Safety Net Primary Care Capabilities After the COVID-19 Pandemic
The results of this survey study suggest that FQHCs outperformed non-FQHC practices on important care processes while serving a patient population with lower incomes who are medically underserved compared with patients in other practice types. Legislation to expand funding for the FQHC program should improve services for underserved populations and target current non-FQHC safety net practices to serve these populations. Increased support for these practices could improve primary care for rural populations.
Authors
- Hector P. Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6564-2229)
- Ellesse-Roselee Akré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2380-6344)
- Matthew Mackwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4508-8267)
- Stephen M. Shortell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7392-9801)
- Karen E. Schifferdecker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2558-4885)
- Caryn Butler
- A. James O’Malley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8389-6217)
- Ching‐Wen Yang
- Alice O. Andrews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9972-1585)
- Alena Berube
- Elliott S. Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9571-4879)
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2024-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2547
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.95