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Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and Rural Health Clinic Capacity in Iowa

Description
Examines the results from an online survey of 142 Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in Iowa to determine their potential to respond to the opportunities and challenges of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Discusses the capacity of RHCs to provide dental care and mental health services, recruit primary care providers, and participate in value-based healthcare delivery.
Author(s)
Brad Wright, Peter C. Damiano, Suzanne E. Bentler
Citation
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 6(1), 61-65
Date
2015
Type
Document
Tagged as
Health reform · Mental health · Oral health · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Rural Health Clinics · Statistics and data · Iowa