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 Child Health Services -- statistics & numerical data Community Health Centers -- trends Community Mental Health Services -- statistics & numerical data Demography Dental Health Services Financing, Government Forecasting Health Care Reform Insurance, Health Medicaid State Government Humans 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