Background: This study explores the health status and the social and economic correlates of
adults 20 years of age and older who presented at an urban free medical clinic in Buffalo …

The number of medically uninsured people in the United States rose from 46 million in 2008
to an astonishing 50.7 million in 2009. This population is unable to seek medical care due …

CONTEXT: There are 44 million uninsured Americans. Lack of insurance creates a major
barrier for the poor and near poor to get adequate medical attention. A portion of these are …

Objectives Throughout the United States numerous models of local programs, including
student-run clinics, exist to address the issue of access to care. The role of these clinics in …

Purpose Concern has arisen over the provision of health care for the poor. In a project
sponsored by a local community hospital, we conducted a telephone survey to determine …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Growing numbers of uninsured and underinsured
individuals in the United States have resulted in increased needs for health care for …

This report describes the model of specialty clinics implemented at Stanford University's two
student-run free clinics, Arbor Free Clinic and Pacific Free Clinic, in the San Francisco Bay …

Background Improving the health of a population requires a multipronged approach to
reduce socioeconomic inequality between the rich and poor, improve behaviors associated …

Abstract Within the United States Public Health Service, the programs of the Bureau of
Health Care Delivery and Assistance have played an important role in improving access to …

Background The UUP began in 2001 with support from a Health Services Research
Administration (HRSA) Primary Care training grant. Although JMC provides community …