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<strong>Health</strong> System Infrastructure<br />

NEW<br />

Patients Using Federally Funded <strong>Health</strong> Centers<br />

FFHCs include health care organizations that receive a grant under Section 330 of the Public <strong>Health</strong> Service<br />

Act, including community health centers, migrant health centers, <strong>Health</strong> Care for the Homeless programs,<br />

and Public Housing Primary Care programs. These organizations typically render services to low-income<br />

populations, uninsured people, people with limited English proficiency, migrant and seasonal farmworkers,<br />

individuals and families experiencing homelessness, and public housing residents.<br />

To obtain Federal grant funding, these public and nonprofit organizations agree to provide a minimum set of<br />

services, including primary and preventive care, mental health, and dental services. Access to care is<br />

available to all persons, regardless of ability to pay. Charges for services rendered are based on a sliding<br />

scale, which is linked to patients’ family income. More than 19 million people visited an FFHC in 2010.<br />

Figure 8.4. Race, ethnicity, and income of patients receiving care in an FFHC, United States, 2010<br />

Chapter 8<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

Percent<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

White<br />

Black<br />

Asian<br />

Native Hawaiian<br />

Pacific Islander<br />

AI/AN<br />

>1 Race<br />

Hispanic<br />

Language Other Than English<br />

Income At or Below Poverty Level<br />

Income 101-150% of Poverty Level<br />

Income 151-200% of Poverty Level<br />

Income >200% of Poverty Level<br />

Source: <strong>Health</strong> Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of<br />

Primary <strong>Health</strong> Care, Uniform Data System, 2010.<br />

Note: Racial groups shown are non-Hispanic. Data were obtained<br />

from 1,124 Section 330g grantee recipients. Patients with<br />

hypertension include those ages 18-85. Hypertension is<br />

determined to be controlled if the patient’s last blood pressure<br />

reading was less than 140/90. Patients with diabetes include those<br />

ages 18-75. Diabetes is determined to be controlled if the patient’s<br />

most recent HbA1c was 7% or less.<br />

n In 2010, approximately 64 percent of patients seen at an FFHC were White (Hispanics and non-<br />

Hispanics), and one-quarter were Black (Figure 8.4).<br />

n In 2010, more than one-third of FFHC patients were Hispanic and about one-quarter of patients were<br />

determined by the FFHC to be best served in a language other than English.<br />

n Almost three-quarters of patients seen in an FFHC in 2010 had income at or below the Federal<br />

poverty level.<br />

Also, in the NHQR:<br />

n Nearly 40% of patients seen at an FFHC were uninsured and another 40% had Medicaid.<br />

<strong>National</strong> <strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> <strong>Disparities</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, 2011<br />

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