Affordable Care Act Impact on Community Health Center Staffing and Enrollment: A Cross-Sectional Study.
J Ambul Care Manage
; 39(4): 299-307, 2016.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27576050
ABSTRACT
Over 500 000 Washingtonians gained health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As more patients gain insurance, community health centers (CHCs) expect to see an increase in demand for their services. This article studies the CHCs in Washington State to examine how the increase in patients has been impacting their workload and staffing. We found a reported mean increase of 11.7% and 5.4% in new Medicaid and Exchange patients, respectively. Half of the CHCs experienced large or dramatic workload impact from the ACA. Our findings suggest that CHCs need further workforce support to meet the expanding patient demand.
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Assunto principal:
Admissão e Escalonamento de Pessoal
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Centros Comunitários de Saúde
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Fiscalização e Controle de Instalações
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Ambul Care Manage
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article