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GRANTWATCH REPORT
Is There A (Volunteer) Doctor In The House? Free Clinics And Volunteer Physician Referral Networks In The United States
Stephen L. Isaacs and
Paul Jellinek
Although community health centers and public hospitals are the most visible safety-net providers, physicians in private practice are the main source of care for the uninsured and Medicaid enrollees. Yet the number of these physicians providing free care is declining, even as the need for their services increases. One promising strategy for halting the decline is to strengthen and increase volunteer health care programs: free clinics and physician-referral networks. This report reviews the state of these programs and suggests ways to improve them. Given the limits of volunteerism, the authors conclude that only national health insurance will solve the problem of the uninsured.
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