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The Fundamentals of Community Health Centers

Author: Taylor, Jessamy
Date Published: 2004


This background paper examines the dominant model of federal grant funding for primary care in the health care safety net: the community health center. It describes the history of the health center program and highlights key policy issues influencing health centers, such as Medicaid payment policies and medically underserved area designations.

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Number of Pages: 32