers provided outreach, comprehensive primary health care, patient support services, and care management to nearly 28 million patients. This dramatic growth in access to primary health care, a major health policy advance for low-income and medically underserved communities, is the result of a steady, bipartisan investment, begun by President George W. Bush, dramatically expanded under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and continuing into the present. This policy brief provides an overview of the latest data.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (11 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101735631 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101735631