Community Health Centers

Community health centers are the backbone of the health care safety net in many communities. They provide affordable access to primary and preventive care to many of the nation's low-income and/or uninsured people.

Title	Date	Document Info
Suburban Poverty and the Health Care Safety NetLaurie E. Felland, Johanna Lauer, Peter J. Cunningham	July 2009	HSC Research Brief No. 13
The Economic Recession: Early Impacts on Health Care Safety Net ProvidersLaurie E. Felland, Peter J. Cunningham, Genna R. Cohen, Elizabeth A. November, Brian C. Quinn	January 2010	HSC Research Brief No. 15
A Long and Winding Road: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Community Variation and Prospects Under ReformAaron Katz, Laurie E. Felland, Ian Hill, Lucy B. Stark	November 2011	HSC Research Brief No. 21
Stretching the Safety Net to Serve Undocumented Immigrants: Community Responses to Health NeedsAndrea Staiti, Robert E. Hurley, Aaron Katz	February 2006	Issue Brief No. 104
The Community Safety Net and Prescription Drug Access for Low-Income, Uninsured PeopleLaurie E. Felland, Erin Fries Taylor, Anneliese M. Gerland	April 2006	Issue Brief No. 105
Community Health Centers Tackle Rising Demands and ExpectationsRobert E. Hurley, Laurie E. Felland, Johanna Lauer	December 2007	Issue Brief No. 116
Relief, Restoration and Reform: Economic Upturn Yields Modest and Uneven Health ReturnsRobert E. Hurley, Aaron Katz, Laurie E. Felland	January 2008	Issue Brief No. 117
Safety Net Hospital Emergency Departments: Creating Safety Valves for Non-Urgent CareLaurie E. Felland, Robert E. Hurley, Nicole M. Kemper	May 2008	Issue Brief No. 120
The Health Care Safety Net: Money Matters but Savvy Leadership CountsLaurie E. Felland, Kyle Kinner, John F. Hoadley	August 2003	Issue Brief No. 66
Federal Aid Strengthens Health Care Safety Net: The Strong Get StrongerJohn F. Hoadley, Laurie E. Felland, Andrea Staiti	April 2004	Issue Brief No. 80
Health Care Access For Low-Income People: Significant Safety Net Gaps RemainLaurie E. Felland, Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Megan McHugh	June 2004	Issue Brief No. 84
Most Uninsured People Unaware of Health Care Safety Net ProvidersJessica H. May, Peter J. Cunningham, Jack Hadley	November 2004	Issue Brief No. 90
Alabama’s Pass on Medicaid Expansion Leaves Birmingham’s Uninsured with Weak Safety NetHa T. Tu, Emily Carrier, Amanda E. Lechner, Kevin Draper	October 2013	RWJF Reform Community Report