Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Community Health Centers Strained By Recession, Face Bigger Caseloads Under Reform - Kaiser Health News

Community Health Centers Strained By Recession, Face Bigger Caseloads Under Reform - Kaiser Health News: "While the health care reform debate rages on Capitol Hill, sitting just a mile away is the Walker-Jones Health Center in Northeast Washington, one of about 1,200 federally-qualified community health centers across the country that provide free and reduced-cost care to millions of Americans.

These centers, which have seen their caseloads increase significantly with the growing number of uninsured Americans and the economic tumult of the recent recession, appear to be in line for a major rise in federal support and likely a corresponding crush in patients seeking treatment if a health care overhaul is passed."

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