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Community health centers grow, but gaps remain

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Video: Reaching out to the underserved

By Gannett News Service | July 17, 2007

The Baltimore Medical System's community health care centers provide critical care and services for city residents who don't have insurance.


Video: Helping emerging communities

By The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal | July 17, 2007

The community health center in Wilmington, Del., is serving the medical needs of a growing number of immigrants who have moved to the region.

Essential reading

Health care safety net struggles to cope with rising demand

Amid all the bad news about this country's health care is some good news: The health care safety net for the poor and uninsured is doing its job. But the network has too few primary care doctors and no specialists.

Baltimore centers provide unique service to most vulnerable patients

With its plain facade and rundown look, it's easy to walk by the Highlandtown Community Health Center and never know it's there. But for Baltimore residents too poor to afford health insurance, the center is irreplaceable.

Hispanics, uninsured drive growth at health centers

A dramatic increase in Hispanic patients and those without health insurance has crowded waiting rooms at community health centers nationwide.

 

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Health centers at front lines in War on Poverty

By Gannett News Service | July 17, 2007

Who depends on community health centers?

By Gannett News Service | July 17, 2007

How community health centers charge patients

By Gannett News Service | July 17, 2007

Web sites for more information

By Gannett News Service | July 17, 2007

 

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