Community health centers cost savings

Ambulatory care patients in North Carolina

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20201110
AutoresPatrick Richard (0000-0002-0856-3911, Unifor), Kristina West (0000-0001-9257-8691, George Washington University), Kristina D West, Peter Shin (0000-0002-1061-5354, George Washington University), Mustafa Z Younis (0000-0001-8448-808X, Jackson State University), Sara Rosenbaum (0009-0000-7659-8510, George Washington University)
Año2014
Volumen26
Número2
Páginas271-291
Fecha de publicación2014-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1096-3367 • E-ISSN: 1945-1814
EditorialEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/jpbafm-26-02-2014-b002
OpenAlexW81438964
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas18

In 2010 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act boosted the expansion of community health centers (CHCs) with $11 billion in mandatory funding from 2011 to 2015. This study used data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and the North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to assess the cost savings associated with the use of community health centers compared to other primary care providers. After controlling for various demographic, socioeconomic characteristics and health conditions, we found savings at an average of $3,437 in total expenditures and $1,211 in ambulatory care expenditures. These results suggest that continuing investment in health centers are important during times of budget cuts in order to improve access to care and to generate cost savings to the healthcare system

Ambulatory care · Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System · Business · Economic growth · Environmental health · Health care · Health insurance · Medical Expenditure Panel Survey · Population · Socioeconomic status · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Primary Care and Health Outcomes