| Autor: |
Cole MB; Megan B. Cole, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts., Wright B; Brad Wright, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina., Kett PM; Paula M. Kett, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington., Johnson H; Hannah Johnson, University of Washington., Staloff J; Jonathan Staloff, University of Washington and Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care, Seattle, Washington., Frogner BK; Bianca K. Frogner (bfrogner@uw.edu), University of Washington. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Health affairs (Project Hope) [Health Aff (Millwood)] 2024 Aug; Vol. 43 (8), pp. 1190-1197. |
| DOI: |
10.1377/hlthaff.2024.00018 |
| Abstrakt: |
In 2020 and 2021, health centers received federal funding to support their COVID-19 pandemic response, yet little is known about how the funds were distributed. This study identified ten sources of funding distributed to 1,352 centers, ranging from $19 to $1.22 billion per center. When we examined patient and organizational characteristics by quartiles of funding per patient, health centers in the highest-funded quartile (quartile 4) were more likely rural and in the South; employed lower percentages of physicians; and had the highest percentages of sicker, uninsured, and unhoused patients. Centers in the lowest-funded quartile (quartile 1) were more likely urban, employed lower percentages of nurse practitioners, and had the highest percentages of Medicaid enrollees. With the end of pandemic-related funding in 2023, combined with Medicaid unwinding concerns, targeted investment is needed to mitigate a financial cliff and help maintain health centers' capacity to provide high-quality services to those most in need. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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