Medicaid Expansion and Community Health Centers: Care Quality and Service Use Increased for Rural Patients

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Reports on a study to assess the impact of Medicaid expansion on quality of care and insurance coverage in rural and urban community health centers (CHCs), and to examine the impact of expansion on the volume of healthcare services provided by CHCs. Uses data from the 2011-15 or 2012-15 Uniform Data System collected by the Bureau of Primary Health Care of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Megan B. Cole, Brad Wright, Ira B. Wilson, Omar Galárraga, Amal N. Trivedi

Health Affairs, 37(6), 900-907

06/2018

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Access · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Healthcare quality · Medicaid · Mental health · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Uninsured and underinsured · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention