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Title: A Healthcare Safety Net in Tatters: Hospital Free Care in the District of Columbia
Copyright Date: Aug. 2000
Pages: 17
Authors: Betsy Stoll and Susan T. Sherry of Community Catalyst for The Access Project
Description: Risk factors are a useful tool in local policymaking efforts. Although there is no single access measure broadly available that evaluates access to health care in any state, county, or town, research literature has documented “risk factors”—certain population and economic characteristics—that are associated with primary measures of access. This paper examines those risk factors and suggests how this information might be used to improve access.
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Topics: Organizing, Policy, and Data