Expanding federal funding to community health centers slows decline in access for low-income adults

Health Services Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 992-1010

  McMorrow, Stacey ^a   Zuckerman, Stephen ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; Health centers; primary care; safety net

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARKET; MEDICALLY UNINSURED;

ACCESS TO CARE; HEALTH CENTERS; PRIMARY CARE; SAFETY NET;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901022099     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12141     Document Type: Article

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