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Access Transformed: Building A Primary Care Workforce For The 21st Century, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Access Transformed: Building A Primary Care Workforce For The 21st Century, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Though access to primary care protects health and cuts costs, this report shows there aren't enough primary care doctors and nurses at health centers to meet the need, with some areas having almost none – a situation that cannot be solved just by expanding health insurance coverage. The report indicates the availability of a primary care workforce depends on where you live, and primary care clinicians are not locating in areas that need them most, especially low-income communities. The study includes state-level projections of growing patient needs expected to stretch the health care system in years ahead. It was conducted …
Health Centers: An Overview And Analysis Of Their Experiences With Private Health Insurance, Peter Shin, Brad Finnegan, Jessica Sharac, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Health Centers: An Overview And Analysis Of Their Experiences With Private Health Insurance, Peter Shin, Brad Finnegan, Jessica Sharac, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Steady growth in the number of uninsured and under-insured has sparked health reform proposals at the national and state levels. With many proposals emphasizing expanded access to private health insurance among the low-income population through the use of tax credits and an emphasis on stable and continuous primary care as a key to improving health care access, the interaction between health centers and private health insurance becomes an important aspect of national health policy. This policy brief provides an overview of health centers, with a special focus on the relationship between health centers and private health insurance.