The Effect of National Health Service Corps Clinician Staffing on Medical and Behavioral Health Care Costs in Community Health Centers

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Examines the contribution of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and non-NHSC clinicians to medical and behavioral health costs per visit, using 2013-2017 data from 1,022 Federally Qualified Health Centers merged with the NHSC participant data. Features statistics on average costs per visit for medical or behavioral healthcare, with breakdowns including rural facility location.

Xinxin Han, Patricia Pittman, Leighton Ku

Medical Care, 59(10), S428-S433

10/2021

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Access · Behavioral health workforce · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data