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Access To Specialty Care And Medical Services In Community Health Centers
Nakela L. Cook,
LeRoi S. Hicks,
A. James O’Malley,
Thomas Keegan,
Edward Guadagnoli and
Bruce E. Landon
Although community health centers (CHCs) provide primary health services to the medically underserved and poor, limited access to off-site specialty services may lead to poorer outcomes among underinsured CHC patients. This study evaluates access to specialty health services for patients receiving care in CHCs, using a survey of medical directors of all federally qualified CHCs in the United States in 2004. Respondents reported that uninsured patients had greater difficulty obtaining access to off-site specialty services, including referrals and diagnostic testing, than did patients with Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance.
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