Health Centers and the states: Partnership potential to address the fiscal crisis

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 285-295

  Hawkins Jr , Daniel ^a,c   Schwartz, Roger ^b  

^a Natl Assoc Comm Hlth Ctr   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

^c Natl Assoc of Comm Health Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboratives; Community health centers; Health disparities Medicaid; Medically underserved; Minorities; Primary care; Quality; State health funding; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; MINORITY GROUP; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141455394     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-200310000-00002     Document Type: Review

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