The State of American Healthcare Safety Nets

Community health clinics are increasingly becoming the last line of defense as soaring insurance premiums and Medicaid eligibility reviews leave millions of Americans uninsured.

The top 3

  1. Top 3 Barriers to Affordable Healthcare Access: High deductible costs, complex insurance network exclusions, and geographic shortages of primary care providers remain the primary obstacles for low-income patients.
  2. Medicaid Enrollment Trends Post-Pandemic: Following the end of the continuous enrollment provision, over 25 million people were disenrolled from Medicaid as states resumed eligibility redeterminations.
  3. The Economic Impact of Clinic Closures: When community clinics close, emergency room visits increase by 15-20% as patients lose access to preventative and chronic disease management.

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