This report represents a “second wave” follow-up to a “first wave” study whose purpose was to measure the effects of the Deficit Reduction Act’s citizenship documentation requirements on health centers and their patients.

The Collaborative's latest research brief examines comments from health centers and concerned parties across the country on the proposed rule to narrow the federal definition of medical underservice. HRSA’s withdrawal of the proposed regulation provides an opportunity for a future approach that better addresses critical concerns related to data, methodology, and stakeholder involvement.

The study finds that community health centers out-perform other primary care providers in the use of key preventive care services by both Medicaid and uninsured patients.

This analysis shows that nearly one-third of all health centers would fail to qualify for Tier Two designation under HRSA's proposed designation process.

The policy brief examines a proposed federal regulation to create a new method to designate Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Areas or Populations.

Inaugurating a new research brief series on health centers and health policy, the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services estimates that a $250 million appropriations increase in the community health centers program would yield health care for an additional 1.8 million patients …