Role of Free Clinics in the Rural Safety Net
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September 2013
Project completed:
September 2015
This two-part study will combine a mapping project that documents the location of free clinics across the US with a telephone survey of the 21 state and 2 regional free clinic associations.
Publications
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Free Clinics in the Rural Safety Net, 2014
Policy Brief
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 09/2015
This brief explores two issues. First, it examines where free clinics are located and describes their availability in rural counties across all 50 states. Second, through telephone interviews with leadership at 14 of the 21 state free clinic associations, it explores the issues they face.