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Changes in the Healthcare Safety Net 1992-2003: Disparities in Access for Uninsured Persons in Florida

Description
Discusses how the closing of safety net hospitals or conversion from a public or nonprofit to a for-profit status and the increase in community health centers affected access to care for urban and rural uninsured in Florida. Provides patient statistics by time period for race/ethnicity, age group, sex, safety net events, and more.
Author(s)
Tzy-Mey Kuo, Lee R. Mobley, Gloria J. Bazzoli
Citation
International Journal of Health Services, 43(3), 551-566
Date
2013
Tagged as
Access · County-by-county data · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Uninsured and underinsured · Florida