Changes in the Healthcare Safety Net 1992-2003: Disparities in Access for Uninsured Persons in Florida

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Discusses how the closing of safety net hospitals or conversion from a public or nonprofit to a for-profit status and the increase in community health centers affected access to care for urban and rural uninsured in Florida. Provides patient statistics by time period for race/ethnicity, age group, sex, safety net events, and more.

Tzy-Mey Kuo, Lee R. Mobley, Gloria J. Bazzoli

International Journal of Health Services, 43(3), 551-566

2013

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Access · County-by-county data · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Uninsured and underinsured · Florida