In 2008 a study of the primary care safety net in Harris County found that the safety net was a "loosely organized group of providers" that demonstrated "a significant gap between primary care need and primary care provided in the county." The purpose of this study is to re-assess the primary care landscape in Harris County some eight years later. As well as determining the extent of primary care availability for low-income residents of the county, the study also seeks to describe the ways in which clinics provide care, including the nature of services that are available, clinic staffing models, clinic efforts to achieve continuity of care, clinic finances and operations, and key collaborations that are used to enhance services for their patients. Although there are many private healthcare providers that serve un- and under-insured residents in Harris County – including private hospitals, Medicaid-licensed physicians, and cash-based providers – this study takes a deep look at three types of community clinics: FQHCs; primary care clinics run by the Harris Health System; and Other/Charity clinics, including faith-based clinics and nonprofit clinics including Planned Parenthood.
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Funded by
- Houston Endowment, Inc.
- Rockwell Fund
- The Cullen Trust for Health Care
- Episcopal Health Foundation
- The Simmons Foundation
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- Copyright 2016 by Community Health Clinics in Harris County. All rights reserved.