January 26, 2010 Laurie E. Felland, Peter J. Cunningham, Genna R. Cohen, Elizabeth A. November, and Brian C. Quinn write that while the recession increased demands on the health care safety net as Americans lost jobs and health insurance, the impact on safety net providers has been mixed and less severe than expected in some cases, according to a new study of five metropolitan communities by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). Even before the recession, many safety net providers reported treating more uninsured patients and facing tighter state and local funding. Federal expansion grants for community health . . .

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The Economic Recession: Early Impacts on Health Care Safety Net Providers

January 26, 2010 Laurie E. Felland, Peter J. Cunningham, Genna R. Cohen, Elizabeth A. November, and Brian C. Quinn write that while the recession increased demands on the health care safety net as Americans lost jobs and health insurance, the impact on safety net providers has been mixed and less severe than expected in some cases, according to a new study of five metropolitan communities by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). Even before the recession, many safety net providers reported treating more uninsured patients and facing tighter state and local funding. Federal expansion grants for community health . . .

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